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My weight today was 70.5 Kg. It was 71.3 Kg a week ago. It seems to have stabilised in the 70 Kg region, whereas it had plateaued in the 71 Kg region before. :)

The five types are ... MARD - Mild Age Related Diabetes MOD - Mild Obesity Related Diabetes SIDD - Severe Insulin Deficient Diabetes SAID - Severe AutoImmune Diabetes = Type 1 + LADA SIRD - Severe Insulin Resistant Diabetes Both mild types can be treated with metformin and lifestyle changes. I...

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43246261

My GP asks me about statins. I refused. They raise blood sugar levels and can have massively negative side effects including severe muscle pain and memory loss. They seem to have minuscule benefits and massive drawbacks. See the film Statin Nation.

I am on no medication and have dropped my HbA1C from 99 to 41 after I stopped metformin. A low carb diet is very effective in lowering blood sugars. Get a glucose meter to check which foods spike your blood sugars and avoid them. Typically, this means cutting out breakfast cereals, bread...

5.5 this morning, which is better than 7.0 yesterday :)

Definitely get a blood glucose meter. I expect someone will be along shortly with links to the cheapest one to get online. See www.dietdoctor.com for some advice of which low carb foods to eat. In general, avoid high carb foods such as breakfast cereals, bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. Also...

See https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/nhk-documentary-on-glucose-spikes.127150/ The documentary on glucose spikes is very informative.

Eating fruit raises blood glucose a lot. Drinking fruit juice is probably worse, because there is less fibre. A glass or orange juice has almost as much sugar as a glass of coca cola (5 to 8 teaspoons per cup).

There have been a few threads comparing Libre with Dexcom e.g. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/libre-vs-dexcom-anybody-used-them-both.132369/#post-1670602

My weight this week is 71.2 Kg, about the same as last week. :)

I had a HbA1C of 99 at diagnosis. Most recent test was 41 and this was after I shopped taking Metformin. I have managed to reduce my blood sugars purely by reducing the amount of carbohydrates I eat. That means cutting out breakfast cereals, bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. Also I stopped...

6.5 this morning.

Recent research suggest average life expectancy for diabetics is reduced by about 7 years for type 2 and 13 years for type 1. The most recent QRISK3 calculator increases heart age by these numbers when you specify that you have type 1 or 2. The most common cause of death for diabetics is heart...

Get a glucose meter to find which foods spike your blood glucose. In general, cut out all high carb foods such as breakfast cereals, bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. Also stop fruit juice and fruit such as bananas and grapes. To see what food is low carb take a look at www.dietdoctor.com If...

Recent research shows that any benefit of metformin for alzheimers is short lived. See https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2017/apr/metformin-use-does-not-help-beat-cognitive-impairment-as-previously-thought-97546744.html Long term metformin increases the risk of alzheimers and parkinsons. If you...

Meformin caused me memory problems and pins and needles in my hands I stopped taking it as it only has minimal benefit for lowering blood glucose. A LCHF diet is much more effective. Since stopping metformin my HbA1C has dropped from 99 to 41. Metformin can result in increased risk of...

When diagnosed my HbA1C was 99 and I had to wait 5 weeks to see a diabetes nurse. The best advice is to get a blood glucose meter and cut out high carb foods such as breakfast cereals, bread, potatoes, rice and pasta as well as fruit juice and fruit such as bananas and grapes. I was on...

My calculated LDL went down from 3.1 down to 2.775 using the new calc.

See https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09m62j5/trust-me-im-a-doctor-series-7-episode-2 There is a segment on Coconut Oil.