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Thanks for that, it is exactly what my GP says. It is comments like that encourage me to keep up with my exercise regime. I know one thing for sure, if I stopped, the rot would set in very rapidly.

No offence but I fail to see the point of your answer, I am aware of the benefits of using weights, that is why I am religious about my regime. I was merely commenting that two hours after a workout my BGL had risen and was in the "orange" zone. I was fasting due to my BGL test at the lab...

Works for me too, but not for long, I have a home gym and recumbent bike, which I use every morning 30 minutes on the bike then bench work; bench presses, squats etc. Pre yesterday morning workout BGL was 6.2, after workout 5.8, two hours later 6.8. The latter was taken on my meter at the same...

One of my biggest problems is the inconsistent readings of the same meal on different days. For example I use the Vetta brand of pasta (high fibre or high protein, other brands are deadly usually) I usually eat 180 to 200 grams (cooked weight) , most days results are normal down to as low as...

I understand all that; my point is that there is 40g carbs in two triangles of the large Toblerone, the slice of bread I compare it to contains 18g.

I thought that perhaps it had something to with the amount of fat in the chocolate

Hear Hear! when I was first diagnosed with IGT my GP suggested I visit the dietitian at the clinic, her advice was to eat plenty of grains, wholemeal bread etc, even now I have seen that advice given.Finished my workout now, off to brekky; a LARGE bowl of full fat yoghurt, blueberries and nuts.

I am becoming an omelet freak also

I eat plenty of those now; will keep it up. I said earlier I use test strips mainly to see what I can eat safely, the inconsistency, is an eye opener. Here is one example that really puzzles me, I can eat a slice of bread or a slice of pizza for instance, and my readings can spike to 11 or...

Thanks for the prompt replies so far, To clarify a couple of points; I am way over the protein RDI already, Breakfast alone supplies me with around 40g, almost half of my target of 75-80g. If I ate any more nuts I would be climbing trees!

Be kind to a newbie, I am 83, 181cm and 72 kg, definitely not overweight, 11 years ago I was diagnosed with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). During those years my fasting glucose has fluctuated between 5 to 8.3, during that time my HbA1C has remained fairly constant at between 5 an and 5.5...