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Maybe I'm imagining things, but it seems that when I prick my finger to do a reading, if the blood flows readily into a nice blob then the reading is going to be low to normal. If it's difficult to get enough to wet the test strip, necessitating a re-prick, then the reading is going to be above...

Thank you all for the replies. I think the clue is really that I need a new HbA1C test.

Hi all. Diagnosed in April 2021, with HbA1C of 67 and put on Metformin, 500 twice per day. With hard (and hungry!) work I got that down to 40 by August 2021. Not had another blood test since then. I measure my glucose twice a day with a Tee2, mid-afternoon and a couple of hours after dinner...

Something I've been wondering is what the glucose readings would or should be for non-diabetics. My own (T2) readings, averaged over 10 months are: Morning : 8.1 Afternoon (about 4pm) : 6.3 Evening (2 hrs after dinner) : 6.5 Gross average, disregarding time of day: 7.05, lowest: 3.8...

@Rachox: I'm due another blood test so I'll ask for the lipids etc to be done at that time. @ianpspurs: worms: whyfore? @Resurgam: do you mean it affected your memory?? Mine is bad enough already! I don't want to lose any more. Well so far I've only taken one Atorvastatin, so we'll see if...

Hi all. Received a letter from my GP surgery a few days ago which said that new guidelines suggest that all diabetics take a statin to reduce their cholesterol, regardless of their actual cholesterol level. She has presribed Atorvastatin, 20 mg, one to be taken at night. I have no idea what...

Hmmm. Interesting comments. I like the idea of pork chops and cream in my frequent coffees. And thanks Jim Lahey. Isn't there a fine balance between fats, eg, pork chops, and our cholesterol?

Hi all, I was diagnosed in April with an HbA1C of 67, and immediately went low carb. With good results I think, because in late August my HbA1C was down to 40. Trouble is, I've gone from just under 11 stone down to just under 9 stone, which I attribute to the loss of chocolate, donuts, bread...

Yeah, but 6.49 for 4 biscuits??

Thanks everybody for your thoughts. I am certain that during that day I was well-behaved, carbs-wise. Afyter a busy day with my grandson I dozed off after dinner and must have slept for maybe an hour. On waking I immediately jumped up and took a reading, and it was 10+. That was the highest...

We know that glucose levels tend to be highest first thing in the morning due to the morning dump. Yesterday I dozed off soon after dinner, and during two hour delay between dinner and taking a reading. When I did take a reading my level was just over 10, which is way higher than ever before...

Many thanks to all for your kind thoughts and advice. I must say that I thought the nurse's advice to cautiously reintroduce some bread and carbs into my diet was a little odd. I think she was concerned about my weight and was suggesting I might put some back on with a little bulk. However, I...

I was diagnosed about 4 months ago, with an HbA1C of 67, and advidsed to go low-carb straight away, and to start on Metformin. I've been working very hard with the carbs but, oh how I miss the chocolate! I recently had another blood test, and the diabetes nurse just phoned. My HbA1C has...

I tested recently soon after eating a little orange, an easy peeler. I hadn't washed my hands, and the reading was sky-high, well beyond my usual range. Washed my hands, tried again - back to normal range. So the lesson is, wash and rinse carefully pre-testing.

I'm in the Newbury area, RG14. I received a letter out of the blue a week or so ago inviting me for an eye test in early August.