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Things other than your T2 can do this see your GP with me it was hyperthyroidism which is not only manageable but permanently fixable. An over active Thyroid can give a whole range of symptoms and not every sufferer gets all of them I only got a few and the difficulty is there is an...

Makes perfect sense

I have had similar experiences my theory is sometimes something very sweet can provoke a release of all the insulin your body has stored in one busrt --- really not a thing to make a habit of.

Although different fingers often give different readings I have tried what is now a whole drawerful of meters many don't give consistent or accurate results against test solutions. Test solutions do have a wide range but a good meter will give a reading right in the middle of the range stated...

Really you don't need an app just keep them as low as possible without being to extreme.......... look at every label and beware ssimilar as some apparently similar products can have very different properties.

In the situation you have been deal with staying off the carbs is difficult and your time could be better spent looking after your good lady. Eggs have already been mentioned and you can hard boil a batch and keep them in thr fridge also if you keep cold meats and tinned salmon/tuna/sardines in...

Eggs were mentioned by the OP at the start of the thread as I understand it they contain cholesterol but curent wisdom is don't raise cholesterol in humans.

You can check it against test solution --- Home Health who sell the SD CodeFree will sell you a two container kit. The tolerance for strips and meters is fairly wide but the perfect result is right in the middle of the upper and lower limits quoted for the test solution. Generally accuracy...

Nicely on track --- keep at it.

No thats not how it works the acceptable tolerance band for is all meter is very wide testing against a test calibration solution gives the capability to judge the margin of error for a particular batch of strips in a particular meter. Normally I have found the Codefree tested using a...

Sanity test them against test solution

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Buy test solution --- a pack of medium and high is probably the best choice for T2. Home Health have the official test solution for the CodeFree and check every pot of strips. They don't cost the earth and give confidence when you get a rogue result. When opened every batch of strips I...

On LCHF a lot of us see initial fairly rapid weight loss then it slows down.

Skipping meals is not a good idea your body adjusts to the normal pattern of meals you eat. If you skip a meal your body releases stored glucose. Many members report good success with planned fasting but that is different. A morning reading of 7.6 isn't exactly a disaster you can't micro manage...

For genetic reasons lactose in milk affects the blood glucose level on some people and not others.

✋ Caused me very sharp pain in my feet and ankles but strangely only when I was relaxing in the evenings

Well done but you can make your diet a lot more interesting especially if are testing with a meter.

As a T2 not on meds I tend to do two do two weeks of fairly intensive testing then have a month off