hi I posted ages ago when first diagnosed. my blood levels were 58. I then got checked three months later and it had gone down 1 point. At that point I very much went into a dark place as my diet was good and I had upped my exercise. I saw a dietician who said she couldn't fault what I was eating. I have now lost 2-3 dress sizes. My last bloods were 51. It's good as going in right direction. But on these posts I see that people have made much better inroads. I stopped drinking. My cars are low. I am a veggie. I swim 3-4 times a week roughly 100 lengths each time. I can't help feeling like it should be better.
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Levels not going down.....
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Mark T
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Unfortunately some of us need a little more help. You sound like you are doing all the right things.
If your diabetes is predominantly due to insulin resistance, improved diet and lots of exercise really works.
If it's more due to lack of insulin production, or that your body isn't triggering insulin secretion at the right point. Then diet and exercise doesn't work as well.
It might turn out that you need a little more help - but if that's the case, you have not failed.
If your diabetes is predominantly due to insulin resistance, improved diet and lots of exercise really works.
If it's more due to lack of insulin production, or that your body isn't triggering insulin secretion at the right point. Then diet and exercise doesn't work as well.
It might turn out that you need a little more help - but if that's the case, you have not failed.
Many members on here test their blood glucose levels just before a meal and then two hours later.This will determine the effect the meal has on your levels. If you do this on a daily basis you will soon build up a picture of which low carb foods produce the lower results, If you are solely relying on 3 or 6 monthly HbA1c results you will never know the best low carb foods to eat. Nor will you know which foods are most or least suitable for you as food affect each one of us differently. Some people diagnosed T2 take medication but when they have lowered their BG levels to within recognised levels ( through diet and exercise) they are then able to come of the meds.That MAYBE why you are not seeing your levels coming down and still in the diabetic range. Solely my own opinion of course.
Kaylz
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I'm afraid that as a Type 2 on diet and exercise only your nurse/doctor is very unlikely to prescribe you a meter and test strips, many people that WERE receiving it no longer are, my MIL being one of them, if you are interested in testing and have to and can afford to self test the cheapest meter and strips to self fund that we know of is the SD Code Free meter x
Ljc
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Hello Don. Testing is the way to go as it’s the only way we can find out which carbohydrates we can tolerate, as has already been said, we are all different in this.
Sadly many in the NHS don’t seem to recognise this and a variety of reasons for refusing a glucose meter or enough testing strips are given ie
It will only upset you.
No you only need the Hb1ac.
are just two if the o es given, we feel the real reason is cost cutting that will only end up costing the NHS more in the long run..
So many people here who can afford to fund their own. The cheapest one to self fund we know of is the SD Codefree glucose meter , it’s testing strips are around £8 for 50 , other brands are £15-£30 for 50
You are entitled to claim VAT relief.
We use the mmol/l measurement in the uk.
You will need to buy lancets and more test strips as starter packs only provide 10 of each, though some of us do economise on lancets.
It’s only available online either directly from Homehealth
http://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/codefree-blood-glucose-monitoring-system-mmoll-or-mgdl/
Or
Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Codefree-G...fm-21&linkId=f39210144fdc26c27738e45b6d957003
To get the best out of testing, have a read of Test review adjust by Alan S,
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.co.uk/2006/10/test-review-adjust.html
Their is a lot more useful info is in the newbies forum , Useful links for people new to diabetes
https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/useful-links-for-people-new-to-diabetes.10406/
Sadly many in the NHS don’t seem to recognise this and a variety of reasons for refusing a glucose meter or enough testing strips are given ie
It will only upset you.
No you only need the Hb1ac.
are just two if the o es given, we feel the real reason is cost cutting that will only end up costing the NHS more in the long run..
So many people here who can afford to fund their own. The cheapest one to self fund we know of is the SD Codefree glucose meter , it’s testing strips are around £8 for 50 , other brands are £15-£30 for 50
You are entitled to claim VAT relief.
We use the mmol/l measurement in the uk.
You will need to buy lancets and more test strips as starter packs only provide 10 of each, though some of us do economise on lancets.
It’s only available online either directly from Homehealth
http://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/codefree-blood-glucose-monitoring-system-mmoll-or-mgdl/
Or
Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Codefree-G...fm-21&linkId=f39210144fdc26c27738e45b6d957003
To get the best out of testing, have a read of Test review adjust by Alan S,
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.co.uk/2006/10/test-review-adjust.html
Their is a lot more useful info is in the newbies forum , Useful links for people new to diabetes
https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/useful-links-for-people-new-to-diabetes.10406/
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Lizzzie
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What an amazingly positive response - you are doing all the right things as I understand it ( I’m a type 1). Upping your activity, watching your diet. I bet they wish every patient was like that.
My first though was to peruse the doctors thinking here because in some ways they may have a point. What are you planning to do if you test and don’t get the answers you want on the test strips? Get discouraged and Stop your healthy lifestyle? Do even more exercise? Eat even less? THEN I reAd the bit about knowing yourself and what causes the rises and understood how it might help. So good luck and keep going instead! However it strikes me that the changes you are making are the most important bit so don’t let your frustration with the annoying and unfair system undermine all your good work.
My first though was to peruse the doctors thinking here because in some ways they may have a point. What are you planning to do if you test and don’t get the answers you want on the test strips? Get discouraged and Stop your healthy lifestyle? Do even more exercise? Eat even less? THEN I reAd the bit about knowing yourself and what causes the rises and understood how it might help. So good luck and keep going instead! However it strikes me that the changes you are making are the most important bit so don’t let your frustration with the annoying and unfair system undermine all your good work.
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