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[Grogg1]

Hi Grogg1. So happy to meet another newby. I started on 1 Metformin too but have gone up to 2 this week slowly upping the dosage until it's 4, I have been in double figures but trying hard to stay in the singles. Support has been good and I've been given lots of reading matter, some of which goes straight over my head. We'll get there in the end ....🙂

I hope so . I had my lowest reading this morning since having monitor on Monday of 8.2. Still high but pleased it's going down. Strangely I'm also lower 2 hours after my lunch than before most days!!! I am on a very low carb diet and trying to fast after lunch every other day (I go to bed early). I've lost 1/2 stone in a week 🙂 I am over weight but not obese (I'm now 12.5 stone) but I'm aiming for 11 stone by January. Two years ago I was heading towards 15 stone so I've been on the right path for a while.

 

[Rhapsody]

I hope so . I had my lowest reading this morning since having monitor on Monday of 8.2. Still high but pleased it's going down. Strangely I'm also lower 2 hours after my lunch than before most days!!! I am on a very low carb diet and trying to fast after lunch every other day (I go to bed early). I've lost 1/2 stone in a week 🙂 I am over weight but not obese (I'm now 12.5 stone) but I'm aiming for 11 stone by January. Two years ago I was heading towards 15 stone so I've been on the right path for a while.

Wow, you are doing brilliantly losing that amount of weight in a week. I only managed about 2 lbs a week whilst I was dieting before being diagnosed. I managed 5.3 again today before dinner and 7.6 after, having had fish and salad + 6 chips. I hope I can keep this up.

 

[Katieb]

Hi Rhapsody. I have just rejoined this forum after a period of time away. I lost 3 stones a couple of years back by adjusting my eating/upping my exercise which I now need to do again as I have regained the weight following a couple of bad years where life got in the way (losing my mum etc). I am really angry with myself for letting this happen! I basically ditched all refined carbs, all sweet stuff, high fat foods and switched to low GI foods. I also reduced my portion size and did a bit more exercise (swimming, walking etc). I tested to see what made my blood sugar rise. Rice is a big problem for me so I now have cauliflower rice instead for example. I know the theory so now need to put it into practice! This site was/is invaluable! Tons of great advice and support. I feel well and truly among 'friends' here! Glad to be back! Katie

 

[Rhapsody]

Hi Rhapsody. I have just rejoined this forum after a period of time away. I lost 3 stones a couple of years back by adjusting my eating/upping my exercise which I now need to do again as I have regained the weight following a couple of bad years where life got in the way (losing my mum etc). I am really angry with myself for letting this happen! I basically ditched all refined carbs, all sweet stuff, high fat foods and switched to low GI foods. I also reduced my portion size and did a bit more exercise (swimming, walking etc). I tested to see what made my blood sugar rise. Rice is a big problem for me so I now have cauliflower rice instead for example. I know the theory so now need to put it into practice! This site was/is invaluable! Tons of great advice and support. I feel well and truly among 'friends' here! Glad to be back! Katie

Hi Katieb. Glad to meet you. Yes, it is incredibly easy to gain weight, I just have to look at food and the pounds pile on. It's the one thing that really puts me in melt down, I have been trying so hard to lose weight, last week I managed 2lbs this week none, and I have really been watching my diet. I have about 2 stone to lose and my goal is May 2017. Since getting feedback from forum members, I am concentrating on 'no carbs' but am finding it really tough. I would love to find someone local to me to meet up and talk face to face to really see how others cope. My hubby is being very supportive but I can't expect him to follow my diet although he is trying to lose weight. We play golf, try to get on the course at least once a week, actually did the Par 3 this afternoon but my bones don't like exercise! Pre lunch reading 4.7, pre-dinner 4.4; post dinner 8.... Disgusted because I didn't think there was anything in dinner to push me up so high. Am I just being paranoid?

 

[Grogg1]

If you post what you had for dinner I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will be along to offer you some insight. It also might have been the quantity. I find a low carb meal but that leaves me feeling very full pushes me up more than 2. I do eat quickly though so I'm trying to eat slower as I understand it's better.

Last night I had my first night out at a dinner/dance. Garlic mushrooms to start, I'm not a fan and I removed the breadcrumbs. Followed by Chicken Chasseur and I just had broccoli and green beans (a lot of them) and went without potatoes! I had cheese (no crackers) for dessert and just one glass of red wine as not sure how it works with medication. Had a boogie. BG before bed 9 woke up to 8.9. Bit disappointed it's not lower.

 

[Rhapsody]

Grogg, my dinner tonight consisted of a few small meat balls wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in a can of tomatoes. Then had a low fat yoghurt so nothing to write home about. Had tea and now drinking water .... Hope to have a better day tomorrow. What is the lowest test count I should aim for as trying to keep it in single fingers.

 

[Katieb]

Hi Rhapsody. Good to talk to you too. Maybe you are being too hard on yourself with no carbs at all. Switch to low GI foods and introduce a few into your diet. Not all spike your blood sugar. If you try low carbs rather than no carbs you might feel a bit less deprived. I lost weight eating smaller portion sizes and a few carbs like sweet potato, homemade pea soup, new potatoes with skins (small amounts) and the odd small baked potato. I aimed to have only 1 small portion of these per day with my evening meal. Worked for me and didn't spike my BS but only you will know what affects you when you test. I think aiming for no higher than 8.5 2 hours after a meal is the Type 2 bs target. Some say that non diabetics can rise as high as 8 after a meal though others argue above 7 isn't normal. 8.5 doesn't seem terrible to me but could be lower. As for meeting others, the Forum does 'meets' in major towns. I am in Derbyshire. Early days for both of us, so with a little help from the good folk on here, we can do this! Katieb. Ps. I loved playing golf years ago. Perhaps I should start again!

 

[Greyhound Gal]

Hi Rhapsody. As you can see from my profile I'm T1 rather then T2, so I can't really comment on your medication. However, I totally agree with what Katie has said. You have to find an eating plan, and level of carb intake that you can sustain for the long term. When I changed my diet after diagnoses to low carb, I tried to go under 50g every day. I managed for a short while, but realised there was no way I could continue doing that for the rest of my life! So I upped it to100g a day and find that is pretty easy to do. Occasionally I go over, but I'm usually about 70-80g. Although I'd like to lose 1/2 stone, I don't really look at cal content, and focus on total carb content of food. Like Katie, I too look for low GI foods, although I do have to avoid cereals and grains as they send my BG sky high (and Idon't want to have to take loads more insulin to cover them). I am lucky however, that I tend to be OK with porridge, so that is my go to breakfast.
Sorry, didn't say, but your figures are good, you're doing great.🙂

 

[Ditto]

Hello. Don't do low calorie, you'll starve! I can't bear to feel hungry. Atkins is the only thing that works for me...if I stick to it that is. My brother-in-law who's also Type 2 has porridge and blueberries for breakfast every morning which is what I'd like to have, but I've at least 8 stones to lose so I go for eggs. When I get to goal weigh (if ever) I shall try porridge and see how it affects my blood. I went up to 8.8 after some canned corned beef which scared me. I'm usually 6.3 ish and occasionally 5.9 but I'd like to be 5 ish as a regular reading. My sister has been type 2 for years and is in denial and her blood last time we measured was 23.