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Hi, I was diagnosed with Type 2 a few years ago (maybe about 10). My HbA1c has been fairly constant in that time between 48 and 53. I was very keen to control this initially and I bought a BG monitor and kept a spreadsheet with the results (and pretty graphs). However, the DN ignored anything...

Since January I have been low carbing (usually 50-70g) and have lost 12.5kg in weight. But all my hard work hasn't made any difference whatsoever to my BG levels. :evil: In the middle of March I found out that my HBa1c has gone up just a couple of points to 47. Not very high, I know. Any...

Hi, I had some blood taken last week and rang the surgery yesterday for the results. It's the first time, since being on this forum, that I've taken an interest in the results. It seemed pointless before as I had no help or advice so didn't see the point in just getting blood tests done every...

Hi, Carandel recently wrote on a post that "My nurse reckons type 2s can often have erratic insulin production which means the same amount of carbs can have different effects on your body depending what your pancreas is up to that day." This rang a bell with me - a very loud one! :lol: I've...

Is all this worth it? I've been low-carbing (<80/day) for about 3 weeks and testing FBG and before and 2 hours after meals (when I remember, I'm not good at that :oops: ). There doesn't seem to be any correlation between what I eat and what my BG is. This lunchtime is typical. Before eating my...

Hi, I was diagnosed with T2 a couple of years ago (I think - I haven't really kept track of time on this). I was just told that I was diabetic and to come back on a regular basis for a checkup. I think I'm supposed to get my HBa1c done every 6 months or so but never bother as I just forget. I...

Hi, I was going to try the Newcastle Diet using Slimfast shakes. I started it on Friday but found that 2 hours after having a shake I got the highest BS that I've had since I got my meter a couple of weeks ago. Has anyone else experience this? This bother me a bit so I guess I'll have to try...

Hi Guys, This is such a lame question but I'm going to ask it anyway. When you say to test 2 hours after eating is that 2 hours after starting a meal or 2 hours after finishing? I often test and then by the time I've eaten my meal half an hour can have passed - more if I'm out in a restaurant...

Hi, I was diagnosed a couple of years ago and was disgusted with the lack of help and advice I got from my GP and Diabetes Nurse at the practice. I was basically told that it was because I was fat. Saw the dietician who said that I had been referred to her as I needed to lose weight. I said...