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Hi Guys, Hijacking the thread a bit but my question is in the same bracket. I have been testing before meals and 2 hours after. Pre meal BG's are between 4-6. Post meal at 2 hrs no higher than 7.2. My question is, if I am checking at 1 hr to get an idea of the peak level response to food, what...

Hi Red, I was diagnosed 2 years ago with type 2. At the time I was not given the opportunity (and didn't query it!) to try a lifestyle change and I was put on high dose metformin and statins almost straight away. I stopped all my medication three weeks ago with my HCT's support and am now trying...

Thanks for all the replies and encouragement, it is trully appreciated and I will keep the updates coming. Jen

Good morning one and all! I just wanted to share the successes of this past couple of weeks with you all, I am feeling pretty excited! Two weeks ago I made a decision to stop all my meds with the support of my HCT. I was on metformin 1g three times a day and statins. Had felt fatigued, had...

I love nuts and I AM nuts....a good proportion of the time! :shock: Jen

for the replies guys, Have eaten an ounce of pecan nuts just before bed the past two nights and BG was 6.4 yesterday and 5.9 this morning ....I love this site!!! Jen :D

Thanks Guys, Of course I was just looking for an easy way out....oh well, acceptance is the key!!! Jen :roll:

Does anyone know if you can use metformin just occasionally? I am currently on a trial without meds but wondered if on occasions where i know my carb intake is going to be higher than normal, if I could take it beforehand to prevent a spike? Jen

Thanks for replies. I have been eating an oatcake before bed at approx 12mn. Will try doing BG last thing at night and early morning. I am usually up by 7am at latest, 6am if working. Today, morning BG 7.7, post breakfast 2hrs 8.6. All I had was: 2 ryvita & hoummus Jen

Hi all, Just joined site and finding it really useful. I have recently come of all meds to have a trial with diet and exercise. Have been trying out for the past few days, a reduced carb diet (about 100/day). Already my BGs seem to be improving. I have only started testing my BG in the last few...

Many thanks for the replies! I have spent the day perusing this site and doing some research of my own and the evidence seems to be that reducing carbs is the way to go. I am going to give it a go and see how I get on. Can anyone recommend a good credible site for either calculating carbs or...

Thanks for the welcome guys, I have not been given a diet plan as such to follow as I just spoke with my team on the phone to say I wanted to have a trial on diet only. This was 2 weeks ago. Their only advice was to go for it and they'll check Hbac1 in August at next appt. To be honest I have...

Hi guys, I am a 42 year old woman, diagnosed nearly 2 years ago with type 2 diabetes. For the past 2 years I've been like a toddler who's thrown their dummy out the pram!! I have been on a 1000mg three times a day of metformin and simvastatin. I decided a couple of weeks ago that enough was...