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For the first time since diagnosis about three weeks ago with a fasting BS test of 12 I have had a reading tonight of single figures. Woo Woo.:D 9.7 now to you old experienced hands this is way too high, but for me it is a milestone. My target was to get down to single figures before I visit the nurse a week today. I am lowish carbing (anything betwwen 70 -100 carbs) I still have the problem of whatever I eat in the morning gives me at least a 4.5 spike but it looks as if I am stuck with that, its eat or not, and I have been told to eat something.

But every time I go down a bit it gives you a bit of motivation to carry on. Now do I have to keep doing less and less carbs to keep those numbers moving down or will they come down gradually if I just keep on as I am. I realise everyone is different but there must be a general theory behind all of this.
Sharon
 
Could be either Sharon, everyone is different.

Tell us though please, what do you normally have for brekkie? - have you tried protein only?
 
congrats on your result Sharon!!! 🙂 it's nice when you finally see the hard work paying off!!

Can't help with your questions I'm afraid as I have no idea!
 
Well done on achieving that single figures reading 🙂

I'd agree with trophywench, it might be worth looking at what you are eating from breakfast. Most cereals spiked me like anything so I took to having walnuts and low-fat natural yoghurt.

I've subsequently found that a small handful of cheerios in natural yoghurt also doesn't really spike me. I aim for less then 10g carb for breakfast and I find I don't get any ill effects from the metformin eating that.

I found that as I normalised my weight, that my numbers also came down. I was also eating ~70g/day when I was loosing weight but once I was down to normal weight that I could actually increase it back up a little.
 
It's ALWAYS worth looking at breakfast - T1, T2 or otherwise - because what with (natural, inbuilt, totally unavoidable) Dawn Phenomenon AND Insulin Resistance (which if you have it, will normally be worse in the morning than any other time of day/night) - if you can 'crack' mornings you're often more than halfway to solving the entire conundrum.
 
That's great Sharon! They are certainly going in the right direction so well done! :D
 
To answer Trophywench's question I have tried loads of different things for breakfast the worst being, Porridge oats made with water up 7 points, that was the worst, cereals (tried about 5 different kinds, cornflakes, all bran, bran flakes, weetabix and shredded wheat) all take me up at least 5 points. An Apple and 6 grapes takes me up 4.5, a piece of burgen bread toast with a slight scrape of lurpack light takes me up 4 and Muller low fat yoghurt 4.2. I cant stand the yeuchy sour tasting yoghurt so havn't tried that. scrambled egg also takes me up 4.4 so it seems I am doomed not to have much breakfast I have stuck to the burgen bread toast 1 slice and a cup of tea. Actually it is not a problem before this I never ate breakfast so the toast is more than enough. I know it takes me up too high but apparently that is better than not eating. I was 9.4 fasting this morning but three hours after eating tonight I was 11.6 so the readings are still very up and down. I ate a banana tonight with cream and that has obviously sent me over the top again - no more banana's for me.
Sharon
 
Watch out for lots of carbohydrates in those muller yoghurts. I'm currently using Danone Activia Strawberry yoghurt with my walnuts, which is fairly nice.

However.... If you go +4 mmol/L on both Burgen bread and Scrambled Egg then I would be looking to see if I need a little more help from medication.

It could be suggested that you do some exercise after breakfast to help bring the numbers down - but that's not always something that's either convenient or possible.

Out of interest, have you tried half a slice of burgen?
 
To answer your questions, If it continues I will try half a slice. I have just started ( 3 days) taking 1 x 500mg metformin SR and am just about coping with that because of side effects, presumably the reducing BS effects of that have not kicked in yet, but I have been told to expect only a difference of about half a point with one tablet. I do not mean to go down the route of more tablets, unless absolutely necessary. I am doing 10 minutes on the exercise bike every day, I do house work and don't drive so i am happy walking most times to where I have to go. I am on day 12 only of my food regime, the first 5 were food testing, so to get where I am is great and I will do better. I am still trying foods and obviously I will get the odd new one that does not suit - like banana last night. I do not normally have a problem with big spikes during the rest of the day maximum of 4 if I stick to low carbs, just breakfast, presumably there is a reason for that, one I don't know about yet. I have no idea wether I will succeed but I am going to try.
Sharon
 
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