Recent Content by bumblebetty

Hi, thanks for your reply @Caprock94 . Yes I am wondering if anaemia or b12 might be the culprit. The numbness is mainly one foot though whole leg feels bit odd now but getting tingles in hands and other foot too I think. I have been on omeprazole for stomach acid issues for a long time which...

I hope I caught it in time and can stop it getting worse. The doctor wants to check my iron and vitamin levels as I e had absorption issues in the past but I think the neuropathy is the same no matter what the cause.

It feels a little better today tbh and I’m wondering whether might just be a trapped nerve and I’ve over reacted. Might just be getting used to it though. Hopefully blood tests will have some answers.

I bought new strips and lancets so hopefully ok?

I have a little monitor I bought off Amazon but I’ve no idea how accurate it is. I’ve dug it out today and not had any levels higher than 7.6 which seems ok? But then I’ve not eaten anything too carby either. Will keep taking levels for a while and see if I can work out if I have a problem or...

That’s really reassuring actually as everything I read about peripheral Neuropathy suggested that there was never any improvement. Hopefully I can catch it quick and get my levels down if that’s what it is. Thanks so much for replaying.

I’m very angry with myself today as I was told I was pre diabetic last year and worked really hard doing low carb fasting diet and more exercise, lost 2 stone and brought my levels down to not pre diabetic levels. Was feeling in control but lockdown has been a disaster, I’ve been comfort eating...

I was diagnosed pre-diabetic in December with an HBac1 of 44. I’ve changed my lifestyle pretty radically, cut carbs and been doing intermittent fasting. Lost a couple of stone. My test last week shows I’ve gone down to 40 which I think means not in the pre diabetic range which I’m pleased about...

That’s interesting to know. The nurse told me that too much fat round my tummy was stopping my organs working properly and that’s why my pancreas couldn’t make enough insulin. I’ll psychologically feel much happier focusing on keeping my blood sugar level low.

Wow! Sound alike you have done amazingly! That’s very inspiring. Think I prob need to have a bit more of a push at the weight loss - find it hard trying to balance learning to exercise with dieting though.

Thank you :)

That’s reassuring - do you think I just carry on doing what I doing and hope it restarts then?

I’m usually about 5.5 in the mornings before eating and then 6.5 to 7.5 90 minutes after eating. Highest I’ve gotten is 9.3 after a carb heavy birthday lunch.

I was diagnosed with pre diabetes in January (HBaC1 was 44).Apparently it has been creeping up for years but no one ever told me. I have a lot of weight to lose but took it as a wake up call and have lost over a stone since then, cut out basic white carbs ( bread pasta potatoes rice) been doing...