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  1. tan800

    How to use CGM for diet/food selection type 2 patients?

    Great to know that you are off metformin since April 2017! I have reduced my daily metformin from 1800mg to 1000mg now by low carb diet, but somehow my recent HbA1c were not good at all, higher than 8%, that's why I want to see if I could adjust my food by closely watching my BG level response...
  2. tan800

    How to use CGM for diet/food selection type 2 patients?

    Hi, Thank you for sharing your extensive experience on food selection based on BG level monitoring, such as figure out "what I could and couldn’t eat and gone very low carb", selection of right ice creams, etc. BTW, all your figures now are remarkably good in view of that you are not taking...
  3. tan800

    How to use CGM for diet/food selection type 2 patients?

    Wonder if anyone using CGM for diet/food selection based on BG reading for type 2 patients by observing blood sugar after 2 hour eating? For instance, have heard people saying that it's no good to eat fruits such as banana, or carb rich veg, like potato, etc. However different person may...
  4. tan800

    How big a spike do you get testing 30mins after eating ?

    Wonder if someone can share experiences on how quickly banana would spike BG levels? I am type 2, has never tested BG levels after eating banana., thinking to do such test, but not sure how to choose right banana size. Thanks
  5. tan800

    Freestyle Libre now available in iPhone

    Wonder if you have used blood sugar levels to determine how your food would impact to blood sugar level? For instance if you can eat ice-cream at all? I am type 2, so I don't eat ice-cream at all because we were told not to, if a test showed after eating ice cream your blood sugar readings...
  6. tan800

    Freestyle Libre for a Personalised Diet/Eran Segal

    Came across your message here after watching the TED talk and some quick search, wonder elf you could share your experience using the sensor? I am interested to better control my diet, my last A1c reading was 7.2, hope to make it 6. Metformin 500mg x 2 /day, type 2, not overweight, Thanks
  7. tan800

    Instant Coffee for Type 2 ?

    I noticed some Instant Coffees ( 3 in 1) contain rather high sugar, 30-50%:( Hope someone can share tips on how to choose right instant coffee? Or have you ever tried to test BG level after taking instant coffee? Thanks
  8. tan800

    "Feet on Floor" Blood Sugar Raise, advice pls

    Thanks for sharing your insight, indeed a graph on the Libre is definitely very helpful, especially during any transition periods when ones need to do some adjustments in terms of diet, or drug, etc., instantly you can get feedback from the graphs. Hopefully CGM devices can be available at more...
  9. tan800

    "Feet on Floor" Blood Sugar Raise, advice pls

    Hi, @Energize your HbA1c levels around 6% are good, just wonder why you want to use CGM to monitor BG levels constantly? I thought only insulin dependent patients (T1/T2) would benefit from CGM. I understand there are many reasons BG can spike such as stress, etc., I am not aware of any...
  10. tan800

    Type 2 When should you check levels and bring them down?

    Hi, @seadragon I am very planing to follow the method you described to reduce my carbs daily in order to lower my BS level, basically to do testing, adjusting, refining. Wonder how long this process may take, say, are two months long enough ? I have never done this kind of testing before, like...
  11. tan800

    T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

    Thanks, I don't know cronometer, will take a look first. Do you use it to track your food, BG levels, etc? Any app can be used to support BG testing before and after a given food? So basically support BG testing before and after food/meal:) Not sure if such apps yet today. In fact I was...
  12. tan800

    T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

    Your food looks great, also FBG! Congratulations to you! I am looking into Moderate carbohydrate diet, yours menu is very appealing to me! I will copy down your food list:). Have you done test on honey, especially impact to BG? Thanks
  13. tan800

    MySugr app 'deviation'

    Wonder how to retrieve log data, say, 1 year go by swipe left? I tried to use mySugr last year, saved, now trying to retrieve the log, could not figure it out. Thanks
  14. tan800

    T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

    Wow, very impressed with your progress! Am I right to say that you have reversed your diabetes by low carb diet, intensive physical activities, plus careful control of BG level? BTW, do you test BG levels before/after meals daily? Thanks
  15. tan800

    Type 2 Adjust Metformin Dose based on meal portions?

    @Pipp I am grateful for your insights, and fully agree with your points here. I will try my best, first to find out how my foods are affecting BG level, then see how I can practise low cars diet.
  16. tan800

    Type 2 Adjust Metformin Dose based on meal portions?

    @Bluetit1802 thanks for your tip! Looks I have to test a lot of food: rice, noodle, potatoes, pizza, banana, apple, .......
  17. tan800

    Type 2 Adjust Metformin Dose based on meal portions?

    Like to know how you stick to under 11% carb in what you eat? In terms of food's nutrition? Thanks
  18. tan800

    Type 2 Adjust Metformin Dose based on meal portions?

    Thanks, I have much to learn, just checked I can't eat banana because of high carbs, which I love to eat everyday:(, a mid size banana has about 23g carbs.
  19. tan800

    Type 2 Adjust Metformin Dose based on meal portions?

    @bluetit thanks for explaining how to do food testing with BG level, hopefully I will see patterns emerging:) As I mentioned I did not follow the low carb program, this is because no need to lose weight for me, my objectives are 1. make my BG level normal without taking metformin, but with...
  20. tan800

    Type 2 Adjust Metformin Dose based on meal portions?

    @bluetit thanks for your encouragement :) My last HbA1c was too high, it was because I stopped my metformin without monitoring my BG level for a few months:(. I reduced my carb to 150-200g daily( bread, rice or noodle), 2 -3 mid size fruits, like banana/orange, moderate amount of meat such as...