susieq67
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Good Morning everyone 🙂
As the title says I'm looking for ideas please.
On Monday I had my HbA1c blood test following being on Semaglutide for just over 3 months. When I started Semaglutide my reading was 80mmol, disappointingly my latest reading is 74mmol much higher than I had hoped for and I'm at a loss to explain it.
I was originally diagnosed as Type2 in 2014 and, until 2022 my review blood test readings were usually within range and acceptable. However in the last 3 years they have steadily risen despite my lovely Diabetes Nurse "tweaking" my medication. I started on Metformin (plus dietary changes) in 2014. Then Forixga was added some years later and then Gliclozide. When my nurse added Semaglutide she discontinued the Gliclozide so now it's only Semaglutide, Metformin and Forixga. I wasn't overweight when I started the Semaglutide but have lost about 7lbs since starting it. My waking sugars used to be in the 5.6 - 6 range but are now 7.3 - 8 range.
I try to be as low carb as possible (and, of course, try to avoid all sugars both hidden and otherwise !). The problem is that, because of other health issues, I do need some carbs in my diet. I have both a heart condition and ulcerative colitis/proctitis. For my heart health I do need to eat a varied diet low in fat and including a good variety of fruit and vegetables ; for the colitis I need a certain amount of carbohydrates otherwise I get a flare up. I'm now totally fed up with, what amounts to, a very restricted and boring diet ! I'm half Italian and used to eat pasta/rice at least once a week - now it's a very small portion of wholemeal pasta once every couple of months at best. I no longer eat potatoes or any "starchy" vegetables and bread is limited to 2 slices of wholemeal from a small 400gr loaf for a sandwich at lunchtime. Cake of any sort is totally off the menu and biscuits are limited to the sugar free/low carb ones manufactured by Gullon. I've tried all the "hacks" like eating more fat (not good for my heart !) and making sure that vegetables make up about 70% of any meal.
I do know that I need to exercise more but at the end of 2022 I had a very bad fall fracturing a number of vertebrae and my mobility has been restricted since then.
Any ideas/advice welcome !
As the title says I'm looking for ideas please.
On Monday I had my HbA1c blood test following being on Semaglutide for just over 3 months. When I started Semaglutide my reading was 80mmol, disappointingly my latest reading is 74mmol much higher than I had hoped for and I'm at a loss to explain it.
I was originally diagnosed as Type2 in 2014 and, until 2022 my review blood test readings were usually within range and acceptable. However in the last 3 years they have steadily risen despite my lovely Diabetes Nurse "tweaking" my medication. I started on Metformin (plus dietary changes) in 2014. Then Forixga was added some years later and then Gliclozide. When my nurse added Semaglutide she discontinued the Gliclozide so now it's only Semaglutide, Metformin and Forixga. I wasn't overweight when I started the Semaglutide but have lost about 7lbs since starting it. My waking sugars used to be in the 5.6 - 6 range but are now 7.3 - 8 range.
I try to be as low carb as possible (and, of course, try to avoid all sugars both hidden and otherwise !). The problem is that, because of other health issues, I do need some carbs in my diet. I have both a heart condition and ulcerative colitis/proctitis. For my heart health I do need to eat a varied diet low in fat and including a good variety of fruit and vegetables ; for the colitis I need a certain amount of carbohydrates otherwise I get a flare up. I'm now totally fed up with, what amounts to, a very restricted and boring diet ! I'm half Italian and used to eat pasta/rice at least once a week - now it's a very small portion of wholemeal pasta once every couple of months at best. I no longer eat potatoes or any "starchy" vegetables and bread is limited to 2 slices of wholemeal from a small 400gr loaf for a sandwich at lunchtime. Cake of any sort is totally off the menu and biscuits are limited to the sugar free/low carb ones manufactured by Gullon. I've tried all the "hacks" like eating more fat (not good for my heart !) and making sure that vegetables make up about 70% of any meal.
I do know that I need to exercise more but at the end of 2022 I had a very bad fall fracturing a number of vertebrae and my mobility has been restricted since then.
Any ideas/advice welcome !
