Newly diagnosed

[Tracey5746]

Hi all, I was diagnosed just over 3 weeks ago, my levels were 117 blood test, 20 finger prick test, I have been testing at home and find my levels are now between 8.5 and 12 I just wondered how long it should take to get within normal range. I have type 2 found on a routine health check,I’m on Metformin 2 tablets twice daily and have totally changed my diet

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi all, I was diagnosed just over 3 weeks ago, my levels were 117 blood test, 20 finger prick test, I have been testing at home and find my levels are now between 8.5 and 12 I just wondered how long it should take to get within normal range. I have type 2 found on a routine health check,I’m on Metformin 2 tablets twice daily and have totally changed my diet

You have made some great improvement but don't be in too much of a rush as bringing levels down too quickly can cause eye and nerve issues and you can get symptoms of low blood glucose even though it is not as your body adjusts to lower level.
It is suggested that reducing carbs gradually is gentler, so by a third for a couple of weeks then another third and so on until you get to where you need to be.
A routine of testing to give you useful information about how your meals affect blood glucose is one way people reduce their levels. Testing before you eat and after 2 hours aiming for no more than 2-3mmol/l and as your level starts to come down no more than 8.5mmol/l 2 hours post meal is an indication your meal is tolerated.
You may find this link useful for some meal ideas. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/

 

[Drummer]

With such a high Hba1c coming down slowly is the better option, so things have time to adjust. I found improvements have occurred over a long period, not just blood glucose but weight loss, my inactive (aka dead) thyroid has recovered and when I caught Covid it was not at all serious - the third time I felt a bit of a fraud staying in bed all morning for two days.

 

[Tracey5746]

You have made some great improvement but don't be in too much of a rush as bringing levels down too quickly can cause eye and nerve issues and you can get symptoms of low blood glucose even though it is not as your body adjusts to lower level.
It is suggested that reducing carbs gradually is gentler, so by a third for a couple of weeks then another third and so on until you get to where you need to be.
A routine of testing to give you useful information about how your meals affect blood glucose is one way people reduce their levels. Testing before you eat and after 2 hours aiming for no more than 2-3mmol/l and as your level starts to come down no more than 8.5mmol/l 2 hours post meal is an indication your meal is tolerated.
You may find this link useful for some meal ideas. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/

Thank you for this it is very helpful, I think I just panicked on diagnosis and cut out everything I knew I shouldn’t be having,I do now check all labels on any food I eat

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @Tracey5746

Sounds like you have made some big changes! Well done on your progress so far

Feeling overwhelmed and wanting things to get ‘sorted’ right away is perfectly natural, but as others have said, it can be gentler on the fine blood vessels to allow things to coast down gently.

Diabetes is generally a fairly slow-moving foe - and folks here often say that juggling your glucose levels is a marathon not a sprint 🙂

 

[Tracey5746]

Welcome to the forum @Tracey5746

Sounds like you have made some big changes! Well done on your progress so far

Feeling overwhelmed and wanting things to get ‘sorted’ right away is perfectly natural, but as others have said, it can be gentler on the fine blood vessels to allow things to coast down gently.

Diabetes is generally a fairly slow-moving foe - and folks here often say that juggling your glucose levels is a marathon not a sprint 🙂

Thank you for this