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If in the minds of the medical folk consistent BG readings of ,say 11 or 12 "prove" you have diabetes do readings of between 5.2 and 5.8 "prove" that you do not have diabetes. Or can you possibly be diabetic even if your BG readings are between 5.2 and 5.8 ?

kittypoker. Quite so. Do you also remember reading in my earlier posts about my slap-dash GP? "Take one tablet a day [makers say 2 a day] and come back and see me in a year" must be a high point in medical history. On the basis of a high A1c reading she went straight to Eucreas with no proper...

Thank you all for your kind words. I wish you all success in your personal battles with this nasty condition.

After I was told by my slap dash GP "I think you have got diabetes" I decided to change my diet to lose weight and defeat diabetes. I lost 45 pounds until it stabilized. Since November 2013 when I was told my morning tests have slowly improved. It has been a very steady trend downwards. I take...

After I was told by my slap dash GP "I think you have got diabetes" I decided to change my diet to lose weight and defeat diabetes. I lost 45 pounds until it stabilized. Since November 2013 when I was told my morning tests have slowly improved. It has been a very steady trend downwards...

I ask because my GP said during World Diabetes Week in 2013 "I think you have diabetes and want to give you tablets". This seemed to be based on a blood test that showed a high A1c ( 6.2 % ) that was very similar to 7 previous blood tests over the previous 4.5 years that she had ignored...

I take one "Cod liver oil and multivitamins" capsule every day. We were told they have been replaced by "A-Z complete 50+ vitamins and minerals." Apart from containing ten additional chemicals the packet says diabetics should consult their doctor before taking them. The chemicals are calcium...

I've just realised A full tub of AccuChek strips are a month out of date. ARRRRGGGGHHH. Does it really matter? They have lousy consistency at the best of times I've read---Plus or minus up to 30 per cent I've read. If being out of date harms them who knows they may turn out to give...

The tracer they inject before the scan is radioactive glucose solution. I've been told by my GP "I think you have got Type 2" So I lost 3.5 stones and by low carb no sugar diet keep my BG around 6.4 ---6.8. I take no meds. Anyone know anything about the effects of the glucose? Anything they...

Thank you all very much indeed.

I control my weight and BG by diet. My BG is almost always between 6.5 and 7.7. Occasional readings of 5.6 on waking. Today I had a CT scan to see why I have rattles and gurgle sounds from one lung. I was given contrast fluid in the arm. This was midday. Just now at midnight I checked and...

Or is this just the dream of the drug companies? Everybody has BG levels that bounce up and down. My wife eats some shocking stuff and her BG goes up. But I do admit her pancreas gets hold of the situation a lot faster than mine. Is that the true meaning of diabetes? A speedy and thuggish...

A few more details. My neighbour really is fit as a fiddle. His garden isn't big enough for him so he maintains the public/communal areas. He does not wear glasses so I think he reads his meter correctly. Actually he is a bit of a trial to talk to because his health and his wife's is his...

I'm bewildered. I 've known for years one of my neighbours is diabetic. The other day I got to talk to him about it. He told me how long he had had it and how he handled it. He is Type 2 --takes Metformin, another one I did not catch and insulin. Also 2 pills for Blood pressure and a statin...

OK people have asked. My last blood test was two weeks ago. It showed BG of 5.4. A1c of 6. A1cIFFC 42 (whatever that is). A year ago a "normal" morning BG would be between 7.8 and 8.8. and A1c 7.4 and A1cIFFC 57 I have watched it slowly improve to the present day.. I have seen the...

I did my weekly BG test this morning--it was 5.4. This evening I had a totally delicious treat of an Indian meal. Tested three hours after it was 8.4. And why would it not be ??? Two dishes had a thick sauce and I ate a quarter of an onion naan plus two poppadoms with various pickles.. I feel...

Whenever I see a picture of the Aviva meter the screen is showing 5.8. Is this a sort of resting ,waiting for the next job setting? Twice in the last 10 months I've had readings of 5.8 which I have doubted and so have done a re-test on a different finger. Apart from wasting my money this...

Bit late I admit I have just read an article that has all the hallmarks of a press release from the fear and panic generation division of the Diabetes industry about 3.8 million people in UK with diabetes. This figure --probably just plucked out of thin air --is said to include 600,000 people...