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Thanks for the updates - it's really helpful information for those of us who are trying to figure out bizarre patterns.

By the way, the discount codes do still work :)

I too am questioning this 'natural progression', or that progression is as inevitably fast as studies say, at least. According to studies, I should have been on insulin 6 years ago. I have a particular type of T2 - mitochondrial diabetes. But that genetic reason was only diagnosed earlier this...

Yep, I'm on the same discovery, although this is possibly my fourth time around and each time it's taken longer for day-to-day numbers to come down - it plateaus a lot around 8-9 for me for weeks. I can't go on meds, because I'm genetically averse to metformin and wary of going on stronger ones...

Congratulations! That's wonderful!

I don't really have any answers for you, but glad it is all being investigated, as it should. You'll find the most unexpected things spike sugars, so am glad you're testing and discovering too. Hang in there! It's confusing at first but then you get to know what you can and can't eat or drink...

All I can say is... hang in there. You're doing an excellent job reducing carbs. And numbers frustratingly seem to plateau after an initial drop. And then it creeps at snail's pace downwards. But that has taken me months to get down to this point, and it took weeks when I first started this no...

Hi all, I haven't posted in this forum for a long while, but I have finally - after years of struggling with trying to get tested - been diagnosed with MIDD (Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness - I think they put diabetes first in the name... so I got the title wrong!)). So if you are...

I'm very glad things are starting to point in the right direction for you.

I can't say anything on the meds questions - that one is up to you to weigh up. I've never been on meds, and had a higher HBA1C result than yours last year (if I have my conversions right). However, I also have a history of drastically lowering my HBA1C over a six-month period from 86 to 73 to...

Yep, I've had the same problem with my surgery. My diabetic nurse is calling me next week. Pre-pandemic, the standard was that they'd call me in every year for a HBA1C test and then a week or so later I'd see the diabetic nurse in person to discuss the results and do other things. I'm not on...

Thanks for all the replies - interesting to see the variations going on. I have no idea what I'd say at a virtual appointment without a blood test to discuss, as it seems the wrong way round to me. And a bit of a waste of the diabetic nurse's time. But if that's how they wish to do it, so be it...

I know this year's been crazy but just called my doctor's surgery to schedule my annual review in case they forgot and was told I'd have a virtual appointment and the nurse would evaluate if I needed bloods taken. I've been diagnosed type 2 for four years with them and last HBA1C was 55, but not...

I can't put it any better than Jo, and her links are super helpful and well worth reading, but just to say it can be done and quite quickly by substantially lowering carbs. It's a bad time of year with all the Christmas treats that have appeared on shelves, but it is possible. Good luck!

Sorry to pull up an old thread but thought I'd catch up and see how suspected MIDD people were progressing with genetics appointments? @Bex72 @skellysheroes @martl I finally, finally after years of trying had a virtual genetics appointment a month ago (with someone in Canada who couldn't make...

I can confirm that the discount codes still work, as I used the five pack one recently. I know there've been quite a few probs with CodeFree readings in the past though, so I like it more for guidance than complete accuracy.

I'm not on meds, so just sharing what is happening with me in case it helps - I don't know what effects medications have on anything. I am a "relapsed" T2 success story - brought my 86 HBA1c down to 40-something with low carb eating a few years ago and this year I've just stuck my head in the...

Welcome! I'm recently relapsed too - I blame this year, although it was actually the end of last year I had my test at 55. Which the diabetic nurse was not concerned about, but "lowering a few numbers" was her advice :( I have my annual diabetic test in a month or so, so am working my way back...

No words of advice as I am still experimenting with finding the solution, but just wanted to share that this happens to me too. I've been off the forum for a long while, and also off testing for a long while, but just started up testing again as it'll be my yearly appointment soon (sshhhh.... I...

Good luck!