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    Fellow liver dumpers, what are your exercise hacks?

    I take metformin 500mg TID and eat a moderately lowish carb (100g/day) diet. I can't eat too much fat or it upsets my digestion. With this I can keep my general BG readings in the "prediabetes" range. My nemesis has always been fasting glucose and after exercise. I'm really frustrated with the...
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    Hunger

    Hi folks, I've felt quite well managed and haven't been thinking much about my pre/diabetes for the past couple years, which has been lovely. My sugars have been okay (in prediabetic range both FBG and HbA1c) and I've been steady on 500 of metformin 3x daily for about 3y now. I still make some...
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    Low carb cold things for sore throat?

    What do you use for cold foods on a sore throat, when eating LC? I've been sick and I want are ice cream and smoothies--have been making yogurt/spinach smoothies with just a little fruit, but seeking other ideas. Thanks!
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    Liver cysts?

    Anyone know anything about liver cysts, and moreover if they are associated with liver over-production of glucose? Apparently I have one or more liver cyst, and curious if it's just an incidental finding or if that might have anything to do with my liver dumping problems.
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    Labs look great, so what's wrong?

    I just got a new health care provider who ordered a bunch of blood tests. Long story short, everything came back looking great! And, I'm not really sure what that means. I've been told for the past few years, since my Pre-D diagnosis, that as I was youngish (30's) thin, fit, w/ no family...
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    Nausea foods that are LC

    Hey there. I've been getting morning nausea lately for some reason and my usual LC breakfast (2 chicken sausages + coffee w almond milk) is not helping. Any ideas for good non-nauseating foods that are low carb? Eggs or anything greasy also seem gross right now, and I'm allergic to dairy. Thanks...
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    Reality check: unintended weight loss, how much is worrysome?

    I hope everyone's been hanging in there over the holidays, which I know can be difficult for those of us watching our diets due to diabetes. I'll be the first to admit I've been looser with my diet than usual over the past few weeks. Had way more carbs than usual (still low compared with a...
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    Abscesses on stomach

    I've been diagnosed pre-d for about 3y now. On metformin and low carb diet and HbA1C has been great. Unlike many in the pre camp, I do experience symptoms quite readily when I have high blood sugars (urinary frequency, thirst, fatigue, thrush, etc.). I've now got what is my 3rd abscess on my...
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    Beating The Heat (and Heat-related Sugar Rise)

    I know I'm not the only one who has blood sugars running higher when it's hot out. With (northern hemisphere) summer here/on the way, it's happened a few times again already. I'm wondering if anyone has any tricks for keeping sugars from going high when it gets hot out. Would love some useful tips!
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    Is my metre shot? (How much variation in readings)

    I've been testing and getting widely varying readings within just a few minutes. Like 9.2 and 5.9. Is this within the margin or error, is it possible to actually change that much whilst just sitting there testing, or is my metre a goner?
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    What matters? Waking levels vs fasting levels 2h later

    I thought I had things under control (with LC diet + metformin) and had mostly stopped testing sugars, but I've been noticing an uptick in symptoms (excessive thirst, urination, hunger) so have started up again to try to see what's happening. One thing I notice is that my sugars right when I get...
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    Moving: what tests should I get before I go?

    I'm going to be moving in the next year, and having to find all new health care providers. I have a few months' lead time so trying to figure out what tests I should ask my current doctor to order so I can have good info going into what could be a 3-6 month gap in care as I get things set up...
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    Upset stomach with blood sugar highs

    Does anyone know anything about this? I had some tummy issues before I got diagnosed, but when I went on a LCHF diet then they seemed to clear up and I wasn't sure why. (It definitively wasn't gluten; that would be too simple.) Now when I eat something I "shouldn't" and my sugars spike, I...
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    Pancreatic cancer screening?

    Just had what is supposed to be my routine every 6-month check in with my GP. HbA1c awesome again (thanks low carb diet!), but still cannot get FBG to be normal (and honestly the labs at 8am make it look a lot better than it is when I first wake up, which is basically why I'm still classified as...
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    Normal blood tests?

    I just got my quarterly lab report, and my FBG was 5.5, HbA1C 5.3. I am really surprised, because I've been feeling lousy lately and noticing highs postprandially as well as in the mornings, and I haven't been as careful with carbs this month on holidays as usual, so I was braced for bad news...
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    Late afternoon highs

    Recently I've been having odd high sugar swings in the late afternoon, which then make me concerned about eating supper--so I often skip eating until the #´s come down. These high readings (not scary high, but like high 7's, when I used to get high 5/low 6 before supper) come hours after lunch...
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    High mornings--what do *you* do?

    I'm wondering what others here, especially anyone who feels symptoms when running high-for-you, do on mornings when you wake up and have particularly high FBG. I've been getting around-7's more and more lately (typical is 6.1ish for me these days), and since skipping breakfast doesn't do good...
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    HbA1c not aligning with home testing?

    I'm going to try to rephrase this for clarity (original post below) to see if that gets any responses. My situation is: I've had fairly steadily rising FBG readings on my home metre, and random-seeming highs throughout the day (I can feel them; get shaky and then test at 7.7-11 several hours...
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    Does anything non-alcoholic work like wine?

    I rarely drink, because my partner's sober. When away on business trips, or occasionally out with friends, I will have a glass of red wine, though, and my FBG is always better the next morning! If I lived alone, I'd just starting having a glass nightly. But I can't do that to my spouse. Is...
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    Dawn phenomenon nausea when fasting

    I'm experimenting with fasting, but having trouble with nausea as I get into mid-morning and haven't eaten. I do struggle with dawn phenomenon. The nausea seems worse after I exercise in the am (I normally bike to work weekdays). I have checked and this is definitely high sugar nausea not hypos...