Hi I would just like to say thankyou for allowing into your forum I've recently been diagnosed as type 2 due to medication and have been pre diabetic for 3 years I am in the process of monitoring my blood sugars and finding out what foods do what to me which I'm finding interesting I'm waiting for a dietitian appt as I have IBS so alot of foods im unable to tolerate such as salad and fruit and wholemeal bread and need to be careful of dairy so im finding meals a challenge at the moment but keen to learn
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Squirrel768
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Hi @Hammy , welcome to the forum, and the rollercoaster that is diabetes
Hope everything goes well with the dietician, and you can find a pathway that will suit you 🙂 You will find a lot of help from other T2's in here, as well as more general support from T1's like me - so never be afraid to ask a question, someone is sure to have experienced it and will be able to share their own experience.
Thankyou there is one question if you dont mind me asking on a morning my bloods are around 5 then I take my meds and have a cup of coffee and small bowl of cornflakes with semi skimmed milk then nothing more to eat till lunch and when I take my bloods its jumped to 14 I'm thinking it's got to be my medication ?? Or am I doing something wrong and my bloods come down slowly through the day to end at 10 any ideas what's going onHi @Hammy , welcome to the forum, and the rollercoaster that is diabetes
Hope everything goes well with the dietician, and you can find a pathway that will suit you 🙂 You will find a lot of help from other T2's in here, as well as more general support from T1's like me - so never be afraid to ask a question, someone is sure to have experienced it and will be able to share their own experience.
Squirrel768
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I find that cornflakes spike my levels as well ... if I take enough insulin to compensate for the cereal, I then head towards hypo at lunchtime
So, I usally have either porrige (which seems to absorb more slowly so balances out OK), or if I have toast, I've found that it spikes apidly, so I become a Hobbit and have 2 breakfasts LOL - 1 piece initially, and a second slice an hour or 2 later.
It is a balancing act, and I think in many ways more difficult for T2, as you have to judge the meds for a longer period.
Others in here will be much better acquainted with the T2 and the best ways to approach this.
Thankyou I will try oats tomorrow such I learning curveI find that cornflakes spike my levels as well ... if I take enough insulin to compensate for the cereal, I then head towards hypo at lunchtime
So, I usally have either porrige (which seems to absorb more slowly so balances out OK), or if I have toast, I've found that it spikes apidly, so I become a Hobbit and have 2 breakfasts LOL - 1 piece initially, and a second slice an hour or 2 later.
It is a balancing act, and I think in many ways more difficult for T2, as you have to judge the meds for a longer period.
Others in here will be much better acquainted with the T2 and the best ways to approach this.
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Hi @Hammy and welcome to the forum.
Your post says that you have been diagnosed with T2 "due to medication". Is that medication for something else? If so are you happy to share what the medication is? We have a lot of members with more than one thing to contend with and there may be others in the same position as you to compare notes with.
Your post says that you have been diagnosed with T2 "due to medication". Is that medication for something else? If so are you happy to share what the medication is? We have a lot of members with more than one thing to contend with and there may be others in the same position as you to compare notes with.
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Hi yes I've got cogans it's a rare autoimmune disease which is similar to vasculitis but its I my head so I have eye problems am almost deaf and I have lost my vestibular system so have no balance I take alot of meds to keep me well one of which is steroids and a host of others to keep me well because I am immune suppressed I am very lucky to have a great team of drs and specialists who look after me and diabetes is now another challenge for me and my family but we keen to learn how to feed me all over again since i have already had to change my diet due to ibs then pre diabetes 3 years ago i hope this gives alittle more insight into my health and why im here this site has already given me some great advice thsnkyou
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Hi Hammy, welcome to the forum!
It sounds like you've been on quite a journey health-wise. I'm sorry to hear about your health concerns though glad that you've got a good medical team to support you.
Are you aware which of the medications you take has caused the elevated BS levels? It might be worth finding this out so you can have a chat with your GP about alternatives or management in general.
Hope you get you dieticians appointment soon!
It sounds like you've been on quite a journey health-wise. I'm sorry to hear about your health concerns though glad that you've got a good medical team to support you.
Are you aware which of the medications you take has caused the elevated BS levels? It might be worth finding this out so you can have a chat with your GP about alternatives or management in general.
Hope you get you dieticians appointment soon!
Yes it certainly is a journey I believe its the steroids and theres nothing I can do about thati just have to manage their consequences the best we can I've already had my cataracts done both eyes because of the mand we know I'm going to go deaf at some point I'm deaf in left ear and have about 20% left in right ear so I lip read and use hearing aids diebetes was expected just need to manage it I'm on taking alogliptin for the diabetes
Docb
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Quite a balancing act you have there @Hammy.
Its way beyond my experience but I do recall others using steroid treatments noting increased blood glucose as a result.
Recognising that you have management issue has probably got you halfway to working out the best way forward for you. Hopefully between you and your medical team you can find a balance which works.
Its way beyond my experience but I do recall others using steroid treatments noting increased blood glucose as a result.
Recognising that you have management issue has probably got you halfway to working out the best way forward for you. Hopefully between you and your medical team you can find a balance which works.
Yes it is I'm 11 years into this illness and drs and family have been very good learning with me how to manage me and keep me safe I look forward to using this forum for advice from people who know what works and what doesnt what I've learnt over the years is take knowledge from people who are living it
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Hi @Hammy and welcome 🙂
This information is useful on steroids and diabetes from the Diabetes UK site
www.diabetes.org.uk
Steroids elevate blood glucose and if you have to take them for other ilnesses it does add an extra dimension to the challenge of blood glucose control.
This information is useful on steroids and diabetes from the Diabetes UK site
Steroid-induced diabetes
Steroids can cause high blood glucose (sugar) levels. That’s why some people who take steroids go on to develop diabetes. This is known as steroid-induced diabetes, and is more common in people who are at higher risk of type 2 diabetes. What are steroids? Steroids are also known as...
Steroids elevate blood glucose and if you have to take them for other ilnesses it does add an extra dimension to the challenge of blood glucose control.
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Welcome to the forum @Hammy
Hope you can find a way to balance your differing medications and your other conditions with a meal plan that suits your diabetes. Steroids do have a well known reputation for raising glucose levels.
Great that you have a BG meter. Because you can use it to seem the effect of different meals and amounts and types of carbohydrate on your bloog glucose levels. It is total carbohydrate, not just ‘of which sugars’ that you need to be keeping an eye on.
As you’ve already discovered some ‘healthy’ low fat carbs like cornflakes can have a huge impact on blood glucose - cornflakes have a GI in the 70s, which means that on average they hit the bloodstream faster than table sugar for most people.
Perhaps a framework like Test, Review, Adjust by Alan S would help you take a look at the BG impact of your current menu and make some tweaks and changes to reduce the variability and instability of post-meal glucose values?
Hope you can find a way to balance your differing medications and your other conditions with a meal plan that suits your diabetes. Steroids do have a well known reputation for raising glucose levels.
Great that you have a BG meter. Because you can use it to seem the effect of different meals and amounts and types of carbohydrate on your bloog glucose levels. It is total carbohydrate, not just ‘of which sugars’ that you need to be keeping an eye on.
As you’ve already discovered some ‘healthy’ low fat carbs like cornflakes can have a huge impact on blood glucose - cornflakes have a GI in the 70s, which means that on average they hit the bloodstream faster than table sugar for most people.
Perhaps a framework like Test, Review, Adjust by Alan S would help you take a look at the BG impact of your current menu and make some tweaks and changes to reduce the variability and instability of post-meal glucose values?
Thankyou yes at the moment I'm eating candy meal and testing blood before and 2 hours after with no snacks inbetween to see what happens it's very interesting and I'm now building a list of foods I can and cant eat to help the family adjust to new meal time regimens but it's a slow process
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