And how does she think you’ll know what’s good i you don’t test?
There is an entire enormous thread devoted to this ridiculous advice https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/have-you-been-told-not-to-test-your-blood-sugars.66574/
Hi Tony the advice already given above is sound. Read around the forum, the most important thing is everyone here has walked the walk not just talked the talk. So many of us have turned our T2 around by getting a meter, big tip get one that has cheaper test strips. I kept a written diary for the first few months recording how I reacted to meals ie readings before first bite and two hours later. Sometimes I just needed to adjust what I put in certain meals (cooking for me and OH) but your meter will show you the way. I know you have additional stomach issues but I think you can eat your way to lower BG. To me managing T2 without meter readings would be like crossing a busy road with a blindfold on! your Hba1c isn’t too high so I think you have every chance of turning it around in 3 months. Best wishes.hi just got my diagnosis about 2 weeks ago , on metformin for the last week and I'm all over the place , no energy , stomach not great and on top of that I have ulcerative colitis , with an ileostomy , which makes what i can eat even more difficult , but just have to get on with it , the nausea from the metformin is doing my head in but hopefully that will ease off in the coming weeks?
Basically it comes down to
1. Cost of supplying test strips to all type 2 is high
2. Ignorance of how testing meals can help type 2
3. False assumption testing is only helpful for insulin dosing and hypo avoidance
4. A small study showing a small minority found testing stressful - mostly because they weren‘t taught what to do with or how to interpret the data it gives so all they knew was sometimes is it was high, not what to do about it. What a shocker that’s stressful eh!
If you get it to under 42 you will be into normal territory, and you will have done really well.she said if I could go under 50 I would be doing well
Absolutely nothing wrong with a burger or two, it's the horrible buns they wrap around them that cause us problems. If you just ask most places will do you a bun less burger nowadays.Really missing the occasional burger
I wrap burgers and cheese and coleslaw in lettuce leaves - really fresh and crunchy iceberg type and I like that better than a bread roll.Been on metformin for nearly 3 weeks and still feeling nauseous most of the time , checking blood’s almost before and after every meal,
Had a couple of high spikes of 9.3 after a curry (used some sweet and sour)
and today got a 9.2 after a small portion of oatmeal made with whole milk and half a teaspoon of Manuka honey +a small orange ,
Really watching the carbs but last night I had a thick slice of sourdough bread with chicken and coleslaw ,
Really missing the occasional burger but I’ll see in a few months how the bloods are doing before I chance one , thanks again for all the helpful comments , great site in general
nope thought the oats would be ok and got lazy , going to try weetabix with skim milk and see how that goes , my big problem is that I have no colon and was used to snacking just to keep weight on me , now im always hungryI wrap burgers and cheese and coleslaw in lettuce leaves - really fresh and crunchy iceberg type and I like that better than a bread roll.
Although you write that you are watching the carbs - did you add up the carbs in the oats, milk, honey and orange you had? Your post meal reading wasn't bad, I'd have been in the teens I am sure - except I'd never eat it as I know I would not cope with that amount of carbs in one meal.
Expect a similar result to the oatmeal. Weetabix is high carb (70%) and skim milk has carb as well. If I recall correctly two weetabix plus milk comes in around 30g carb.nope thought the oats would be ok and got lazy , going to try weetabix with skim milk and see how that goes , my big problem is that I have no colon and was used to snacking just to keep weight on me , now im always hungry
pre op I went down to about 46kg and my GI wanted me to put on weight , I was actually advised by a dietitian in the hospital to keep snacking everything and anything to recover (crazy looking back at it now) , thanks again for helping
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