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Hi @jimmathon welcome to the forum. I will leave it to some of the longer term members to comment on your situation as I am only recently diagnosed (end of September) and am still struggling with my own levels.Your might want to give them some idea of whether the reading is immediately on waking or just before breakfast as well as your HbA1c reading to give them an idea of where you are in terms of your diagnosis.
I know that having moved to a low carb diet (130g/day), that my levels have improved in the when diagnosed my HbA1c was 86 and initial testing had me at levels like yours in the morning. Since moving to the low carb diet most days my reading before eating breakfast is normally between 5.7 and 6.7. However, I know that everyone is different and some people do not respond the way I have. The Freshwells App is highly recommended as a source of low carb recipes and I have been using some of them to get over my bread craving.
I know that having moved to a low carb diet (130g/day), that my levels have improved in the when diagnosed my HbA1c was 86 and initial testing had me at levels like yours in the morning. Since moving to the low carb diet most days my reading before eating breakfast is normally between 5.7 and 6.7. However, I know that everyone is different and some people do not respond the way I have. The Freshwells App is highly recommended as a source of low carb recipes and I have been using some of them to get over my bread craving.
ChannelSwimmer
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Hi Jim,
Welcome to the forum! 🙂
When I was newly diagnosed, my nurse asked me to keep a record of my blood sugar levels before and 2 hours after a meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner). She asked me to do wait 2 hours afterwards to ensure my record was accurate but I think this might be more of an individual care plan thing! I found that to be so helpful. I notice that lunch is a particularly difficult meal for me and I usually end up with high glucose levels afterwards!
I was referred for an education group (it was online via zoom) with a dietician etc and that was helpful in learning about what foods were most helpful for me. I would recommend speaking to your diabetes nurse to see if they can refer you for this.
There are lots of advice and support on the forums - look after yourself! 🙂
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It is often breakfast which is more difficult as people are often less tolerant of carbs in the morning so tend to opt for a low carb breakfast otherwise they start the day with higher levels than they really want.
Looking at your lunch menu would be worthwhile if that is a problem. If you post a typical lunch meal people may make some suggestions.
But there may be some good ideas for lunch or indeed any meal in this link. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
A simple summary of what to eat from Freshwell.
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Welcome to the forum @jimmathon
Which meds have you been offered? And how are you finding them so far?
While there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you've probably cut out already, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals, juices, and many fruits.
That doesn't mean you have to avoid all those things entirely, but getting the portion-sizes down to the right level for your unique metabolism and the way you respond to meals as an individual can be a really powerful strategy. Often it's a matter of adjusting the proportions of things on the plate, or looking for lower-carb swaps and alternatives to the regular 'stodge' 🙂
Which meds have you been offered? And how are you finding them so far?
While there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you've probably cut out already, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals, juices, and many fruits.
That doesn't mean you have to avoid all those things entirely, but getting the portion-sizes down to the right level for your unique metabolism and the way you respond to meals as an individual can be a really powerful strategy. Often it's a matter of adjusting the proportions of things on the plate, or looking for lower-carb swaps and alternatives to the regular 'stodge' 🙂
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