Lynnieb851
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Hi newbie here recently diagnosed t2 and struggling to get control of bs 
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trophywench
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So - how often are you testing your BG at home and what sort of results are you getting, plus what have you been told to aim for?
Inka
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Welcome @Lynnieb851 🙂 What was your ‘number’ when you were diagnosed? Are you on any meds for the diabetes? What kind of test results are you getting at home?
Lynnieb851
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Testing before meals and 2 hours after. I’m on empaglaflozin levemir at night and they just gave me trulicity. Fasting numbers are 13.2 they do come down a bit in the day but always up again by morning. Since taking the trulicity on Thursday I’ve been really sick so don’t think that agrees with me
trophywench
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That's quite a mixture of drugs for someone so very newly diagnosed Lynnie! - as Inka asked, what was the result of the (HbA1c) blood test from which it was pronounced you had Type 2 diabetes?
Cherrelle DUK
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Hi Lynnieb851, welcome to the site.
Have you been able to share your findings with your GP? Might be worth having a chat about the results you are seeing in case an alterations can be made.
What's your diet like? Have you managed to make any changes or notice certain meals impact your BS more?
Have you been able to share your findings with your GP? Might be worth having a chat about the results you are seeing in case an alterations can be made.
What's your diet like? Have you managed to make any changes or notice certain meals impact your BS more?
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Welcome to the forum @Lynnieb851
Good to hear that you are monitoring your levels before and after eating. Are you keeping an eye on the differences and making tweaks and changes to meals based in your results?
Many new members find it can be really helpful to keep a food diary for a week or two. Be brutally honest! Note down everything you eat and drink. It can be especially helpful to estimate the amount of carbohydrate in the meals and snacks to give you an idea of which foods are the main sources of carbs in your menu. This information along with your before and after BGs gives you a huge amount of information to go on.
If you can aim for a rise of 2-3mmol/L or less for meals, you shoild begin to see your overall levels come down slowly. If you are seeing bigger rises than 3, then reducing the portion of carbs, or trying a different type can help you tweak and tailor your menu to be more BG friendly.
Good to hear that you are monitoring your levels before and after eating. Are you keeping an eye on the differences and making tweaks and changes to meals based in your results?
Many new members find it can be really helpful to keep a food diary for a week or two. Be brutally honest! Note down everything you eat and drink. It can be especially helpful to estimate the amount of carbohydrate in the meals and snacks to give you an idea of which foods are the main sources of carbs in your menu. This information along with your before and after BGs gives you a huge amount of information to go on.
If you can aim for a rise of 2-3mmol/L or less for meals, you shoild begin to see your overall levels come down slowly. If you are seeing bigger rises than 3, then reducing the portion of carbs, or trying a different type can help you tweak and tailor your menu to be more BG friendly.
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