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  1. Pamzy2

    Feeling hot associated with high BG?

    Yes, I also wake up feeling like I will explode with heat, usually around 4 or 5 am. On occasions I have had to get up and drink cold water, or go in the bathroom where the stone floor is ultra cold and lie on it! The other thing that happens is my arms, and sometimes my back get very itchy -...
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    Type 1 and Exhausted with normal bloods

    I have another. Old that started yesterday, very tired, more than usual. I've had a cold in and off since the end of September. I had full blown sinusitis beginning of December and it looks like I'm headed back that way. There are a lot of viruses around at present. I work with the public and no...
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    I've been bad this Christmas!

    I know mine will be around 12 if I take it now so I'm sparing myself the embarrassment and just stopping doing the things I shouldn't right here and now. Fortunately most of the things that are pushing me over the edge are nearly all eaten and I won't buy anymore. Can't trust myself not to have...
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    I've been bad this Christmas!

    Well my last HbA1C was in June 16 as I only have them annually and it was 6.3. But I know I've overdone things horribly fir around the last month as we've had sweets, chocs etc at work and now at home too over Christmas. I've noticed my eyesight is blurry, itchy skin, tired, etc and it is self...
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    I've been bad this Christmas!

    Oh dear, I also have fallen off the wagon! I'm type 2, no medication just diet controlled and for the first time in 5 years I've not followed my strict regime of no cakes , puddings, biscuits or sweets. I know it's no good for me and I'm feeling as guilty as anything now. This is why I'm reading...
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    Type 2, diet controlled - what should readings be after eating?

    Thank you, that's good advice, unfortunately I can't eat much in the way of cauliflower and broccoli as I have diverticulitis and it irritates this, but I've got to find something to eat, so I'm going to look and other veges to fill up on. I find salad is quite good really, it doesn't irritate...
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    Type 2, diet controlled - what should readings be after eating?

    Hi Bluetit1802, I run consistently around 6 before eating, sometimes 5.9 but not lower than that. I admit that the gnocchi was something I don't eat normally, as I tend to favour wholemeal things including pasta, so usually I would be around 9 to 10 after eating and down below 8 after 2 hours...
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    Type 2, diet controlled - what should readings be after eating?

    Thank you all. So if I eat something that takes me up to 12 say in the hour after eating, but it has returned to 8 by 2 hours, is that alright (well, as alright as it can be, I mean!)? I'm just a bit confused as to whether I should be avoiding the high readings completely (which isn't always...
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    Type 2, diet controlled - what should readings be after eating?

    Many thanks everyone, although my HbA1C is fairly ok at 6.2 I think the things I'm eating are spiking my BS too high during the immediate hour after eatng. I am going to have to look and test as suggested. Thank you for your help, it's invaluable as the Diabetic Nurse told me that it's fine as...
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    Type 2, diet controlled - what should readings be after eating?

    Many thanks indeed for your reply, I had a feeling it might do. I suppose I need to test myself straight after I've eaten to get an idea of how the food affects me rather than take the reading after 2 hours when a lot of the time it is back to around 8. I know that I can't eat too many carbs...
  11. Pamzy2

    Type 2, diet controlled - what should readings be after eating?

    Hello I am Type 2, diet controlled only, no meds and my HbA1C is 6.2 Can anyone tell me if it matters how high my sugar level goes to (within reason) as long as it comes back to below 8.2 within 2 hours after eating? Many thanks for your help. Pamzy2
  12. Pamzy2

    ADA urges clinicians not to use the word diabetic to describe people with diabetes, among...

    Well really! i might have a funny sense of humour, but this made me laugh! Have these people nothing better to do than to think up new names for things .... they need to get a proper job I think. It's just a bunch of people that want to "box" everything for the sake of it, and change the names...
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    Not diabetic anymore??? Confused as heck :(

    This is exactly the same as me! Diagnosed about 4 year4s ago at 9, have brought down my reading to 6.2 consistently for the last 4 yeas since, but eat a scone, like you, I'm up to 13 and it doesn't come down for hours - and apparently, according to one doctor, I'm "only slightly diabetic"!! Ah...
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    Not diabetic anymore??? Confused as heck :(

    I had a very similar thing happen - doctor this time - I went to her about HRT, I reminded her that I was diabetic and that I controlled it with diet and exercise alone, no meds, she looked at my last HbA1C result of 6.2 and said "Oh well you are hardly diabetic at all"!! I wouldn't mind but...
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    Needing something sweet

    You are very welcome Kim, hope you get on with them ok. I have been looking up Victoria Sponge cakes for diabetics on the net (oh yes, branching out now!!) as I really miss them - so when I've tested one I'll post if it's any good. Everything in moderation - even the sugar free "treats" like...
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    Needing something sweet

    Hello, sorry, but how do you save from the thread? Is it just a copy and paste? Thanks
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    Needing something sweet

    Hello, I make flapjacks which aren't overly sweet, and have Agave nectar instead of ordinary syrup in them. Recipe as follows: 150g butter 150g finely chopped hazelnuts 4 Tablespoons unsweetened apple juice 250g porridge oats 3 Tablespoons agave nectar Preheat oven to 190 deg / Gas mark 5...
  18. Pamzy2

    Accepted diagnosis and enjoying new awareness of eating healthily.

    Accepted diagnosis and enjoying new awareness of eating healthily.
  19. Pamzy2

    Diagnosed as Type 2, but suspect I'm a 1.5!

    Diagnosed as Type 2, but suspect I'm a 1.5!
  20. Pamzy2

    Rapadura Sugar

    Hello Mongoose, many thanks for the info ... looks like won't be pursuing that one. Thank you for your help.