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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
I went to the doctors yesterday and saw the diabetic nurse due to spending all night and half the day dropping into hypo territory. I wanted reassurance that now I’m not on insulin or any diabetic medication the hypos weren’t really something to worry about, or that there was something else going on.
Regarding my latest hab1c was 58, that was done about 5 weeks after my previous which was 85, she said that being that it’s not a full 12 weeks between tests that it was too quick a drop, I needed to reduce the hab1c steadily.
She said “you’ve cut out too much sugar. Our bodies still need some sugar every day, just as a diabetic you were eating too much. You can’t cut out all sugar.” Her suggestion if I wanted to carry on eating what I am that I have a couple of cups of tea a day with a spoon of sugar in.
My thoughts were maybe I’ve been producing more insulin than needed due to insulin resistance and the diet had stopped the insulin resistance but my body hadn’t dropped the insulin production yet.
All in all I came away feeling not like I’d made changes that had helped me and rather defeated. Ended up going for fish and chips from the chippy to improve my mood and cos I was hypo again.
I guess what I’m asking you guys is:-
1) Do I need a certain amount of sugar a day? If so how much?
2) Can you drop hab1c too quickly? Should/can I do something to undo this?
3) Do you think my insulin resistance theory is possible? Or am I totally miss understanding things?
4) Are hypos that you don’t feel unwell with dangerous for type 2 no insulin or medication for diabetes? 3.0-3.9 blood sugar?
Thanks in advance for you thoughts and input into this. I’m starting to think I trust a few random strangers on the internet more than I trust the HCPs ‘dedicated to improving my health’.
Regarding my latest hab1c was 58, that was done about 5 weeks after my previous which was 85, she said that being that it’s not a full 12 weeks between tests that it was too quick a drop, I needed to reduce the hab1c steadily.
She said “you’ve cut out too much sugar. Our bodies still need some sugar every day, just as a diabetic you were eating too much. You can’t cut out all sugar.” Her suggestion if I wanted to carry on eating what I am that I have a couple of cups of tea a day with a spoon of sugar in.
My thoughts were maybe I’ve been producing more insulin than needed due to insulin resistance and the diet had stopped the insulin resistance but my body hadn’t dropped the insulin production yet.
All in all I came away feeling not like I’d made changes that had helped me and rather defeated. Ended up going for fish and chips from the chippy to improve my mood and cos I was hypo again.
I guess what I’m asking you guys is:-
1) Do I need a certain amount of sugar a day? If so how much?
2) Can you drop hab1c too quickly? Should/can I do something to undo this?
3) Do you think my insulin resistance theory is possible? Or am I totally miss understanding things?
4) Are hypos that you don’t feel unwell with dangerous for type 2 no insulin or medication for diabetes? 3.0-3.9 blood sugar?
Thanks in advance for you thoughts and input into this. I’m starting to think I trust a few random strangers on the internet more than I trust the HCPs ‘dedicated to improving my health’.