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Hello @vanin11 , Welcome to the Mayo Clinic Connect.
I am diabetic, I take 1000mg Metformin 2 times and 3mg Glimiperide (2mg in the morning and 1mg before bed). I agree with everyone else, It is a battle. I'm not a doctor but from my experience your morning numbers would make me happy and I have controlled diabetes. You say your blood glucose goes up 1 point every 45 minutes which would tell me that your liver is thinking you are ready for an active day and it is pumping out Glycogen. Mine starts about 4:00 am. May I ask how high it gets before you eat a mid day meal? Do you have any low glucose readings and what time of the day?
Wishing you well,
Von @vdouglas
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I'm using a metric conversion chart but it sounds like you are doing pretty good. Have you ever had an A1-C blood test done? This test will tell you how well your doing on average.
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Yes, it's 8.3 , when I have it done.if I could get it done at 6 a.m. it would be below that
Hello @vanin11 , thanks for responding and getting me all excited for Pasta. I really think it is great that you are concerned about your blood glucose levels, so many don't bother with it until their eyesight starts going bad and their feet become numb. You mentioned that your A1C was 8.3. I'm pretty sure those numbers are universally the same. If my A1C were 8.0, I would be a little concerned and focused on getting it down. I would never want my A1C higher than 7.0. That said you are not me and yours may have been 10 at one time and now you are down to 8.3 which would be a great improvement but I like my A1C to never be higher than 7.0.
One trick I have used successfully is eating dinner early then eat something that is nearly all protein before bed, along with a little bit of activity like a couple sit ups or jogging in place. When I wake up I will eat a hard boiled egg right away and maybe a little piece of toast.
You should have a doctor that is knowledgeable and concerned about your diabetic control. @lisalucier had previously made some very good recommendations. If you wish we could provide that information again.
I wish you luck with your battle, you can do it. Keep up the good work.
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Von
Thanks, for ur kind words, let me know how the pasta thing goes, I'm sure ur aware but pick the highest fiber content pasta u can.
My A1C has not been 10.
What do u snack on that's high protein?
I was told by my Dr. to have a toast with peanut butter.ehat do u think.
I'm very happy to have found this forum, it's sure nice to get ideas from experienced people.
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Forgot your 1 question, after bfast it resets and my numbers are 6 to 7 depending on what and how much I eat
So b4 lunch it's anywhere between 5.5 and 6.5.