[karenartiste]

I am new to this forum and fairly new to the world of diabetes. I've been on a roller coaster since July, and wish to slow it down a little, at least to even out the peaks and valleys a bit.

My biggest problem right off, and thing that is getting very old very fast, is the discovery of a high reading such as a 208 or a 237 at times when it isn't so convenient to go work out. But being on metformin, I don't know what I can do except to go work out if I've already taken my daily dosages (2x 500mg). Fortunately my system is very responsive to the exercise, for example, last week I had the 237 at 9pm, hurried to the Y, did bike, rowing, stairmaster then quick weight work, and back home at 10:15 had a 75.

If it's a bit later, I have to hit the streets. Sometimes I just don't want to know what the glucose reading will be, because I know I will have to do something about it. And winter is coming... ughhghg.

Am I on a typical learning curve here? do I need to eat much less? I do have an appointment in early December with a nutritionist, but in the run up to that, would love to know if others suffer similar jags and what they have done.

I wonder about things like bread. I've started to make a stone ground WW and whole spelt flour bread because I can't find any market bread that is 100% stone ground whole grain.
Do I need to eat protein with every meal/snack? I do eat meat.

Anyway, I'm glad I've finally found a forum. I don't know too many people with either type of diabetes.

Karen