Help....

[dawny1958]

My results were 64, Type 2 ,Nurse gave me a Booklet, short explanation, told me to go back end of August, Didn't give me anything else, So ordered a meter online, ran out of testing strips, still waiting for delivery, Sometimes I feel unwell, Last night had very blurry eyes, Is 64 high ?, I have cut out sugars and reduced Carbs, Thinking about LCHF, but like everything at the mo, Unsure !!
Hope someone can advise x

 

[Ditto]

I don't know what 64 means. I only go off my meter. I had blurry eyes for a while, it's eased off a bit now. Low carb might be the way to go for you, it's all trial and error. Just don't worry, knowledge will come with time, testing and reading everything on here. 🙂

 

[grovesy]

Are you in the UK?

 

[trophywench]

I think 64 must be Dawn's HbA1c - if it was her BG but measured in mg/dL rather than the British measurements - her BG would have been 3.5 - which means she wouldn't have been diagnosed diabetic! LOL

 

[TheClockworkDodo]

64 is higher than you want in the long term, but not dangerously high in the short term, Dawny. You're aiming to get your blood sugar down into the 40s (or even 30s if you work really hard at it!) - but some of us were over 100 at diagnosis, so don't worry too much - so long as your next HbA1c is lower you should be fine.

You've made the right start, cutting out sugars and reducing carbs - you might want to have a look at some of the recipes and other food information on this forum and do some more testing once your test strips arrive to see which foods you can best tolerate. You might find, for instance, that you can eat some sugars (eg some fruits) but have to cut out some starchy carbs completely (pizza and pasta are really bad for diabetics). It varies from person to person so testing is the only way you can tell.