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Neety41

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hi, i was on another site but i found people very self righteous and insistant that u control ur diabetes their way as thats the only way!! Phew glad to be off there lol. I was diagnosed last week with a hb1ac 53, i was so fed up, i am a couple of stone overweight and have recently lost a stone but i was so angry with myself until my GP said it was probably because my mum and her mum were diabetic more than my weight. Anyway i have cut sugar out and carbs right down. My morning blood sugars are still above 7 then after certain foods i can peak at 11.5. I know when my sugars are up there cos i feel rubbish and equally can feel when they go back down. I suspect i have been running on higher sugars for a long time cos when i was feeling unwell and starving one day before my lunch my BM was 5.8 but felt like it was lower so i guess my body has got used to them being higher. Anyway i am desperate not to go onto medication so am trying to get these figures down before my next ac test!!
 
Neety41 said:
hi, i was on another site but i found people very self righteous and insistant that u control ur diabetes their way as thats the only way!! Phew glad to be off there lol. I was diagnosed last week with a hb1ac 53, i was so fed up, i am a couple of stone overweight and have recently lost a stone but i was so angry with myself until my GP said it was probably because my mum and her mum were diabetic more than my weight. Anyway i have cut sugar out and carbs right down. My morning blood sugars are still above 7 then after certain foods i can peak at 11.5. I know when my sugars are up there cos i feel rubbish and equally can feel when they go back down. I suspect i have been running on higher sugars for a long time cos when i was feeling unwell and starving one day before my lunch my BM was 5.8 but felt like it was lower so i guess my body has got used to them being higher. Anyway i am desperate not to go onto medication so am trying to get these figures down before my next ac test!!
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Hi Neety, welcome to the forum 🙂 Sorry to hear you didn't get good support elsewhere, but glad that didn't put you off looking for help - I hope you find the people here friendly, helpful, and non-judgemental 🙂

It sounds like you have been 'caught early' as your HbA1c isn't terrible, but obviously needs improving if you are to reduce your risks 🙂 There is a very strong genetic element to Type 2 diabetes, so it is often the case that choosing your parents more carefully might have helped you avoid it 😉

Good to hear that you are monitoring your levels and have a good understanding of what you are trying to achieve. Please let us know if you have any questions and we will be very happy to help 🙂
 
Welcome Neety, glad you found us 🙂. I remember when my blood sugars first started to go down I had false hypos. Hopefully your body will soon get used to lower numbers as your blood sugar comes down. Let us know how you are getting on.
 
Aww thank you, i will keep,u informed, just cant get the morning ones below 7! I was so fed up the other day i scoffed a triple egg bacon and sausage sandwich from tesco and a bag of monster munch, i suffered later lol
 
Neety41 said:
Aww thank you, i will keep,u informed, just cant get the morning ones below 7! I was so fed up the other day i scoffed a triple egg bacon and sausage sandwich from tesco and a bag of monster munch, i suffered later lol
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Patience, grasshopper! 🙂 I'm sure you will get there. Are you taking a reading before bed?
 
Welcome to the forum, Neety.🙂
 
Hi and welcome to the forum Neety.
 
Hi neety
 
I know mine arent very high but they make me feel unwell when they go above 10
 
Hello Neety I was diagnosed a few months back. To say I was gutted was a huge understatement, I still am.
 
Neety41 said:
I know mine arent very high but they make me feel unwell when they go above 10
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I'm the same if I hit double figures, makes me feel quite unwell :( It's good to have symptoms whenever you are outside normal range though, shows you have good awareness 🙂
 
Oh i was devastated last week, i was angry and hated every person who is more overweight than me without diabetes lol, i am ok now, weight is dropping off so thats something lol. My blood sugar has settled at 6.8 first thing in a morning, still a bit high, i am seeing the diabetic nurse on friday although i think i am clued up now after reading all week
 
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Oh i was devastated last week, i was angry and hated every person who is more overweight than me without diabetes lol, i am ok now, weight is dropping off so thats something lol. My blood sugar has settled at 6.8 first thing in a morning, still a bit high, i am seeing the diabetic nurse on friday although i think i am clued up now after reading all week
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Hope the appointment goes well 🙂 The knowledge of nurses can be variable - some are very clued up, but some are very fixed in their thinking and tend to treat everyone the same, regardless of their circumstances. I'm sure it will become fairly apparent what camp yours falls into - hope you get a good one! 🙂

I think it's a good idea to read as much as you can, because then you know what questions you need to ask and will be in a position to challenge anything that doesn't sound right or make sense to you 🙂
 
Welcome to the forum, Neety41. I'm glad you have found a forum that suits you. It's a bit like finding the right local cafe or pub, where you feel comfortable.
 
Well i am a gp nurse and A&E nurse tho no expert in diabetes, i can treat a DKA and a hypo but thats as much as my knowledge goes lol, the problem with that is that everyone thinks we know everything so i am expecting the nurse to think the same lol
 
My DN is great. Told me to cut down on carbs & to test regularly. Unfortunately she couldn't prescribe a meter as I'm not on meds, so bought my own.
 
Hi and welcome Neety - my DSN told me to eat plenty of carbs and not test! Seems I am a rebel cos I cut down on carbs and test - lol :D
 
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