Hullo All

[Lily123]

11.5 is a out of range number as it is high but it could be alot worse

 

[rebrascora]

If that rise was down to just a banana, then it looks like they are off the menu, which for most of us would be unsurprising but my gut feeling is that your 3.5 reading was incorrect in the first place..... maybe a rogue strip or something. For someone with your HbA1c I would be very surprised for you to be able to get such a reading on waking unless a lot of alcohol was involved.
Are you saying you have a spoon of sugar in each cup of coffee or 1 spoon of sugar in a litre of coffee?
Also be aware that coffee can dehydrate you, so drinking that could be both inflating your BG reading as your kidneys remove fluid from your body and causing the headache.

 

[Leadinglights]

Your testing results do look a bit bizarre, so I would keep a good record of the time you test, the before eating reading, what precisely you ate and drank and the 2 hour after reading.
Make sure you wash your hands before taking the sample and make sure it goes on the strip properly, enough blood but not too much so it over fills.

 

[LordVauge]

If that rise was down to just a banana, then it looks like they are off the menu, which for most of us would be unsurprising but my gut feeling is that your 3.5 reading was incorrect in the first place..... maybe a rogue strip or something. For someone with your HbA1c I would be very surprised for you to be able to get such a reading on waking unless a lot of alcohol was involved.
Are you saying you have a spoon of sugar in each cup of coffee or 1 spoon of sugar in a litre of coffee?
Also be aware that coffee can dehydrate you, so drinking that could be both inflating your BG reading as your kidneys remove fluid from your body and causing the headache.

1 teaspoon in my cup for entire pot

i did have two skinny beers .500ml total night before (5 carbs)and a stiff wiskey and 0 sugar dry ginger ale

Im having to push myself to drink water as lack of beer is reducing urine flows 😱

Im begining to see the depths of our rabbit hole

 

[LordVauge]

So two hours ago my BG was 11.6 now 13.1 Im thinking
thats ok ish because the start range was high but the soup didnt add a big spike?

 

[Lily123]

That is a rise of less than 3mmol/l so yes it is okay but you will need to bring that number down that you started with. ( I’m sorry that the way I worded that is confusing)

 

[rebrascora]

If you stick to foods which give you a rise of less than 3mmols, gradually your pre meal reading will start to come down naturally..... So yes your soup was a good choice.

 

[Leadinglights]

Hopefully by the time you next eat your levels will have dropped.
What are you intending to have for your next meal.

 

[LordVauge]

Still got some soup which has given me 4 meals in two days it consisted off
200grms Brisket
1 large spud
handfull of spouts
4 cubes frozen spinach
handfull carrot battons
handfull mushrooms
60grms oinions
2 beef stock cubes
olive oil for browning

 

[Leadinglights]

Still got some soup which has given me 4 meals in two days it consisted off
200grms Brisket
1 large spud
handfull of spouts
4 cubes frozen spinach
handfull carrot battons
handfull mushrooms
60grms oinions
2 beef stock cubes
olive oil for browning

That looks pretty low carb but not much protein or fat. Are you eating anything else during the day?

 

[LordVauge]

I will have some blue cheese and half a dozen ritz after dinner if i feel very hungry
my "normal" pattern prior to diagnosis would be
8am coffee
11am eggs and bacon with 2-4 bread slices (had no bread for 8 days)
8pm large dinner meat/fish two veg lots of boiled spuds
although my interest in food has been patchy for the last year
beer however was a 2lt a night regular regardless
now im having 500ml but its not hitting the spot having changed from a craft beer to low carb
the brisket was 360 grms around 25 grm protien per meal and 5-6 grms fat

 

[LordVauge]

just testing befor dinner BG 8.7 ive added 25grm carbs of noodles and a couple of eggs to the last of the soup

 

[Leadinglights]

I will have some blue cheese and half a dozen ritz after dinner if i feel very hungry
my "normal" pattern prior to diagnosis would be
8am coffee
11am eggs and bacon with 2-4 bread slices (had no bread for 8 days)
8pm large dinner meat/fish two veg lots of boiled spuds
although my interest in food has been patchy for the last year
beer however was a 2lt a night regular regardless
now im having 500ml but its not hitting the spot having changed from a craft beer to low carb
the brisket was 360 grms around 25 grm protien per meal and 5-6 grms fat

A pint of normal beer is about 20g carb the same a 4 small new potatoes.
Your bacon and egg with maybe just 1 slice bread for breakfast would most likely be OK as would your dinner but without so many potatoes, you could add some grated cheese to your veg.
Your new regime is very slim on protein, if you are cutting your carbs so much you need something to give your body energy.

 

[LordVauge]

Just done the two hours after dinner test BG 10

I would agree with"slim on protein" im 111kg 1.77 mt and almost completly sedentary due to mobility issues , no stamina , breathlesness and vertigo so my thoughts were to see if i can loose some kilos and when i go back for another HbA1c in very early March see where i get to.

I havnt yet reached any idea of what would bring me into balance but at least I have a usefull tool now and all your kind suggestions

 

[Leadinglights]

Just done the two hours after dinner test BG 10

I would agree with"slim on protein" im 111kg 1.77 mt and almost completly sedentary due to mobility issues , no stamina , breathlesness and vertigo so my thoughts were to see if i can loose some kilos and when i go back for another HbA1c in very early March see where i get to.

I havnt yet reached any idea of what would bring me into balance but at least I have a usefull tool now and all your kind suggestions

Just reading back through your earlier posts, you do seem to have reduced your carbohydrates quite quickly and that can sometimes give you a few problems like headaches and eye issues as your body has to get used to lower levels of blood glucose. It is suggested you reduce the amount of carbs gradually over a few weeks. So estimate what you are having before then reduce by one third for a week then another third until you get to where you want or need to be.
People find success with a low carb diet less than 130g per day as that is more sustainable than a very low carb regime but they do need to compensate for the low carbs by increasing protein and healthy fats. That sort of regime both enables them to reduce blood glucose levels and lose weight.
There are obviously other regimes that people have tried with success, it all comes down to what suits you and is sustainable.

 

[Alan S]

I know with new toys it is tempting to keep testing but it is better to establish a sensible testing regime that will give you useful information on which to base dietary changes or if you feel unwell to see if it is related to either high or low levels.
Testing before you eat and after 2 hours will tell you if that meal has been OK for your body to tolerate.
Just randomly testing will not tell you much as everybody's blood glucose varies during the day for many different reasons.

Two hour tests might tell your doctor whether you need a regimen change but do little to help you understand the effects of your food choices. The best test time for that is your post-meal peak time. Here is the longer version: When To Test?

 

[Mrs Mimoo]

You could reconnect with your pasta if you try edamame or black bean pasta as it is only about 15g carb per 100g and I find a 25g dry wt perfectly adequate. EXPLORE brand but sometime ALDI have it.

Konjak pasta is an 'acquired taste' but it's 9 calories serving and good fibre. I now eat it exclusively> i have had a messy sad divorce from real pasta. (my carb true love......)

 

[Leadinglights]

Konjak pasta is an 'acquired taste' but it's 9 calories serving and good fibre. I now eat it exclusively> i have had a messy sad divorce from real pasta. (my carb true love......)

I get on fine with the edamame or blackbean pasta but tried the Konjack rice, the worse thing I have tried in my life.

 

[LordVauge]

I was informed two weeks ago and had a less than helpfull meet with my practice nurse last friday

HbA1c 85
114 kg
1.8mt

While I have six monthly blood tests for the last five years
the Practice had not previously tested and when they decided to
this was the result.

Prescibed Metformin 500 x 2 no self testing suggested, three
months till my next blood test.

Told I should eat and drink moderatly?

I have reduced my carb intake but have no real idea how to make a
"Carb limit plan" for each day . How much carb?
I like beer and just bought some 3 carb 250ml Skinny

I love oily fish, eggs and slow cooked stews have problems with salads
no teeth

I have been sedentary since my legs and feet became swollen in 2019
shoe size increased from 10-12 and last year began to feel vertigo
particularly in the shower but this has become more pronounced when
getting up also have very little energy COPD

Its a lot to understand and Im just at the begining so happy to be here

Hi all update

After my diagnosis and lots of helpfull posts here ive been back to my GP for a 3 month blood test and the result is 85 origional HbA1c and now its 60 a combination of me reducing carbs and two 500mg metaformin my other bloods are all normal and im going to see the nurse tomorrow what should i be asking them?

 

[gll]

Thats great news! Well done.

Do you have any concerns?
has metformin been okay for you? I wouldn't be totally surprised if they up the dose but so much depends on who you see.

If you haven't had your eye screening or foot check (or at least an appointment for them through) you could ask about those.