What meds you on?NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2019 10:53 am I’m Type 2 diabetic and have been for about 3 years. I was pre-diabetic for 2 years, where my HBA1C was consistently just under the limit for diabetes and then one day it had rocketed. I was 17 stone when I first became pre-diabetic due to excessive carbs and sweets.
Since then, I’ve lost 3 stone, exercise more and eat a lot better. The only thing that worked for me was calorie counting and really understanding what I was putting into my fat face.
More recently, they’ve given me a machine to test my blood sugar more regularly and see how different foods affect my blood sugar because the tablets haven’t helped at all. This has been an eye opener. My fasting blood sugar is already ridiculously high first thing in the morning (13-16, when it should be 5). Eating “white” carbs (chips, white bread, pasta, rice) spikes my blood sugar as much as Haribo. Losing weight hasn’t helped. Exercise hasn’t helped.
Do not let yourself go from pre-diabetic to diabetic. Even watching my diet, my sugars are often high enough to be considered dangerous. I already have some neuropathy in the toes on my left foot. My eyes are fine, thankfully.
I’m still losing weight, my next target is 13st (currently 13st 10) and then probably at least another half stone to go after that.
The stupid thing is, I much prefer eating healthy food but I always opted for convenience over health and have paid the price for it. Those days are (largely) over.
I've introduced a couple over the last year in addition to the metformin that have made a big difference on my management.
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