Newly diagnosed - Raymond

[Raymond]

Hi All,

Like John, I'm newly diagnosed as T2. (approx a month ago). John, everyone on here knows what they are talking about and helped me no end when I was first diagnosed. Listen up and you'll be fine. One thing I have realised is that it is going to take time to regulate the levels. A meter is a must.
My GP has today increased my dosage to 4 x 80mg Gliclazide and 2 x 500mg Metformin after taking yet more blood samples on Thursday of last week. I understand the need for caution so that I don't hypo but can anyone tell me if it is normal to wait this long for my blood to regulate. I'm eating what I think I should eat and I walk 5 miles each day to and from work. My GP has told me to make another appt. with him "in a few weeks". He has said that he's not too worried about my readings being so high (over 33.3 on Sunday night) but is more concerned with me going too low too soon? Is this the normal response? I'm still very concerned with the high readings. I lose concentration which isn't ideal in work!

 

[Northerner]

Hi All,

Like John, I'm newly diagnosed as T2. (approx a month ago). John, everyone on here knows what they are talking about and helped me no end when I was first diagnosed. Listen up and you'll be fine. One thing I have realised is that it is going to take time to regulate the levels. A meter is a must.
My GP has today increased my dosage to 4 x 80mg Gliclazide and 2 x 500mg Metformin after taking yet more blood samples on Thursday of last week. I understand the need for caution so that I don't hypo but can anyone tell me if it is normal to wait this long for my blood to regulate. I'm eating what I think I should eat and I walk 5 miles each day to and from work. My GP has told me to make another appt. with him "in a few weeks". He has said that he's not too worried about my readings being so high (over 33.3 on Sunday night) but is more concerned with me going too low too soon? Is this the normal response? I'm still very concerned with the high readings. I lose concentration which isn't ideal in work!

I'm most surprised that your doctor was unconcerned about a reading of 33+ Raymond What are your waking levels like? It can take a few weeks for the medicine and changes to start taking effect, but readings of that magnitude I would expect to have a more specific explanation so you could avoid it in future. What did you eat on Sunday night, and when was the reading taken? Bear in mind that it is not just what you eat, but portion size can be important - for example, some people can tolerate a small amount of potato well, but above a certain amount it sends their levels very high.

 

[Raymond]

I wake between 18 and 22ish. I take 2 x Gliclazide and 1 x Metformin. I take cereal and skimmed milk in the morning. I then proceed to lunch of a variation of fruits. After lunch my readings will rise to about 25ish. I then have dinner of potatoes, meat and a couple of different types of veg. The portion size may be the problem. I'm still ravenous throughout the day and can't wait for tea time!! By about 8pm I'm up to 30ish. I'm getting conflicting advice on the eating of starchy foods. An NHS leaflet states that I should be aiming to eat these more often than not and others say I should avoid them.

 

[Raymond]

Oh and after dinner I have another 2 x Gliclazide and another Metformin. I just thought these in conjunction with a balanced diet and exercise would bring my levels down quicker.

 

[C*5_Dodger]

Hi All,

My Name is John, im 32 and have recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (less than a week ago). My suger level readings are high anything from 15 - 25 (which really concerns me...). Ive started a course of metformin, currently 1 x 500mg then i'll move up to 1000mg by the end of this week, hopefully with exercise and diet reducing my suger levels down.

Despite asking my GP i dont get a great deal of information, but then again ive only seen him twice since being diagnosed.. any advise would be much appreciated..

Many thanks

Hi All,

Like John, I'm newly diagnosed as T2. (approx a month ago). John, everyone on here knows what they are talking about and helped me no end when I was first diagnosed. Listen up and you'll be fine. One thing I have realised is that it is going to take time to regulate the levels. A meter is a must.
My GP has today increased my dosage to 4 x 80mg Gliclazide and 2 x 500mg Metformin after taking yet more blood samples on Thursday of last week. I understand the need for caution so that I don't hypo but can anyone tell me if it is normal to wait this long for my blood to regulate. I'm eating what I think I should eat and I walk 5 miles each day to and from work. My GP has told me to make another appt. with him "in a few weeks". He has said that he's not too worried about my readings being so high (over 33.3 on Sunday night) but is more concerned with me going too low too soon? Is this the normal response? I'm still very concerned with the high readings. I lose concentration which isn't ideal in work!

Dear John and Raymond,

Welcome to the club to which we all wish we were not members. That is not to say that the people arn't great - they are! Firstly, if I had a doctor that's like the one you describe I would seriously think about a change - not worried about 33+ 😱 Hopefully, the meds will kick in and soon your levels will begin to drop. However, there are a number of us here that adopt a controlled carbohydrate approach and have even been able to discontinue our meds. If you are interested in learning more about this technique, have look (left click) here. The beauty about this method is that your meter will tell you what and how much you can eat!

Regards Dodger

 

[Northerner]

I wake between 18 and 22ish. I take 2 x Gliclazide and 1 x Metformin. I take cereal and skimmed milk in the morning. I then proceed to lunch of a variation of fruits. After lunch my readings will rise to about 25ish. I then have dinner of potatoes, meat and a couple of different types of veg. The portion size may be the problem. I'm still ravenous throughout the day and can't wait for tea time!! By about 8pm I'm up to 30ish. I'm getting conflicting advice on the eating of starchy foods. An NHS leaflet states that I should be aiming to eat these more often than not and others say I should avoid them.

Anything that is high in carbohydrate will have an effect on yourt blood sugar levels, so you need to be cautious about the quantity of any such food you eat. I'd suggest that you eat less potato and more other veggies - carrots, cuali, broccoli etc. will all have much less impact on your levels. You do have very high waking levels though - hopefully the medication will help to bring them down. You also might like to try changing your breakfast to something like scrambled eggs on toast, using a multigrain bread like Burgen soya and linseed - some cereals are quite high sugar, despite their 'healthy' claims!

I'll move these posts to their own thread on the General messageboard to avoid taking over John's thread 🙂

 

[am64]

hi and welcome x
yes those are high levels but i think what the GP is doing is trying to gradually reduce your levels so its not so much of a shock on the system ...
if you are used to being high suddenly dropping to a more acceptable level can be quite difficult i would think ....and bring on hypo symptoms even tho you are nowhere near < 4.... moderation seems to be a key in managing T2 ...take things steadily ....and good luck x

 

[mcdonagh47]

Hi All,

? I'm still very concerned with the high readings. I lose concentration which isn't ideal in work!

Hello Raymond,

I don't know if you are waware of them already but with a diet like that and readings like that you should read these three webpages as a matter of some urgency ....

Jennifer's Smart advice:

http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boa...ead.php?t=5835

Maggie Davey's letter to newly diagnosed Type 2s:

http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boa...ead.php?t=5836

Alan S's Test, Review , Adjust

http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2006/10/test-review-adjust.html

 

[Sheilagh1958]

Welcome to the forum Raymond🙂

 

[Steff]

hi and welcome