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<blockquote data-quote="Phoenix55" data-source="post: 1249222" data-attributes="member: 242273"><p style="margin-left: 20px">First welcome to the forums, read around a bit when you find the time and take it easy. There are many different things that may be affecting your blood sugars, including worrying about them! Your eyes may have got used to high levels of glucose in your blood and it may take a while for them to adjust, hence the blurred vision. You have a monitor so try to keep a diary of food and drink( I use a basic spreadsheet), exercise taken and keep a note of how you are feeling, it helps you to see what is affecting your bg readings. Start with some simple meals and gradually add new things, test each at least twice unless the reading is clearly one way or the other. An Indian summer is good to indulge in a variety of salads, fresh fruit then a soup in the evening if you need to lose weight, or add in some good fat foods (fish, avocado, olives etc) and you can indulge in butter, cream, eggs, cheese to help you feel full. Cut down or avoid the high carb foods (bread, potato, pasta, rice, pizza)</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Keep up the exercise, there are a variety of good videos on youtube for when the weather turns, and support groups on Facebook but get outside while you can to enjoy an evening or early morning walk. Remember this is not a sprint but a change that has to last for life so breathe, be gentle with yourself, try not to panic and remember you are not the first nor the last but you can be a success.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phoenix55, post: 1249222, member: 242273"] [INDENT]First welcome to the forums, read around a bit when you find the time and take it easy. There are many different things that may be affecting your blood sugars, including worrying about them! Your eyes may have got used to high levels of glucose in your blood and it may take a while for them to adjust, hence the blurred vision. You have a monitor so try to keep a diary of food and drink( I use a basic spreadsheet), exercise taken and keep a note of how you are feeling, it helps you to see what is affecting your bg readings. Start with some simple meals and gradually add new things, test each at least twice unless the reading is clearly one way or the other. An Indian summer is good to indulge in a variety of salads, fresh fruit then a soup in the evening if you need to lose weight, or add in some good fat foods (fish, avocado, olives etc) and you can indulge in butter, cream, eggs, cheese to help you feel full. Cut down or avoid the high carb foods (bread, potato, pasta, rice, pizza) Keep up the exercise, there are a variety of good videos on youtube for when the weather turns, and support groups on Facebook but get outside while you can to enjoy an evening or early morning walk. Remember this is not a sprint but a change that has to last for life so breathe, be gentle with yourself, try not to panic and remember you are not the first nor the last but you can be a success.[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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