First Week

After the shock of discovering that you are diabetic ... comes the start of the dealing with the condition.

My first week ...  my thoughts

Felt like I was eating nothing ... this was snack size!

I thought Low Fat meant Low Taste.

Where is that Coke when you need one!

Blood testing became a sport as I kept having to chase my finger as I would pull it away!

What is this?? I can eat in 2 hours time?

I felt hungry all the time and I wasn't eating what I liked!

All I needed was a ROUTINE and to start learning about food!  After that, slowly it all fell into place!  Now it is second nature!

Here are my blood sugar levels for the first week ... (USA readers ... multiply by 18!)


Date Bef Breakfast Lunch +2h Dinner +2h Avg


Friday, 24 December 2010 17.0 19.5 18.3
Saturday, 25 December 2010 15.1 19.5 17.6 17.4
Sunday, 26 December 2010 14.6 18.8 14.2 15.9
Monday, 27 December 2010 12.9 19.9 13.2 15.3
Tuesday, 28 December 2010 12.9 15.5 12.6 13.7
Wednesday, 29 December 2010 12.9 13.7 10.9 12.5
Thursday, 30 December 2010 9.8 15.2 9.3 11.4
Friday, 31 December 2010 9.4 12.6 10.4 10.8





Average 12.5 16.5 12.6 14.2