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[NewdiabeticRo]

What was your HbA1C as all those readings sound as if you are in normal range and your body is acting as if not diabetic.
40g carbs in one meal would push the blood glucose of quite a few Type 2 folk sky high.
Calories don't really have much influence of blood glucose unless all the calories are from carbs.

It was 109 (IFCC) when diagnosed 2 weeks ago but I also had pyelonephritis and high stress levels and cortisol was through the roof. The stress is still there, actually more has added but the pyelonephritis has cleared. They said it was stress induced early onset type 2 as I'm only 25 but I'm South Asian and BMI of 27. I've lost 2.5 kg of weight since diagnosis as well.
I'm not super active (have a few things to sort out before I can dedicate my time to fitness) but I try to walk 1-1.5 miles a day

 

[Leadinglights]

It was 109 (IFCC) when diagnosed 2 weeks ago but I also had pyelonephritis and high stress levels and cortisol was through the roof. The stress is still there, actually more has added but the pyelonephritis has cleared. They said it was stress induced early onset type 2 as I'm only 25 but I'm South Asian and BMI of 27. I've lost 2.5 kg of weight since diagnosis as well.
I'm not super active (have a few things to sort out before I can dedicate my time to fitness) but I try to walk 1-1.5 miles a day

It does seem a bit strange that your readings are as low as they are with an HbA1C of 109mmol/mol you would expect them to be substantially higher at this early stage.
Keep a good eye on your diet but I would make a note of hat you are eating and drinking with a record of your blood glucose readings and hopefully your diabetic support will make sense of it.
I wonder if the other things that were going on have affected your HbA1C test so it might be worth asking for it to be repeated just to confirm your diagnosis.

 

[Lucyr]

i asked to look at the back of the suger free syup in costa once it still has carbs in

That’s because sugar free doesn’t mean carb free. Costa use monin sugar free syrups, they’re about 10g carb (and 0g sugar) per 100ml of syrup, but they don’t put 100ml in your drink so it won’t add many carbs. Let’s say it’s 25ml in a medium/large drink, that’s only 3g carbs so not going to have much impact. Of course it may be less than 25ml they put in so realistically 2g

 

[rayray119]

That’s because sugar free doesn’t mean carb free. Costa use monin sugar free syrups, they’re about 10g carb (and 0g sugar) per 100ml of syrup, but they don’t put 100ml in your drink so it won’t add many carbs. Let’s say it’s 25ml in a medium/large drink, that’s only 3g carbs so not going to have much impact. Of course it may be less than 25ml they put in so realistically 2g

I know that I was making others aware of it because they seemed to be sujesting it was a better option. I'm fully aware suger free doesn't mean carb free. That's exactly why I asked to look at back as you can see with my earlier startment I said "to no surprise"

 

[rayray119]

Actually they sometimes can put quite a lot in your drink speaking from experience. It will just depend on the person severing you 🙂.

 

[Lucyr]

I know that I was making others aware of it because they seemed to be sujesting it was a better option. I'm fully aware suger free doesn't mean carb free. That's exactly why I asked to look at back as you can see with my earlier startment I said "to no surprise"

They are right though as sugar free syrups are a better option, 2-3g carbs from sugar free syrup is much less compared to a sugary syrup or a milky drink

 

[rayray119]

They are right though as sugar free syrups are a better option, 2-3g carbs from sugar free syrup is much less compared to a sugary syrup or a milky drink

Sorry I thought it looked before and it was a lot I must have read it wrong or something. It did have really small writing. I'll have to have another look

 

[Lucyr]

Sorry I thought it looked before and it was a lot I must have read it wrong or something. It did have really small writing. I'll have to have another look

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