Hi folks. I thought I would join this forum as I don't feel that the annual check with the diabetes nurse is quite enough support for me. I manage my T2 by diet as best as I can (with the odd slip), but I regularly take 'wobbles' which I can not fully explain. I realise I can't have a hypo as not on meds, but these wobbles make me feel quite ill. Started blood testing against advice from nurse, and now I'm even more confused. Two years diagnosed and I feel like a total newbie.
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Mark T
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Welcome to the forum NikNik72 🙂
Feel free to ask any questions. We are a friendly bunch here!
Have you scanned the newbies help thread? The Gretchen Becker book is very helpful.
Also for self testing, this is useful: http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.co.uk/2006/10/test-review-adjust.html
Feel free to ask any questions. We are a friendly bunch here!
Have you scanned the newbies help thread? The Gretchen Becker book is very helpful.
Also for self testing, this is useful: http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.co.uk/2006/10/test-review-adjust.html
Naty
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Hi niknik72, welcome to the forum 🙂 I'm sorry to hear yu are not getting much support from your nurse, I really think it is a poor show when people are diagnosed with such a serious and difficult condition to understand and control, yet they get little or no information and none of the tools and education needed to really understand it and get to grips with it 
You've made the right move by deciding to test. What you need is to understand why you are testing and what actions you should be taking after seeing the results. I would recommend reading Jennifer's Advice and Maggie Davey's letter to get yourself started. I would also recommend getting a copy of Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker - even though this is not your first year, you should regard it as if it was as you are now looking forward to understanding things properly and getting your levels under control 🙂
I would suggest following a testing regime as outlined in Test,Review, Adjust by Alan S , so that you can use your test strips efficiently. You may need to test quite frequently to begin with, but eventually you will be able to test less often as you will have built up a good knowledge of how different foods affect you - what you can tolerate well, and what you should avoid. Starting a food diary can be very helpful, as we often forget some things day by day. Write down the amount of carbs in everything you eat and drink, and there may be areas that you can see would benefit from substitutions or reduced portions, so that your diet can be more conducive to good blood sugar control.
When you have the 'wobbles', do you test to see what your levels are like? Sometimes, people experience the symptoms of low blood sugar when they are not particularly low - this is a 'false hypo', caused by your levels being lower than your body is used to. As you improve and get more used to the lower levels, these symptoms will go.
Please let us know if you have any questions and we will do our best to help!
You've made the right move by deciding to test. What you need is to understand why you are testing and what actions you should be taking after seeing the results. I would recommend reading Jennifer's Advice and Maggie Davey's letter to get yourself started. I would also recommend getting a copy of Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker - even though this is not your first year, you should regard it as if it was as you are now looking forward to understanding things properly and getting your levels under control 🙂
I would suggest following a testing regime as outlined in Test,Review, Adjust by Alan S , so that you can use your test strips efficiently. You may need to test quite frequently to begin with, but eventually you will be able to test less often as you will have built up a good knowledge of how different foods affect you - what you can tolerate well, and what you should avoid. Starting a food diary can be very helpful, as we often forget some things day by day. Write down the amount of carbs in everything you eat and drink, and there may be areas that you can see would benefit from substitutions or reduced portions, so that your diet can be more conducive to good blood sugar control.
When you have the 'wobbles', do you test to see what your levels are like? Sometimes, people experience the symptoms of low blood sugar when they are not particularly low - this is a 'false hypo', caused by your levels being lower than your body is used to. As you improve and get more used to the lower levels, these symptoms will go.
Please let us know if you have any questions and we will do our best to help!
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