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<blockquote data-quote="Eilean13" data-source="post: 216113" data-attributes="member: 31318"><p>Hi Ichabod,</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the forum, its probably the most useful place you'll ever find for information. Your readings do seem high, and you've made a start with getting rid of the sugar and white flour.</p><p></p><p>My DSN (Diabetic Specialist Nurse) said to eat starchy carbs, when first diagnosed, which when I did sent the figures rocketing like you.</p><p></p><p>With the information from this forum I learned to cut out or drastically reduce not only sugar but all carbs to levels which keep me stable. So very little bread - two slices per day max, pasta and rice in very small amounts, so I made the decision to have them because it wasn't worth it. Watching the amount of fruit I eat and eating more veggies, but not grown underground ie carrots, parsnips, potatoes etc. And most importantly for me no chocolate.</p><p></p><p>I do regular testing for blood sugar levels, much to the DSN's displeasure, but at the present time, eight months from diagnosis I am running about 6.5 fairly consistently which for me is okay. When diagnosed I was 22 or 23 consistently. So much progress has been made. I don't think I could have managed it without testing as it let me see what was messing up the blood sugar.</p><p></p><p>Sounds like a lot but I worked it out a bit at a time and so far haven't found it too awful, although I do miss the chocolate. But we're all different so what works for me might not work for anyone else. </p><p></p><p>Hope this helps</p><p></p><p>Diane (aka Eilean13)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eilean13, post: 216113, member: 31318"] Hi Ichabod, Welcome to the forum, its probably the most useful place you'll ever find for information. Your readings do seem high, and you've made a start with getting rid of the sugar and white flour. My DSN (Diabetic Specialist Nurse) said to eat starchy carbs, when first diagnosed, which when I did sent the figures rocketing like you. With the information from this forum I learned to cut out or drastically reduce not only sugar but all carbs to levels which keep me stable. So very little bread - two slices per day max, pasta and rice in very small amounts, so I made the decision to have them because it wasn't worth it. Watching the amount of fruit I eat and eating more veggies, but not grown underground ie carrots, parsnips, potatoes etc. And most importantly for me no chocolate. I do regular testing for blood sugar levels, much to the DSN's displeasure, but at the present time, eight months from diagnosis I am running about 6.5 fairly consistently which for me is okay. When diagnosed I was 22 or 23 consistently. So much progress has been made. I don't think I could have managed it without testing as it let me see what was messing up the blood sugar. Sounds like a lot but I worked it out a bit at a time and so far haven't found it too awful, although I do miss the chocolate. But we're all different so what works for me might not work for anyone else. Hope this helps Diane (aka Eilean13) [/QUOTE]
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