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    Braving the GP - Critique my notes?

    I live in a very small town, so choice of GPs is limited. I actually had quite a positive experience. I decided to lay out my whole management strategy to her, I was hesitant because I thought I might get a raised eyebrow with LCHF, home-tesing etc. But on balance decided that it's just so...
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    Braving the GP - Critique my notes?

    Well I essentially eat the same every day, and every time I have something different or there's something particularly unusual about the day (did more exercise, had a weirdly late dinner, tried a new meal, a new restaurant etc) I do make a note of it on my app. My portion sizes aren't creeping...
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    Braving the GP - Critique my notes?

    Thank you! Exactly those tests- yes :) Thank you for linking to my post.
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    Braving the GP - Critique my notes?

    So I'm reluctantly off to my GP. I'm going to register with a new one, but it'll take 3 weeks to get an appointment (boo...) so I've decided to bite the bullet as I really can't have it going up and up like this for no identifiable reason) Background is in my last post, but essentially my...
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    BG astronomical despite keto - Confused and upset

    It's 21! What the heck!? This is stupid. Something's wrong. Also NO symptoms. At all. If I took NHS advice and didn't check my BG I'd be happily going about my business. Trying to find a new doctor to take me today! Thank you for all your support and advice, everyone! I'll report back if any...
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    BG astronomical despite keto - Confused and upset

    Thank you! That's really useful. I'll definitely revisit the thyroid issue. Weirdly, I feel great, other than the anxiety over the last few days! I feel like I did when I was low carbing previously any my numbers were in the 5s and 6s. Energised, no symptoms, no fatigue. It's really very...
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    BG astronomical despite keto - Confused and upset

    I would love it to be a metre problem, but I really don't think it is. My back-up metre (different brand) reads the same way (basically identical readings). I got my husband to test and his was as expected.
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    BG astronomical despite keto - Confused and upset

    That's a very kind and generous interpretation. Maybe (hopefully) you're right. Frustration is exactly the right word. And I could do with some Avenger level strength and determination right now! Thank you for being kind.
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    BG astronomical despite keto - Confused and upset

    ....Now down to 9.5 from 17.7 this morning. Dammit, body, what are you doing?
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    BG astronomical despite keto - Confused and upset

    I'm definitely overweight and suspect I was diabetic for quite some time prior to diagnosis so suspect T2 is right on the money. My dad was 25 when he was diagnosed with Type 1 though. Trying to be philosophical about insulin. Whatever works, right? I'm perhaps a little bit unfairly bitter...
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    BG astronomical despite keto - Confused and upset

    I do suspect there's some comorbidity factors. I'm approaching an under-active thyroid and will presumably need medication for that soon, so that could be messing things up (although I think standard medication for this is likely to raise blood sugar, helpfully...). I used to have problems when...
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    BG astronomical despite keto - Confused and upset

    This really helps to read, to be honest. Even when searching through this forum and the internet at large, I can't seem to find much about people who are diligently keto-ing and not lowering their blood sugar. It just seems like such a silver bullet for everyone. At least this tells me that...
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    BG astronomical despite keto - Confused and upset

    Pretty confident. I've checked my non-diabetic husband and it's as expected. Cross checked with my backup metre and it's currently identical (14.3 down from 17.8 one hour ago...)
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    BG astronomical despite keto - Confused and upset

    Thank you. I'll have a read of that thread. I tested my husband's BG and it was as expected. I've changed the battery and the test strips so quite confident its right.
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    BG astronomical despite keto - Confused and upset

    Hi all, I've been back on the keto wagon for a month now, with quite a lot of intermittent fasting (typically around 8:16). My fasting blood sugar when I started was the same as when I was first diagnosed (hovering around 18). Progress was slow but I saw it come down. I was hovering at between...