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hi guys.
i was diagnosed with Diabetes on friday evening. left with a few questions. i went for an eye test and it was revealed that i could not read at all. she sent me to get a blood sugar test in the pharmacy's. the 1st reading was 28.4, the 2nd wasa 28.0 i was sent to my GP and the 3rd test was 30.8 it was late on friday so i was prescribe metformin and sent home. i not feeling so great tonight. what should i do. please assist if you experience with diabetes.
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marilyn_92910 didgenoosh
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I didnt reply because you have been given good advise so far.
How are you doing today did you manage to get an appointment to see a doctor or get to a&e. I hope so and hope you have been treated better by someone else than you were in the first place.
Good luck.
Sue
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At least it did for me. One thing I have learned is every one is different and similar at the same time. Getting started with the companion is hard. There are a lot of changes that you must make to work at control. I say it that way because as soon as you think you have control the Diabeties changes and you learn all over again. I was on Metformin for 10 years before mine esclated to Insulin.
Loose the sugar and carbs. I would think that the Dr would have you testing your morning blood sugar. Testing supplies can get expensive, find out if your insurance will pay for it.
graham09410 didgenoosh
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I do not know if any of the following will be of help to you.
I was diagnosed T2 back in Mar this year my blood test result was high, not as high as yours but enough to make me think. I was put on 3 metformin daily.
The action I took was as follows:
Stopped all carbs, potatoes, rice, pasta, whitebread, biscuits and any vegetable that grows below groung i.e. carrots, parsnips etc.
Stopped eating food cooked in batter - Fish and Chips one example.
Eat lots of cabbage, cauliflower, brocolli and peas and other similar veg.
I have always avoided sugar in drinks as well as sweet drinks.
Purchased a self testing blood sugar kit and took readings 5 times a day. Kept detailed records of my readings and alongside a food diary so that over time I could see how different foods affected me.
I also purchased a book by Dr David Cavan-Reverse Diabetes, this book helped me to understand in detail the aspects of diabetes. It was a great help.
I took up a Hi Fat low carb diet, and REGULAR light exercise, a 15min walk twice a day.
I was retested in Jun and my reading was 42 about 6mmol/l, so as you can tell it has taken me 5 months to get to a reasonbale level. Tested again in Oct reading 46 or about 6.4mmol/L.
We are all different and it is was a bit difficult for me at times, however what helped was me doing the blood tests daily and seeing the figures come down.
I am now down to 2x500m Metformin a day and hope to reduce that further in time.
I hope you found my experiances helpful and trust you get your levels down - it does take time.
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You will learn one thing, everyone has triggers, and not always the same. For me I can eat potatoes or chips( french fries). Can not eat white bread or white rice. You need to aquire a testing kit and start taking readings. I test three times a day, semi well controlled. Do not be fooled that it can be well controlled for long. This is a activity that you will learn to deal with, or suffer the conquenses.
I strongly recommend that you get back to the Dr. ASAP. I have been that high but I KNEW why. Be sure to be fasting 12 hour before they take any readings.
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No reason to be scared, I look at it this way: I'm a control freak when it comes to self, so as a diabetic I get to control my BSLs instead of having my body do it for me automatically I am in control!. You need to experiment with different foods s so you know what they do to your BSLs, for me bananas where a no no, but as already said everyone is different. I'm now on insulin so now I can eat whatever I like, I just count my carbs before injecting. If your levels are in the 20s you need assistance - now. Bottom line: test, test. test!
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