Why are my levels still high despite medication

Kanderson said:

Breakfast: Oats
Lunch: Skip or a slice of bread with fish paste, cheese or sandwitch spreach.
Supper: Tiny piece of chicken or meat, beetroot, peas and sweet corn. Sometimes a tablespoon of mash. Or two or three roast potatoes. Thats about it. Snacking during the day, a couple of crisps, and a few sweets.

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That's a lot of carbs which translates into a lot of sugar. This is why you have high numbers. Read the nutrional thingy as has already posted, it's a great starters guide. It's in my signature line too. Diet has a huge impact on a persons health and it can make a world of difference once you ditch all that stuff. Often diet changes can result in the no need for meds or at least reduce it to very little. Overall, (There are exceptions) diet really is the answer for T2, not drugs and you will get the most benefit from eating a healthy diet with low carb or keto, but not with the constant intake of the stuff you are eating now.

Take a look here too. www.dietdoctor.com

Good luck and welcome!

Kanderson said:

Breakfast: Oats
Lunch: Skip or a slice of bread with fish paste, cheese or sandwitch spreach.
Supper: Tiny piece of chicken or meat, beetroot, peas and sweet corn. Sometimes a tablespoon of mash. Or two or three roast potatoes. Thats about it. Snacking during the day, a couple of crisps, and a few sweets.

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Chiming in: That's all carbs, all the time. No wonder your blood sugars are high... That's good news though, means there's plenty of room for improvement!

Kanderson said:

Breakfast: Oats
Lunch: Skip or a slice of bread with fish paste, cheese or sandwitch spreach.
Supper: Tiny piece of chicken or meat, beetroot, peas and sweet corn. Sometimes a tablespoon of mash. Or two or three roast potatoes. Thats about it. Snacking during the day, a couple of crisps, and a few sweets.

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Hi,

You are doing what everybody does when they try to cut down on food - because this is how we have been taught to do it - go low fat, lower the protein, and snack to avoid the unending hunger.

Unfortunately, this is exactly what got us (as a culture) into a situation of rising obesity - because eating carbs can often make us want more, so more snacks, more carbs.

I recommend that instead of cutting down on the protein, you eat good, generous portions of it. Instead of a tiny bit of chicken, have a whole, large breast. Instead of a slice of bread with fish paste or cheese or sandwich spread, have a good sized piece of fish, or a chunk of cheese (I had 120 g of vintage cheddar and a teasp of mango chutney for my lunch yesterday. Nothing else. Kept me full for 5 hours), Then instead of having potatoes, beetroot or sweetcorn which are all carby, have enormous portions of green salad, radishes, tomato, cucumber, coleslaw, courgette, beansprouts, aubergine, brocolli, cauliflower, celeriac,.. These are all lower carb veg. You can even have mayo on salads, and butter on cooked veg.

If you eat like this you won't feel hungry, and that will mean that you miss the carbs a great deal less.