Just been told i have diabetes are the doctors going to far

[mark1985]

Yes testing is a good guide as to what your body can tolerate but with the medication you are taking it does need to have some carbohydrates to work on as it is encouraging your pancreas to produce more insulin so getting the balance right will need a bit of trial and not too much error. But a general guide is around 130g carbs not just sugar per day. Basing meals on meat, fish, cheese, eggs, nuts, dairy with vegetables, salads, fruit like berries with small portions of high carb foods. There are a few things which it is a good idea to cut out completely like cakes, pastry, biscuits and sugary drinks and make sure you are careful with foods like bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, breakfast cereals.
There are plenty of menu ideas in the link which is based on a 130g per day carb intake. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
However you will need to go cautiously until you know how the medication is working for you.

Thank you so much
with testing when is the best time to test at first before or after meals or both this is like a minefield for me

 

[Leadinglights]

Thank you so much
with testing when is the best time to test at first before or after meals or both this is like a minefield for me

If you want to see how well you have tolerated a particular meal then test just before you eat and after 2 hours, Initially your readings are going to be fairly high so it is the increase from before to after that is important so aim at no more than 2-3mmol/l. Once levels start to come down then the aim will be 4-7 before meals and no more than 8-8.5mmol/l 2 hours post meal.
Initially you will be doing quite a bit of testing and once you have established a meal is OK then no real need to test again but worth not rejecting something from just one occasion if it is something you really like and would like it to become a standard meal, all it may need is a bit of tweaking.

 

[DaveB]

Hi
i have looked into a lot into the change of diet and exercise. also been told about the libra system and even that knowing that a needle will be in my arm is enough for me to say no to it. yes i have tried a lot of things to try to help with my needle phobia and nothing has worked over the years apart from a nurse saying to drink a fizzy drink before hand which for diabetes kinda defects the object.

The Libra leaves a 'plastic' filament in the arm. A needle is used to place it but you use an applicator so don't see the needle which acts in microseconds and is painless.

 

[mark1985]

The Libra leaves a 'plastic' filament in the arm. A needle is used to place it but you use an applicator so don't see the needle which acts in microseconds and is painless.

Hi
Thanks for the info. I have actully found a way to do finger pricks now which i can cope with and testing well.