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Louise19 - newly-diagnosed
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That's quite a range of readings you have there! I guess you have a BG monitor as a consequence. The thing is to identify which foods are causing your peaks.
At diagnosis, I was told the following guidelines:
1) Before meals 4-7mmol/L
2) 2hrs after meals 7-9mmol/L
3) Avoid <4mmol/L (Hypo)
4) Avoid >10mmol/L (Hyper)
Also, if you are overweight, then try and lose it whichever way works for you. I started walking regularly each day, ate regularly (breakfast, lunch & tea) and reduced my portions.
I also kept an eye on how much carb I was eating and my meter told me whether I'd got that right or not. When I had a high reading (which fortunately became less and less frequent as my weight came off), I went for a quick 30min walk and that often brought me back down to an acceptable level.
But, ideally, you should be getting some info from your medical team because there may be things that we're not aware of here. So, take any advice that I have given with a pinch of salt because it may not necessarily be applicable to you. But, on the other hand it worked for me and I am now diet and exercise only plus feel great (most of the time).
Good luck and welcome to the forum.
Andy 🙂
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Hi Louise, welcome to the forum 🙂 Sorry to hear about your diagnosis and the standard of care you have been receiving - there really is no excuse for poor care these days when so much is known about diabetes and how to achieve good control, but unfortunately not all healthcare professionals keep up to date with the latest thinking and often reel out unhelpful and outdated advice. Have a read of
what you should expect from the NHS in terms of support.
The more you understand about diabetes, and how it affects you personally, the better equipped you will be to get and maintain good control. A good place to start is by reading Jennifer's Advice and Maggie Davey's letter, and I would also hiighly recommend getting a copy of Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker - these will all give you a solid foundation of knowledge. Although diabetes is a very serious condition, it does not have to have a negative impact on your life - many people find that their health actually improves by implementing the changes to diet and activity levels essential for good control. 🙂
Please feel free to ask any questions you may have - nothing is considered 'silly'. There are hundreds of people here who know exactly what you are going through, and will be happy to help out in any way they can 🙂
Mark T
Well-Known Member
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Welcome to the forum louise19 🙂
Weird how the GP put you on Metformin and the locum took you back off - I guess they didn't explain why. If your sugars are hitting the 20's then you should be taking something as that's not really a good place to be! Did they put you on any other medication?
If you go high and stay high, a trip to A&E is probably worth considering.
Weird how the GP put you on Metformin and the locum took you back off - I guess they didn't explain why. If your sugars are hitting the 20's then you should be taking something as that's not really a good place to be! Did they put you on any other medication?
If you go high and stay high, a trip to A&E is probably worth considering.
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