Day 9

Another ok day. It was good not to have to go to the Doctors or have a blood test, they're running out of room on my arm!!!

The diet is going well, Looking round Morrisons today I rediscovered Quorn Vegaterian food, it tastes fine and as little fat and hardly any carbohydrate.

My glucose rate was 13.5mmo/l, even though it is higher than yesterday, it is still lower than what is as been. I think the deciding factor was the lack of my bike ride. Yesterday afternoon rained really hard so I didn't go out. However at about 7.30pm the sun came out and I went on a good 1-1/2 hour ride. I made it up Gorsy Bank which is a pig of a climb and a bigger pig to get to.

I'm getting my taste back for bike riding, who knows if I really get back on the bike I may have to treat myself to a better bike....

Day 8

My best day for along time yesterday, even though I didn't get the news I wanted from the Doctor, my body definitely felt better.

This morning my body felt like it had come out the other side of a detox. This could be down to a number of things. No alcohol, well balanced diet, tablets beginning to work and most of all a good dose of exercise yesterday.

Yesterday afternoon, I tested my blood, 2-1/2 hour after food and after an hour of hard cycling and it came out at 7 mm0/l. This is half what it as been. I think I need to check before exercise.

I feel better about work and plan to start back on Monday, even if I break myself back gently I need to get back into it.

Day 7

I've just got back from the Doctors, the verdict is that things aren't happening as quick as he wants them too.

He prescribed yet another drug, this time Metformin Hydrochloride 500mg. I have to take one in the morning for a week and providing there are no side effects go to two a day after that.

I did feel a little better yesterday and the glucose count was 15.8mmo/l, the spike of the other day cannot be explained.

One good bit of news is I have been given the ok to do some serious excercise, so today I'm going to treat myself to some new cycling shorts and get out on my MTB for some serious hard training. The Doctor said that weight loss is key to the control of my diabetes, so I can't wait to get started.

Day 6

Yesterday was not a good day! First of all I felt really ill and a couple of phone calls from work didn't help, its my own fault. I said to call if there were any issues and I'm in their debt for the time they are giving off.

I ate very well and treated myself to some Hellmans lighter than light mayonase and made myself a lovely chicken and celery salad.

The real low point of the day was my glucose reading, it had risen to 18.7 which is a real backward step.

I'm at the Doctors again on wednesday, I will ask how and if I can incorporate excercise into my new regime. I have to be careful, the tablets I take can send me Hypoglycemic.

Day 5

Yesterday was the first day I actually felt ill. I felt tense, flushed and easily to be on edge.

The diet thing is not making me happy, hunger seems to be stalking me. If I think about work and all the things that are going on their my face flushes up and I get a really bad headache. This is not good!!!!

The reading I took at 2.00pm was 15.9. The blood sugar level is the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood. It is also known as plasma glucose level. It is expressed as millimoles per litre (mmol/l).

Normally blood glucose levels stay within narrow limits throughout the day: 4 to 8mmol/l. But they are higher after meals and usually lowest in the morning.

In diabetes the blood sugar level moves outside these limits until treated. Even with good control of diabetes, the blood sugar level will still at times drift outside this normal range.

Day 4

Hunger is still the pervading problem. The constant craving for food and knowing I can't have what I want is driving me mad.

I feel tired and this is compounded by not sleeping well at night. Even though I'm off work at the moment, I can't help but keep on thinking about it!! This isn't helping either.

Today I invested in a blood glocose monitor. I bought a Accu-Chek Compact GT. It only cost £15.69 from Boots, for what it does the price is very reasonable. There is a pricker on the side and when you prick your finger a test strip comes from the bottom of the monitor and you scoop the blood into the bottom of the strip and hey presto, you have your reading.

Plying about with it today I tested myself at 3.00pm and the result was 15.1 and then again at 7.00pm after my wholemeal pasta tuna salad and it was 16.5. The norm I think is 6, however at the Doctors on thursday it was 29!!!!

I post the daily result and hopefully it begins to go down.

Day 3

Yesterday was the first day on the new diet regime. How hungry was I?

Breakfast:

Cornflakes with skimmed milk

Lunch:

2 Tuna and tomato cobs

Dinner:

Vegatable stir fry
Fish finger sandwiches

Snacks:

4 Rice biscuits and cottage cheese
1 banana
1 Necterine

All this healthy food, doesn't seem to fill me up, or is it the fact my mind is playing games.

Lets see how today goes.

Day 2

I had to fast again last night. I don't normally eat after 8pm, but when you know you can't then you seem to feel really hungry.

This morning I have had to have yet another another blood test, this will be the last one in this arm because there is no space left. I will get the results next week.

I also took the first of my new tablets this morning. I now have to take one Gliclazide 80mg, This will rapidly bring down my sugar levels. Unfortunately they don't mix well with my Thyroid tablets, so there will be side effects.

Nuch and I just completed the weekly shop at Morrisons. No biscuits, pop, beer, cakes, pizza or any nice food! Instead Brown rice, wholemeal pasta, cottage cheese and rice cakes. Whoopy f***ing do!!!!

I know deep down this is all for the best and in a few weeks time this new life style will be the norm.

Day 1

August 5th, 5.00pm 2010.

This is the date and time when I found out I have chronic diabetes.

I can't say has it came as a shock, I'm overweight, eat very poorly, drink too much and don't do enough excercise.

Earlier this week I had to go home from work, everything was getting to much for me, everything that has been happening to me can now be squared away against the diagnosis of diabetis.

I'm going to use this blog to document what happens to me, I am going to get better, my mind is made up.....