Why won't the NHS tell you the secret to treating diabetes?

Ages.135m 8.7; 150m 7.9 150m 9.9 165m 8.1 3h (180m) 9.1 185 m10.5 !!! 210m 9.4

 

I would suggest that you don't repeat this anytime soon until there is clearer evidence of control in your routine testing.

 

Do you now think it might be worth following some of the advice from the people who have been trying to help you?

 

@Tannith
That 75g glucose test is a severe challenge to your pancreas & insulin sensitivity.
As you probably now realise it's nothing like 75gs of carbs in "normal" food.

I wonder if you'd be better using your meter to establishing a baseline after eating a set meal.
Try with a fry with a single slice of toast.
Test before eating (morning fasting) & test 2 hours afterwards, look for a rise of no more than 2 mmol/L & ideally below 7.8.
Repeat with small amounts of carbs for lunch & dinner.
Your meter will soon tell you what your body can tolerate & then you know where you stand.

 

Good point. Thank you.

 

I'll give it a little while as apart from anything else it's such a faff and also uses a lot of strips. Also there is no point until I've given the diet a chance to see if it's working or not. It worked last time but I now know I didn't give it long enough as the doctor and her print-out both told me I was no longer diabetic. In fact I was welll into pre diabetic when I stopped and didn't give it a chance. NHS sets the bar too high IMO.

 

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This result actually suggest that this would be the pattern with every carb laden meal... there is inadequate 1st phase AND 2nd phase insulin to deal with fast acting carbs... that's why a flash glucose meter provides a lot of useful insight with regards to post meal glucose spikes etc.

 

This week's FBG results: Fri 6.1;Sat 4.7; Sun 4.9; Mon 4.8 Tue 4.8; Wed 4.9; Thur 5.3

 

How many calories a day have you been having since starting this new diet?

 

1000

 

Are the figures for fasting blood levels you quote lower since starting your new diet?

 

Yes, but not massively

 

That would indicate that it's not just the calories, but the carb amount too. Do you know how many carbs you are eating, roughly?

 

No

 

would you mind sharing perhaps 3 days of what you eat and drink please?

 

breakfast 2xtea + semi skimmed milk; lunch 75g (raw) basmati, half tin ratatouille , butternut squash steamed, pork medallion roasted. Teatime 150ml orange juice. I have had same every day for last 3 days. Then supper half can fruit cocktail OR large helping stewed dried apricots with 3 tbs ff greek yoghurt OR same but no yoghurt. Occasional drink sugar free orangeade.

 

That means your diet is mostly carbs.

 

If you would test before you meals and two hours after you would see what all those carbs do to your BG.

 

That would kill me off in no time at all, I'm sure. All that starch and sugar is exactly what I can't cope with.