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Blood Glucose

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Yes. Thanks to the good advice received here I am going to get a monitor and self finance monitoring as I feel I’ll get a better grip on what I can personally eat and not eat. I was totally shocked at the reading that came up as I have only eaten a max of 75 carbs in any one day. I felt I’d really controlled what I’d eaten and couldn’t get my head round why the reading was so high. I’ve not over-indulged in other food groups either, so that’s not the cause either. I’m going to test obviously, but it looks like weetabix could be a definite no no for me.
 
Javelin said:
Yes. Thanks to the good advice received here I am going to get a monitor and self finance monitoring as I feel I’ll get a better grip on what I can personally eat and not eat. I was totally shocked at the reading that came up as I have only eaten a max of 75 carbs in any one day. I felt I’d really controlled what I’d eaten and couldn’t get my head round why the reading was so high. I’ve not over-indulged in other food groups either, so that’s not the cause either. I’m going to test obviously, but it looks like weetabix could be a definite no no for me.
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Maybe start with what you eating now and take it from there. Not everyone tolerates the same things and in the same portions , it can be very individual.
 
It always surprises me how illogical people are when giving instructions.
If you get hold of a meter which is not expensive to use you might never need medication at all - you test after eating and see how the numbers look - and if high then you change the foods in the meal. Simples.
As type two diabetics we can't cope with carbs - but do go on struggling with eating carbs and getting high numbers because they are good for you, and healthy too - er no. They are carbohydrates and type twos etc etc.
Protein and fat, however, we can cope with - but cut down on those because someone sometime said they are bad, and despite evidence to the contrary they keep trotting out the same nonsense. Protein and fat are essential nutrients, and we can cope with them.
Sigh.
 
Drummer said:
It always surprises me how illogical people are when giving instructions.
If you get hold of a meter which is not expensive to use you might never need medication at all - you test after eating and see how the numbers look - and if high then you change the foods in the meal. Simples.
As type two diabetics we can't cope with carbs - but do go on struggling with eating carbs and getting high numbers because they are good for you, and healthy too - er no. They are carbohydrates and type twos etc etc.
Protein and fat, however, we can cope with - but cut down on those because someone sometime said they are bad, and despite evidence to the contrary they keep trotting out the same nonsense. Protein and fat are essential nutrients, and we can cope with them.
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Drummer said:
It always surprises me how illogical people are when giving instructions.
If you get hold of a meter which is not expensive to use you might never need medication at all - you test after eating and see how the numbers look - and if high then you change the foods in the meal. Simples.
As type two diabetics we can't cope with carbs - but do go on struggling with eating carbs and getting high numbers because they are good for you, and healthy too - er no. They are carbohydrates and type twos etc etc.
Protein and fat, however, we can cope with - but cut down on those because someone sometime said they are bad, and despite evidence to the contrary they keep trotting out the same nonsense. Protein and fat are essential nutrients, and we can cope with them.
Sigh.
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What you say makes a lot of sense. You have done really well on low carb. Can I ask how many carbs you eat per day on average and how I long did it take you to get where you wanted to be?
 
I started off on 50 gm of carbs a day.
I was no longer diabetic in 80 days. Hba1c went from 91 to 47.
I was in the normal range at 6 months, at 41, but then went to 42. I now eat no more than 40 gm of carbs a day, two meals a day, the first one no more than 10 gm of carbs as I found I reacted more to carbs in the morning. Eating just protein and fat did not stop the continued rise in blood glucose but the small amount of carbs did the trick.
I still got Hba1c of 42 - I suspect something was broken when on 'normal' diets with high carb, low calorie low fat aims, as my blood glucose when tested, is normal, but my Hba1c does not line up with that.
 
I only eat 2 meals a day but was worried this might also be causing a spike but obviously with not testing I have no way of knowing. Along with other posters you have inspired me to take control of my condition. Have just ordered a glucose monitoring kit and hope to reduce both hba1c and flash blood sugar tests once I have investigated what causes my highs. Thank you so much!
 
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