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How do you bring your blood sugars down?

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TMT1D

Take extra insulin.

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I'd also take more insulin and try not to do too much, exercise would be the last thing I'd do.

I am type 2 diabetes. My blood sugars were far too high and I was put on drugs. The drugs upset me. I managed to get my sugars down, by cutting out wheat rice maize, barley and rye, eggs, yoghurt, cows milk andss oft cheeses which contain lactase. I use lactase free milk, and have found oats, lower blood sugar as well as cholesterol. I only use certain tonic waters, and some squashes with no added sugar. I found out that certain fruit such as strawberries are lower in fructose than others. I eat potato crisps, and potato chips. I try and eat normally eating fish and chicken, and meat with green vegetables rather than peas sweet corn, fibrous beans. I use carrot and beetroot in salads and eat avocados, and tomatoes and cucumber and salads. I don't drink tea or coffee as they contain tannins which can affect the blood lowering iron in the blood. They are like eating smoked food, or smoking a cigarette.

www nutritionistresource.org has an article written by Claire Hargreaves leading nutrition expert explaining why a daily cuppa can affect the blood with tannins.

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crystalseer

I take Gliclazide and I have doubled mine at teatime as it was always high in the 20s. even a cup of tea would raise it by 10 points.. I drink tomato juice when I get a thirst on.. lol lol

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Skertchly

4 or 5 coffees and 3or 4 teas a day normal behaviour. My levels stay around 14-16 (taking 4 metformin and 2 x16 glucose a day.

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scrumpyjack65

A couple of glasses of white wine usually gets them down !

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