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Permalink Reply by Super_sally on February 18, 2013 at 1:39am

Hello,

welcome here! There is heaps of support and hopefully we can help you out a bit. Wow, you do have a lot on your plate.

What meds are you on? How high is spiking? Blood sugars can also be higher than usual just becuase you've been sick. Keep your liquids up (water or unsweetened tea or coffee, soups)?

Best would be to eat foods that are not high glycemic index (try and get some protein and fat, and not too much carbs) to help stabilise sugars.

Hugs.

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Permalink Reply by deedee on February 18, 2013 at 1:42am

Hi, I take metaformin, spiking between 9.2 and 12.9, but before being ill, my blood sugar was really good, 5.7 to 7.1 . I just feel so run down, all i want to do is sleep but dont have much chance to as my younger son dosent sleep much :( x

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Permalink Reply by Teena on February 18, 2013 at 5:39am

Welcome deedee! It seems you have so much in your hands right now. Im glad that you have found this community, Much studies show that stress and anxiety causes blood sugar to spike. It may be a contributory factor.

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Permalink Reply by deedee on February 18, 2013 at 10:05am

Hi,Many thanks for your reply, the nurse i went to see said stress and disturbed sleep will, not help my blood sugar. One thing i am worried about is I know i have to lose weight, but i have lost 12 kilos in 5 weeks, do you think this is to fast or ok?

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Permalink Reply by Teena on February 19, 2013 at 10:44pm

Appropriate weight loss per week may vary individually. Our metabolism rate differs. Although studies show that 1 to 2 lbs per week is "reasonable". It can be done by decreasing daily calorie intake and increasing activities. Sustainable weight loss comes with a gradual approach. A sensible nutrition and reasonable daily exercise and activities can get you there. I say this as well since you also have numerous things juggling in your hands right now. But Im sure you can do this :)

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Permalink Reply by Brian (bsc) on February 18, 2013 at 4:21am

Welcome, I'm glad you found us. After I was diagnosed with T2, the doctor gave me a pill and later he sent me for "diabetes education." The pill helped some, but I still had high blood sugars. And while I learned some things in my diabetes class, it was only later I really learned about the role of carbohydrates in my blood sugar problems. I was eating way too many carbs, my body could not handle it. So I cut back on the carbs. It was hard at first, I didn't know what to eat, but now it just seems natural and I eat really well.

And another thing you should know, a low carb diet has been found to be a very effective treatment for epilepsy, ask your doctor.

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Permalink Reply by deedee on February 18, 2013 at 10:06am

Many thanks for your reply, how many carbs do you aim for per meal? x

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Permalink Reply by Brian (bsc) on February 18, 2013 at 10:13am

Diets are a very individual thing. In my diabetes classes I was advised to eat 60 g of carbs at each meal. This was far to many carbs for me. Today, I follow a very low carb diet such as that advocated by Dr. Bernstein in his book "Diabetes Solution." Not everyone eats as few carbs as I do, but many of us have found that restricting carbs really helps. You will find that many people find that eating 100-150 g of carbs is much, much better than the 300g I was advised in my diabetes classes.

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Permalink Reply by Melitta on February 18, 2013 at 4:43pm

Hi DeeDee: I am so sorry for all you are going through. When you say you have an underactive thyroid, do you mean you have Hashimoto's Disease (autoimmune hypothyroidism)? If you have Hashimoto's, and with your very rapid weight loss, you might want to ask your doctor for tests to see if you have Type 1 diabetes. The tests are autoantibody tests (GAD, ICA, IA-2, zinc transporter). Hashimoto's and Type 1 diabetes frequently occur together (I have both). Glad you found TuDiabetes, it is a great place to get support.

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Permalink Reply by deedee on February 19, 2013 at 12:40am

Hi melitta, my doctors are useless, im not sure what type of underactive thyroid problem i have, all i was told take 75mg thyroxine a day, getting tested for anything is so hard at my gp x

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Permalink Reply by Melitta on February 19, 2013 at 8:42pm

I know it is difficult, but if you can I would ask your doctor for the tests (autoantibody and c-peptide) to see if you have Type 1 diabetes/at least rule it out. If you have Type 1, you should be on insulin. And Type 2s who struggle to maintain normal blood sugars find that insulin is really helpful! I would just encourage you to be your own best advocate. Best of luck, I am cheering for you!

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