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<blockquote data-quote="AM1874" data-source="post: 1421128" data-attributes="member: 379847"><p>Hi [USER=384613]@Iprobinson[/USER]</p><p>Managing and controlling your diabetes through exercise, diet and testing your Blood Glucose seems to be the best way forward. For me, committing to an LCHF (Low Carb High Fat) lifestyle and testing 3-5 times a day, seems to be working .. I have lost 1stone 8lbs since my diagnosis on Feb 7th and my BG levels are down from 12.5 to around 6. There is a wealth of info about LCHF on the forum .. and a wealth of relevant advice and positive support.</p><p>I think you would do well by reading up on the <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/lowcarb" target="_blank">Low Carb Program</a> </p><p>You might also find the discussion on the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/low-carb-diet-forum.18/" target="_blank">Low Carb Diet forum</a> helpful .. and the following websites ...</p><p><a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/60-seconds" target="_blank">Low Carbs in 60 Seconds</a></p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/lowcarb/" target="_blank">Low Carb 10-week Programme</a></p><p></p><p>Been said above by [USER=329519]@Freema[/USER] and [USER=94045]@Bluetit1802[/USER] (and others) but it's worth repeating .. when considering testing, try the website at: <a href="https://homehealth-uk.com/product-category/blood-glucose/" target="_blank">https://homehealth-uk.com/product-category/blood-glucose/</a> for the SD Codefree meter or: <a href="http://spirit-healthcare.co.uk/product/tee2-blood-glucose-meter/" target="_blank">http://spirit-healthcare.co.uk/product/tee2-blood-glucose-meter/</a> who distribute the TEE 2 meter, which is free. The costs of testing comes down to the ongoing charges for test strips and lancets. I'm testing 3-4 times a day which works out at around £10 to £12 per month for the two packages above but, more importantly, I now know what my BG levels are .. and I will be able to manage them</p><p>Hope this helps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AM1874, post: 1421128, member: 379847"] Hi [USER=384613]@Iprobinson[/USER] Managing and controlling your diabetes through exercise, diet and testing your Blood Glucose seems to be the best way forward. For me, committing to an LCHF (Low Carb High Fat) lifestyle and testing 3-5 times a day, seems to be working .. I have lost 1stone 8lbs since my diagnosis on Feb 7th and my BG levels are down from 12.5 to around 6. There is a wealth of info about LCHF on the forum .. and a wealth of relevant advice and positive support. I think you would do well by reading up on the [URL='https://www.diabetes.co.uk/lowcarb']Low Carb Program[/URL] You might also find the discussion on the [URL='http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/low-carb-diet-forum.18/']Low Carb Diet forum[/URL] helpful .. and the following websites ... [URL='https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/60-seconds']Low Carbs in 60 Seconds[/URL] [URL='https://www.diabetes.co.uk/lowcarb/']Low Carb 10-week Programme[/URL] Been said above by [USER=329519]@Freema[/USER] and [USER=94045]@Bluetit1802[/USER] (and others) but it's worth repeating .. when considering testing, try the website at: [URL]https://homehealth-uk.com/product-category/blood-glucose/[/URL] for the SD Codefree meter or: [URL]http://spirit-healthcare.co.uk/product/tee2-blood-glucose-meter/[/URL] who distribute the TEE 2 meter, which is free. The costs of testing comes down to the ongoing charges for test strips and lancets. I'm testing 3-4 times a day which works out at around £10 to £12 per month for the two packages above but, more importantly, I now know what my BG levels are .. and I will be able to manage them Hope this helps [/QUOTE]
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