Weight coming down HbA1C going up

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I would like the Hb.. to be in the low 40 s. My free Libre 2 samples arrived yesterday. Fitted one tho morning. Will be able to monitor the blood sugar on on my iPhone to see what is going on. I might make my evening meals carb free.

You will be able to see if that works for you, many people are more sensitive to carbs in the morning so choose to have a low carb breakfast and more later in the day.

 

[beating_my_betes]

This longish excerpt from 'What should we eat?'

Thanks! This just might save my life 😉

 

[Barny99]

Well I have my blood test in January a year since my initial shock of finding my sugar levels a bit high .( 46 ) I’m now worrying about oats as I weigh mine each morning. 40 grams which is 24 grams of carbs made with water and splash of milk plus nuts and a few blueberries. This is my highest carb meal of the day as I feel I am then the most active afterwards. Housework , running up and down stairs , walking etc which hopefully burns the carbs. The rest of the day I really do stick to low carb meals . Cut right down on potatoes, bread, cakes etc . Even make my own soup so I just hope that all the hard work pays off. Having under 100 carbs a day.

 

[Barny99]

Now using the Libre 2. They sent me a few free samples. Had 40 g of oats with berries for breakfast and tinned mackerel on a slice of rye bread toasted plus some olives. I had a Handful of almonds after breakfast to counter the carbs in the porridge. My sugars have been near the middle of the green band all day.

 

[Drummer]

Now using the Libre 2. They sent me a few free samples. Had 40 g of oats with berries for breakfast and tinned mackerel on a slice of rye bread toasted plus some olives. I had a Handful of almonds after breakfast to counter the carbs in the porridge. My sugars have been near the middle of the green band all day.

I don't think that eating nuts will counter carbs from oats, - but if you can cope with carbs in the mornings then you'll be able to see that now.
I eat most of my carbs in the evenings, as that is when I cope with them best as shown by my simple meter when first diagnosed.

 

[Barny99]

I'm no expert but your food is quite high carb. Clearly it's healthy and you have lost weight. I'm keeping off porridge which I enjoy at the moment until I see the effect it has on me. It would be worth testing before you eat porridge and then two hours after you started. Sweet potato kiwi and bread may also trigger. I eat bread if I'm out but not usually at home. It may be the other benefits to your health are worth a reading of 47 particularly if you are older. My hba1c end of June was 69 I tried to reduce bad foods but hadn't seen this site and was disappointed it had only reduced to 64. In September after two weeks of metformin it was 58 and now it is 44. The difference between 47 and 46 is small as it's based on a three month average. Are you on medication for diabetes?

Are the surgery planning medication eg a statin?



I don't know how useful and monitor will be at the moment but strategic testing could be helpful. Glow at the health benefits you've achieved so far.

Thanks for your advise. Just monitoring the effect of eatiing this diet using the libra 2. Will see the effects and be able to make the tweaks you suggest.