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Originally Posted by jenbaz1979  HELLO Again hear i am with another question or two first of all im starting to wonder if there is any way I’m ever going to get my readings down i know I’ve only been doing it for a week but there so high and am eating hardly anything with crabs in this brings me on to my next question, my not very helpful doctor gave me one leaflet as i left the surgery and its called first steps in eating health for people with diabetes , and it says i need to eat STARCHY FOODS AT EVERY MEAL then gose on to give an example and says BREADS,POTATOES, PASTA ,RICE, is this not the case as there is lots of advise against ...  |
Jen, it's good to get specific to get to the bottom of these things. Saying "eating hardly anything" could mean a lot of things. And, it would be good to know what else is being done to control your BG.
So, what kind of carbs are you eating? What type, How many grams (or serving sizes), you can give an example of your diet for a day if you like.
What are your BG doing? I know you are testing, but are you testing multiple times a day in order to determine the effectiveness and fine tuning your approaches to controlling your diabetes (diet, meds, exercise, etc). Without the BG tests and reflection each time on what works and what doesn't (again diet, meds, exercise etc) you are like a mechanic in a dark garage with no torch (flashlight): ie, utterly ineffective.
Are you taking meds? What is going on with them?
Have you increased your activity level, are you getting regular exercise?
These may seem like hassling or invasive or rhetorical questions, they're not meant that way nor are they pointed or exhaustive, I'm just inviting you to get more comprehensive and detailed with what's going on, be like a mechanic in a well lit garage with great tools clearly diagnosing your problems - and this forum is like having mates on a conference call as you work
. The more info you gather both for yourself, and to share with other where you see fit, the faster and better you can find the ways to bring those BGs down.
