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I am please to say that having being diagnosed 12 months ago as T2 that my bloods are all in normal levels. It took me 6 months to get down from 109 to 41 and I am below this now. No medication. I know this isn't for everyone but if we treat the cause of our high blood sugar you should see your...

9 months ago I was diagnosed T2 hba1c was 109. 2 months on metformin and It was 59 At this point I stopped metformin and went lchf. 3 months later hba1c was 41. Another 3 months have passed and my hba1c is at 40. Just wanted to let you know you can get your numbers down with the healthier...

Need some advice please . I have just had my bloods done and my ldl has increase from 6.3 to 6.6mmol/l ... but my Trigs have gone from 1.6mmol/l to 2.7 Hdl/trig ratio was 1.8 and is now 3.2... The good news is after 9 months my bloods have reduced from 109 mmol/mol to 40 !!!! So sugars under...

Can anyone recommend a ketone meter please. Thank you[emoji2]

I've done it !!!! 6 months and my HBA1c is at 41. Just for your reference. April 17 hba1c 102 July 17 hba1c 59 Nov 17 hba1c 41 I stopped taking my Metformin in July against my Doctors advice, so the level has dropped to 41 without any medication. Since being diagnosed I am also...

I have been doing some research on morning bloods. Your body does a glucose dump to get you charged for the day ahead. My doctor wants to see my morning / fasting bloods below 5.5 mmol/l but I don't think this is correct. My bloods this morning was 5.8 and my better half (non diabetic) was...

My doc wants me on statins even though my cholesterol is in the normal range because people with our condition need to see a number of 4. Lol is the bad cholesterol according to my nurse and needs to be reduced.... I asked her for a ldl particle test and she looked blank at me. I explained if...

Anyone feel ratty or irritable when your bloods drop to around 5 ?

I am on lchf way of eating. I am in month 4 of being diagnosed t2. I have stopped my meds and for the last 2 months and have seen my bloods reduce. I am also 3 stone lighter. I have started having an ache in the left side of my chest. Doc says there's nothing wrong and it could be stress of...

I know before anyone says people with type 1 diabetes has it it harder than us with type 2. But last night I have to say I'd had enough of all the carb watching, blood testing and went out of my my way and got wasted. Does anyone just get so fed up of the constant battle of keeping you sugar...

Ok here's the thing. I've lost 3 stone stopped my Metformin 4 weeks ago and saw my bloods drop so that my fasting bloods always started with a 5. This week all my fasting readings have started with a 6 and some high 6's. My diet and exercise has remained the same. I have been a bit stressed...

I know we post our morning bloods on another feed but what's everyone's goal? My personal goal is to see my morning bloods below 5.5 constantly. What's your goal ? Sent from my SM-G930F using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

I was diagnosed 13 weeks ago as type 2. Hba1c was 102 and after 8 weeks was down to 59. In total I have lost 3 stone since the beginning of this year. I am on holiday being careful what I eat and drinking shorts we diet mixers. Yesterday was the first time I had white bread in a long time...

I am currently on holiday and have been testing whilst away. I have been drinking shorts with diet coke and have found that on some occasions I must have been served normal coke because I have in explained spikes. Just be careful [emoji2] Sent from my SM-G930F using Diabetes.co.uk Forum...

I have just had a meal out. I am off my Metformin (my decision) and have lost 2.5 stone. Start in bloods before my meal was 5.6mmol/l. 1 hour after they were 9.8mmol/l 2 hours later it was 5.0 mmol/l Things seem to be working again...

Can I take my testing kit in my hand luggage ?

Before I go on. I do consider myself fortunate to have my type 2 under control and I know a lot out there including T1 have it tough but some days like today I get really fed up with it all and just wish that I can eat what I want without having to analyis the carbs etc.[emoji17] I am off now...

How can I turn my Cholestrol level around ? Doctor wants me on statins but I have said no for now. Trigs May 17 was 2.9mmol/l now 1.6 Hdl May 17 was 0.73 mmol/l now 0.68 Ldl May 17 was ? Now 4.8mmol/l

Needed to share this. I got my Hba1c results tonight after 8 weeks from being diagnosed. Hba1c at time of diagnosis was 102 now 59 Cholesterol was 6.2 now 5.5 Doc wants to put me on statins to get my colesterol level down to 4 but I have refused as everything seems to be reducing by it's self.

So my doc has been prescribing me some test strips on my repeat perscritions and today when I went to the pharmacy this was wrote on my prescription. Where is the cheapest place to buy either tee2 or codefree strips please