Hello

[saronie]

I am a 78 year old married retired male, I live in Wigan, I have been type 2 for a number of years. I am my disabled wife's carer.
Before breakfast my mmol/l average is 7.5 but the rest of the day it is very high having been 16.2 I never feel ill or have any obvious symptoms and try to eat sensible and usually cook in an air fryer.
I do not smoke or drink alcohol, I drink black coffee without any sweetener in a morning and green tea at other times and fizzy water, I also drink 2 table spoons in a glass of water apple cider vinegar, I eat avocado toast for breakfast, and I eat Strawberries and blueberries, I eat fish but still my levels are high. I test with a Tee2+
I take Gliclazide, Metformin, Forxega and Sitagliptin

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Sorry to hear you levels are playing up during the daytime @saronie

But good to hear your waking levels are pretty much in range. In the foods you list it is the toast that is most likely to be raising your blood glucose levels. Berries are generally fairly easy on glucose levels, but things like bread, rice, pasta, pastry, cereals, potatoes and many fruits (things high in carbohydrates) are broken down in the gut into glucose in the blood.

Depending on how much insulin you are still able to produce (this can reduce in some people with T2 diabetes over the years), and/or how resistant you are to your own insulin, you may be struggling to get the glucose from foods you are eating into your cells and muscles.

Are you taking any medication to help with your glucose management?

 

[saronie]

Sorry to hear you levels are playing up during the daytime @saronie

But good to hear your waking levels are pretty much in range. In the foods you list it is the toast that is most likely to be raising your blood glucose levels. Berries are generally fairly easy on glucose levels, but things like bread, rice, pasta, pastry, cereals, potatoes and many fruits (things high in carbohydrates) are broken down in the gut into glucose in the blood.

Depending on how much insulin you are still able to produce (this can reduce in some people with T2 diabetes over the years), and/or how resistant you are to your own insulin, you may be struggling to get the glucose from foods you are eating into your cells and muscles.

Are you taking any medication to help with your glucose management?

I take Gliclazide, Metformin, Forxega and Sitagliptin

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Have you ever tried putting together a food diary for a week or so - noting down everything you eat and drink, including an estimate of total carbohydrate content (not just ‘of which sugars’) in your meals and snacks. It can help you gauge which meals are your ‘big hitters’ in terms of their potential to raise BG, and may suggest some tweaks, portion reductions, or swaps for lower carb options, that might help your menu balance better with your meds.

Obviously you need to be cautious reducing carbs because of the meds you are on, but balancing your foods with your doses is a very powerful strategy, and getting levels in fhe teens suggests things are a little out of whack at the moment.

 

[saronie]

Have you ever tried putting together a food diary for a week or so - noting down everything you eat and drink, including an estimate of total carbohydrate content (not just ‘of which sugars’) in your meals and snacks. It can help you gauge which meals are your ‘big hitters’ in terms of their potential to raise BG, and may suggest some tweaks, portion reductions, or swaps for lower carb options, that might help your menu balance better with your meds.

Obviously you need to be cautious reducing carbs because of the meds you are on, but balancing your foods with your doses is a very powerful strategy, and getting levels in fhe teens suggests things are a little out of whack at the moment.

thank you