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@EllieM I did have one way back in 2018 but can't find it now. I will try taking out pasta and rice (I was having at least 60g worth of carbs in those alone at night) and see how I fair. If I still struggle then I will definitely invest in a monitor again.

@Outlier thanks for the reply. I'm cutting out the pasta/rice with my evening meal and will substitute with cauliflower, green beans etc. Basically I'll put the same weight in veg as I would have had in pasta/rice. I run 3 times a week so I convinced myself that I need the carbs to run but...

Hi all, I posted recently about having high cholesterol but surprisingly my HbA1c is now in the normal range, I was first diagnosed as pre-diabetic in 2018. I am very careful with my diet in terms of sugar but still fear my carbs are too high. I fall asleep after meals, carry a lot of abdominal...

Thanks for your reply @ajbod I do wonder if I am still quite carb sensitive as I will fall asleep after a meal and I feel hungry all the time. I tend to have pasta or basmati rice with my evening meal because I feel so ravenous. I was eating around 150g of Carbs a day to fuel my running but I am...

Hi all, I came to this forum back in 2018 when I was told I was in the pre-diabetes range and also anaemic. I worked hard with my diet and managed to get out of the pre-diabetes zone. I was retested recently, having maintained sugar free and moderate carb diet and although I was still out of the...

I have been very pleasantly surprised that our food bill is neutral and possibly a bit cheaper since going high fat/ low carb. As you say I eat less quantity but far superior quality. I used to be ravenous most of the time and think nothing of stopping at the co-op on the way home, buying a 100g...

Thank you :) It explains the hissy fits and tantrums I have had in the past when I have ridden my mountain bike for hours and not eaten properly.

Thank you! I have just purchased it :)

@AloeSvea Yes. It was the first time I had tested while actually out riding and it was a real eye-opener for me. It's been 6 weeks since diagnosis and I have been sticking to hour long intense sessions at the gym, which push my blood sugar up after. I just assumed the same would happen...

This happened to me yesterday! I checked my blood immediately before I went out (confident it would be high enough for a two hour bike ride) and it was at 5.1 so I ate and went straight out. At 45mins I had dropped to 4.6 so ate again. At 2 hours I had dropped to 4!!! At that point I had arrived...

Hi! Yes I am now supplementing with something called Ferrous Fumarate the doctor prescribed. Then I will be rechecked in 3 months to see if the levels are up. I was given a full blood screen (that was how they found the pre-diabetes) and my thyroid was fine. I'm just so pleased to be sorting...

Hi Alexandra, Yep the GP did check them and I am very low (ferritin at 8) so I am taking Ferrous Fumarate an iron suppliment from the GP. I will have my levels checked again in 3 months :)

@Glink @Jenny15 Just to report back that I am feeling much better :) The low carb/High Fat is working. I have been much more energised and have even completed some run sessions and cycle sessions fasted! I have been taking iron supplements for a month now and eating iron rich foods and have...

Hi :) thanks for the response. Yep I am supplementing now but it will take a long while to get the levels up. My heart still does that horrid stop start thing sometimes which is related to the anaemia.

Glink I am interested in what you say about dawn phenomenon as I have this problem too. I wake every night at around 3am and depending upon how sudden the waking (sometimes I feel like I have been snatched from a deep sleep) I have to work hard to get back to sleep. It has got a little worse...