From our community blog:
Good morning,
I am in urgent need of assistance to help me get my diabetes / blood sugar levels in control and I’m actually almost on the brink of losing it… I’m struggling with sky high sugar levels and very low sugar levels, but it’s never between 4 and 6, it’s either lower, very low, or very-very high! I don’t know what to do anymore…
Please give me some advice. I am 28 years old, and have been diabetic since I was 9 years old.
Please help!
– Vasti
Comments:
Do not give up. If you are in a position to visit a Provincial Hospital do so. I want you to see a doctor please, for expert advice, as you need to undergo tests.
Krish
Dear Vasti
Sorry to hear that you are struggling with your diabetes. It is difficult to know how to help unless I have some information about types, doses and frequency of injections as well as some glucose values. You need to test and establish a pattern as to when the problems occur and in relation to what. Blood sugars that swing up and down cause more problems than those that are more stable. I suggest you establish a testing profile and then post again.
Regards
Lyn
Hi Vasti,
I have been a diabetic for 9 years as well and I am also 28 years old. You need to take a look at your diet and your lifestyle. From your email you sound like you are under a lot of stress and that is not helping your diabetes. With your sugar levels being so out of control your moods get affected badly. So strange how sugar levels have this effect on us but very true. You need to eliminate as much stress from your life as you can. You can get back to where you need to be as long as you take the day by day steps.
Your eating is very very very important and if you can try to exercise you must. When I was first diagnosed mine used to sit in the 30′s NOT GOOD! But now I am between 5-8 most days. I know that there are days when it is hard to keep your sugar levels under control but YOU CAN DO IT!
Please let me know if I can help with anything!
Thanks
Angela
I need a diet plan for 1 week…b.fast……lunch…supper…I am 72…diabetes stg 2…diagnosed last year Nov 2019…overweight…130kgs…..I am struggling to loose weight…on oxygen ….not active…need a MEALS plan to follow…cant make my own selections….high bold pressure….heart and lung problem…on neds…carry alot of water….on water pills…carlo
So sorry to hear you’re struggling so much, Maureen… I’d say a dietician might be best able to help you? But we do have a suggested meal plan here: https://sweetlife.org.za/a-diabetes-meal-plan/
Hope that helps!