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  1. AlexMagd

    First HbA1C in years...

    Well, I finally got back to the doctor's after spending 5 years neglecting my T2 and... it was nowhere near as bad as I feared. Just before Christmas my annual eye exam came back with mild background retinopathy, which scared me enough to get to grips with this thing again. When I was first...
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    Slow dropoff from spikes

    Hi gang Currently after meals my BG spikes up (as expected) but then doesn't drop down for 4-5 hours. Previously when testing I would see a return to baseline after 2 hours or so. Obviously not ideal as then when I have dinner I'm starting from an elevated position. See attached for what I mean...
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    Newcastle Diet

    Hi all, I've started my Newcastle Diet today armed with a ton of Exante shakes, and a bunch of multivitamins. I'm doing the methodology from the most recent Direct study - 4x shakes per day over 8-12 weeks totalling 800 calories. I've already 'reversed' my T2D through following a low-carb diet...
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    Newcastle Diet - updated methodology?

    Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on the Newcastle Diet, but was wondering if anyone knows of any changes that have resulted from the Direct study results? e.g. in one of the BBC News article I read, the participant was referring to "4 shakes a day" rather than the "3 plus 200cal veggies" that...
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    Libre delivery issues

    Is anyone else having issues with getting their Libre sensors delivered? Their website talks about high demand and that orders might take 2 weeks to be fulfilled, but here I am 2 weeks later and my sensor has only just gone out for delivery. God knows how they think they will supply the NHS...
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    Life after the Newcastle Diet - your advice!

    Hi everyone So I'm thinking about starting 2018 with a run at the Newcastle Diet, hopefully armed with some more clinical information from Prof Taylor's speech at the diabetes symposium in December. One thing I'm curious about, however, is how people have managed afterwards. People on the...
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    Triple success - T2 diet and exercise only

    I've had three wins this week, and I'm so happy about them! 1) Just got the results from my first HbA1C after diagnosis in August, and it's down from 70 to 35. All down to the dietary advice you guys here have provided, and some amazing support from family and friends. My doctor seemed quite...
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    Low-Carb Beer in Oz

    Having just spent three weeks down in the southern hemisphere, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the Australians are really on this low-carb thing. Most restaurants in Melbourne had low-carb options and best of all, there was a *ton* of low carb beer. Lots of different brands, and widely...
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    Type 2 Type 2 and hypos

    As a T2D on diet treatment only - am I at risk of hypos? I only ask as sometimes my overnight Libre readings are quite low (sub 4.0 at times) though I've never felt any ill effects from it. Far as I understood I'm not at risk, but seeing that red line does make me a little concerned! Ta!
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    Libre on high-altitude flight

    Hi guys, I'm taking a long distance flight in a couple of weeks (27 hours - joy!) and am curious about the effect this will have on my Libre. Less worried about airport security as there are a few threads where people have used it fine on those. I'm more interested if anyone's used their...
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    Weird spike with two different meters, but not Libre

    Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Just before lunch today I did my usual pre-prandial test on my TEE2 and got a whopping 9.5 despite not having had anything since breakfast (normally I'm around 5-6 before lunch). I had some suspicions that my new batch of test strips may have been...
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    Reversing insulin resistance in mice

    Did anyone see this study in the news this week: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/sd-me-diabetes-exosomes-20170919-story.html Thought it was really interesting - though of course the step from mice to humans is a loooong road!
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    Any protein shake recommendations?

    Hi all, I'm trying to up my protein intake at the moment and since I usually am running out the door in the morning there's not much opportunity for a cooked breakfast. Protein shakes sound like a good solution for getting an extra protein hit before work, but given how expensive the powders...
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    Libre Question

    Hiya, Have been thinking about getting the Freestyle Libre, mainly because the data I think would be really interesting (and of course would be good to avoid pricking my fingers all the time) and I had a quick question: do you need the reader as well as the sensors? The website implies that you...
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    Disappointing trip to practice nurse

    Well just back from my first trip to the practice nurse, and how disappointing. Not only got the usual spiel about not needing to use a meter to test but even got "your day to day blood sugars don't matter, as long as your HbA1C is improved". Not sure if she understands that they're connected...
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    Getting enough calories

    Hi all, I've been a bit worried recently that I'm not getting enough calories. Carbs are so calorie dense that without them, I'm often not topping 1000 a day. I don't feel hungry at all though, and eating when I'm not hungry seems counter intuitive. However as a 17st tall guy my calorie targets...
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    Peripheral neuropathy despite good blood results

    Hi guys, The last week or so I've been getting a persistent tingling in my hands and occasionally my feet. Obviously as a diabetic I am super paranoid about what this might mean! I was only diagnosed a month ago, but I've made some serious changes to diet/lifestyle and my blood readings are now...
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    First time testing

    Hi guys Just done my first home blood test. My A1C was 67 (about 8.2) so I was pleasantly surprised to get a result of 5.7 on waking. Then an hour after breakfast (30g cereal plus skimmed milk) it was 11.4 I expected a jump (because carbs) but this seems really high? Or is it about what I...
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    Newly diagnosed at 30 - hello everyone!

    Hi everyone, I'm newly diagnosed with Type 2 last week and still on the emotional rollercoaster / grief train. All the introductory links and nuggets of advice have been so helpful with that so thank you :) Curious if there are any other young Type 2s out there? I'm 30 but have likely had this...
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    Losing weight the old fashioned way

    Hi guys, I'm newly diagnosed at age 30 (A1C 67) and as you can imagine, stumbling across this forum is both massively reassuring and also confusing! My initial week of being an (aware) diabetic I really slashed my carb intake but had some trouble keeping my protein levels up to what they should...