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Thanks for the reply

I accept the comments you've made but you advising a veg diet , to me that's a step to far, I'm already as I'm concerned eating enough veg, for tea meal we have at least three of these Brussels, cabbage, carrots, sweet potato, potatoes, parsnips. As for salad I have small box salad on a Saturday from local market deli. Other than that I've presently no intention to increase this intake. I'm also not the best in taking medication , in fact I feel better on days when I miss metformin. I asked for different meds but told metformin is the best for me. And told the nurse I'm going to cut my dose to one a day , after evening meal, and have second dose every other day at 6-7 hours later as this improves me feeling better during the day. I'll look at my other foods I'm currently eating and reduce portion or find alternatives that get me to circa 150g. Going look at protein foods.

Me advising a vege diet? !!!
Oh well - I really do hope that something sank in about those high carb foods - I really do.

 

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Me advising a vege diet? !!!
Oh well - I really do hope that something sank in about those high carb foods - I really do.

I really think it is a pity when people feel the forum is not for them.
It is sad that they feel that their family would not be supportive of dietary changes which makes me wonder if they had not told their family how seriously high their Blood glucose is. I hope they are aware of they dangers of long term high levels and realise the implication.
When my other half was in hospital the other people in the room were there as a result of diabetic complications, amputations in 2 of them, It scared me to think of that. One chap was refusing to take his insulin and other meds until his son told him he was not coming back to live with him and would have to go into a care home, that did the trick.
Sometimes people only hear what they want to hear but as you say I hope something hit a sensible note.

 

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I really think it is a pity when people feel the forum is not for them.
It is sad that they feel that their family would not be supportive of dietary changes which makes me wonder if they had not told their family how seriously high their Blood glucose is. I hope they are aware of they dangers of long term high levels and realise the implication.
When my other half was in hospital the other people in the room were there as a result of diabetic complications, amputations in 2 of them, It scared me to think of that. One chap was refusing to take his insulin and other meds until his son told him he was not coming back to live with him and would have to go into a care home, that did the trick.
Sometimes people only hear what they want to hear but as you say I hope something hit a sensible note.

I hope so.
When I was very young my family moved so my mother could look after my father's mother who eventually died from the complications of diabetes mellitus.
It took years, and it was more dreadful than many horror movies.
I have to be really careful in summer as the smell of meat going bad gives me flashbacks.