Slippylizard
Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
So I posted on the newbie board a couple of weeks ago and had a good response so I'm back for some advice.
Two weeks ago I was diagnosed as a T2 with a FBG of 14.1 and an HbA1c of 100. (I had been eating masive amounts of rubbish for a variety of reasons). I know it was a bit scary. However to cut a long story short I had to get the second test done fully 3 days later and I had already started to change to low carb diet and exercise. I got the result back today from that and it was 94. Since I was diagnosed I have hit the LCHF diet head on and have increased my exercise significantly to around 2 hours walking and 50 lengths a day swimming. I can't keep all that time up but this week will manage at least an hours walk and 50 lengths each day. But here is the thing. I bought a monitor and already my morning levels in the last couple of days have been 5.3 and 5.8 (I didn't test for a week as I was a way). At night they are similar if not slightly lower. I have also lost 7lbs in the last 2 weeks and I have to say I feel really good for it. Anyway went to the nurse today and she wanted to put me on Metformin given my initial readings of HbA1c and the second set taken 3 days later. She wants to put me on a slow release version on a low doseage. I've managed to hold her off but she wants me to take a further HbA1c in 8 weeks time but has already stated she is likely to put me on the drug because in the long run she feels it would be better for me. I am trying to avoid the drug but I would welcome some opinions on this and whether I am just trying to avoid the inevitable? Am I really just making too big a deal about going on this drug?
Two weeks ago I was diagnosed as a T2 with a FBG of 14.1 and an HbA1c of 100. (I had been eating masive amounts of rubbish for a variety of reasons). I know it was a bit scary. However to cut a long story short I had to get the second test done fully 3 days later and I had already started to change to low carb diet and exercise. I got the result back today from that and it was 94. Since I was diagnosed I have hit the LCHF diet head on and have increased my exercise significantly to around 2 hours walking and 50 lengths a day swimming. I can't keep all that time up but this week will manage at least an hours walk and 50 lengths each day. But here is the thing. I bought a monitor and already my morning levels in the last couple of days have been 5.3 and 5.8 (I didn't test for a week as I was a way). At night they are similar if not slightly lower. I have also lost 7lbs in the last 2 weeks and I have to say I feel really good for it. Anyway went to the nurse today and she wanted to put me on Metformin given my initial readings of HbA1c and the second set taken 3 days later. She wants to put me on a slow release version on a low doseage. I've managed to hold her off but she wants me to take a further HbA1c in 8 weeks time but has already stated she is likely to put me on the drug because in the long run she feels it would be better for me. I am trying to avoid the drug but I would welcome some opinions on this and whether I am just trying to avoid the inevitable? Am I really just making too big a deal about going on this drug?
