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    Am I managing this right?

    Howdy folks, Just wanted some advice re blood sugars and exercise. I was under the impression we had to watch our sugar levels when we exercised as they have a habit in going up because the liver pumps more into our blood because we can’t produce it to well from the food.? Now exercise I am...
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    Problems with meds advice please.

    Please bare with me, I also have Aspergers so I may go on a bit but please bare with me on that front. Hi recently diagnosed and received some great advice from here which I have already started to implement and lost 10kg in 2months and greatly reduced carb intake, not quite to 50g but more...
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    Memory and foggieness since being prescribed meds

    Hi, I’m two months into diagnosis, had metformin then slow release metformin but couldn’t tolerate either, now on 1tab of 50mg of Sitagliptin My first two bloods to use for diagnosis were 52 then 72, I’m now using freestyle Libre sensors and they saying averaging around 6.8 - 7.0 in the two...
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    BG levels and exercise (swimming)

    Hi all, (I’m a Type 2 - last two bloods which gave my diagnosis, middle May 52 and confirming diagnosis just a few weeks ago middle Aug of 72. Was 141kg at diagnosis, 1 month in I’m now 133kg. Metformin and MR metformin didn’t agree with me so now on 50 mg of xelevia once a day. Use freestyle...
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    Recently being diagnosed as T 2 and had lots of info already offered to me but carbs any good ones?

    Hi I'm obviously looking to reduce my carbs as much as possible and already things have improved pretty decently and obviously want to improve even further but obviously new to the whole carbs world of understanding. So I see all sorts of foods with x amounts of carbs and then they say, 26.8g...
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    Type 2 The basics - Some questions

    Just been diag T2 and been looking at various info as Dr gave mezzo into! So have a few questions. Now my gp has not told me to test blood but just 1 tab 500mg of metaformlin meds a day. Q1 Should I take blood sugar levels? If so what's the best routine? Before meals, After meals, first thing...