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Was diagnosed with T2 Diabetes a couple of years ago. Had managed to get it down slightly but latest test has it up to 85 at last weeks test after reducing to 66 6 months ago.

Joined up been struggling on my own and having had a quick look through it looks a friendly informative place!
 
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Hi @mikemanc 🙂 I joined up fairly recently too and have found people very friendly and helpful.

Are you on any medication or following any particular diet?
 
Hi Inka

I’m on 2 x 500 of metformin twice a day. Was 500 three times a day but was upped last week.

Bought a book on diabetic dieting last week as I’ve slipped into some really bad habits.
 
There are lots of Type 2s here who can provide help 🙂 Do you have a blood testing meter? I think the key is to see how certain foods affect you and then adjust your meals accordingly. Most Type 2s have to limit the amount of carbs they eat in order to keep good control.
 
Hi and welcome. Sorry to hear you have been struggling with those pesky numbers, bad habits are easy to pick up!! You have said about your medication but what about diet changes? Do you limit your carb intake? As @Inka has said, testing can be really helpful, especially if you track your readings in a food diary, makes it so much easier to see where you might need to make changes and even better, you get to see instant results.
 
Welcome to the forum @mikemanc

Sorry to hear your numbers have been drifting upwards, but great that you have joined us for some moral support and to exchange ideas.

If you are looking to make improvements to your BG around food, one of the most useful tools forum members often use is their BG meter.

You can use a BG meter, taking a reading before and 2hours after eating, to find the ‘meal rise’ and identify any carbs or combinations that seem to be spiking BG. Then you can experiment with reducing the total carb load, or swapping types (sometimes just having things at a different time of day makes a difference). Gradually tweaking and tailoring your menu to find one that suits your tastebuds, your waistline and your BG levels 🙂

If you are interested in this approach you may find test-review-adjust by Alan S a simple systematic framework.

If your GP is reluctant to offer you a BG meter, you may choose to self find - one of the most affordable meters members here have found is from SD, and has been recently updated to the SD Gluco Navii which has test strips at around £8 for 50

When it comes to making changes to your diabetes management, it’s best to make changes gradually (to both food and activity) - partly because they need to be sustainable long term, but also because very rapid and sudden changes to blood glucose levels can actually cause problems with some parts of the body including eyes and nerves.

Good luck with your changes, and keep asking questions!
 
Welcome to the forum @mikemanc

You have already been given plenty of advice so I will just encourage you to come back with any questions that you have. There is plenty of help available on here as you have already seen.
 
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