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It's fascinating isn't it. My cholesterol had been 5.7ish for years though I had been eating high fibre low fat, but my diet was pretty high carb too, and eventually I became pre-diabetic. So while keeping the high fibre I switched to low carb and moderate fat, and hey presto, not only did my...

Sounds like you have lots of enjoyable options there, Yorkie ☺. Sorry about your dog .

Hi Yorkie, sounds like you have made a great start there and are already seeing results. Excellent! Just a thought; you say you hate the gym. In which case it is likely you may not stick with going, and it may be better to do something you enjoy. Like for instance, dancing? Weight training...

Hi all, so I had the blood test, fasted, and have the results. Hba1c was 40, so that's OK. I asked if I could have another test in the spring because of Xmas indulgences playing into this one, and GP said that's fine, so I will do that because it will be interesting to see if it comes out the...

Thanks Robbity. It's unfortunate that Xmas is well within the last 3 months as I did allow myself some extra 'treats'. Will have to try and get the annual date moved for next year!!!

Thanks jj, I supplement with b12 so no worries there, in fact at my last test result appointment the Dr asked me if I used it because my levels were very high! I don't take any pharma meds and hope to keep it that way .

Thank you, that's a good idea, to always do them fasted so as to make best comparisons. I think I will do that from now on.

Thanks you two. Good to know.

Hello, I have a hba1c test coming up and I know I have read somewhere about the ideal amount of time to eat (or not eat!) before the test in order to get a healthy reading. It's not that I want to manipulate the result of course, but I don't want to unnecessarily have it come out high either...