High Numbers

[Piano333]

I visited my gp this morning. He doesn't agree that 7.4 is too high a number. He told me that my goal of 6.5 was pretty much a useless idea, as there aren't more risks of complications by lowering the numbers. I don't agree with him. Then he told me that I should drink chicken & beef broth, which have hardly any carbs. Added that I should drink a lot of broth to trick my body into thinking that I am full. When I mentioned the issue of sodium, he brushed me off.

Anyone has any opinion??.. Thanks.

[rvmasalvad Star]

Change your GP if you find his advise not as per medical facts

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What he told you does not fit with the research!

Unfortunately GPs struggle to keep up with all the new research and advice - after all they do a full time job and there is a lot of advice covering all all the conditions they see. This means that patients may know more than the GP about their disease/illlness.

I went lowcarb to get my blood sugar down when I was diagnosed as I didn't want to add any more drugs to the ones I already take for other conditions.

My 3 mnth NHbA1C was 38.

I've only had one test over 7.7 since starting lowcarb, and that was a random test done just after eating while demoing my meter to a friend. Some of my fasting tests are 4.2 to 4.3 now.

Not sure why they thought a chicken and beef broth was a good idea, unless you are low on minerals? And shop-bought broth is nearly always too high in salt.

If you are feeling hungry have a look at the Diabetes UK's lowcarbprogram for ideas.

[Piano333 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for your replies. It's high time I find another doctor. This one has been wrong too many times.

[Praveen55 Star]

Piano333

Could you please confirm the following:

1. Are you on diabetes medications?

2. The number 7.4 that you are mentioning- is it HbA1c - 7.4%, Fasting blood glucose or random blood glucose - 7.4 mmol/l ?

3. Are you based in the UK? There are different units in use for blood sugar depending where you are living.

Link below gives the various blood sugar level ranges:

diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_car...