Recent Content by cornylady

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    More questions

    I set mine manually to 3.9 to 8.5. I had read somewhere about keeping below 8.5 but I can't remember where now and that seemed more reasonable as I also thought 10 seemed too high. I initially found I checked my levels religiously but now I find I feel more relaxed but appreciate the overview...
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    Eye discomfort.

    I had something similar recently and booked an eye appointment at Specsavers. You have to fill in a form prior to your visit and they phoned me for further details and then got me into the soonest eye health clinic (within 24 hours). They did a full eye health check and it was done on the NHS...
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    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    By the time I actually got to see the DN I had made the decision to self fund a libre2 (T2) and had over a weeks data. During our appointment she never mentioned testing till I brought it up at the end and said I had a CGM and offered to show her the data. Her response was she had never seen...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Hello Everyone! 5.9 for me today. Hope you all have a good day.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    5.4 for me this morning. Pleased with that. FBG is gradually coming down which is good.
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    6.4 at 8.00 this morning. Climbed to over 8.0 during the next hour and still not back to this yet (currently 6.9) at almost midday. Still fasting too. I have to admit to finding the "feet on the floor" phenomena very irritating!
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    Same food different reaction

    Thank you @golden oldie that is actually really useful to know and helpful for me to understand I can’t control everything (important as a massive control freak). Was actually wondering if I had done something wrong. So I shall take an average and say it’s ok
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    6.5 at 06.00 this morning. Went back to sleep and 7.1 at 08.00. Struggling to get my FBG down although can vary anywhere between 5.8 and 7.3.
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    Same food different reaction

    Unfortunately I can't exercise due to severe arthritis in both knees so having to do this with diet alone. My numbers are slowly improving although FBG isn't always wonderful (anywhere between 5.4 and 7.0) but general trend is down I think. So basically it's a ‍♀️ and just log what happens in...
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    Feeling ashamed with new diagnosis

    Thank you so much! Really appreciated reading this, this morning. Definitely still having a few wobbles but not letting them put me off. My friend said to me yesterday that when I do something I tend to do it all out and I think she is probably right. It's not going to go away so if I didn't...
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    Feeling ashamed with new diagnosis

    Thank you everyone. I am feeling more positive. I have told only immediate family & a couple of close friends. I don’t feel the need currently to tell anyone else. My head is still spinning a bit and I seem to go up & down a lot! However all the advice on here has been amazing and I feel like...
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    Same food different reaction

    Recently diagnosed so still learning. I had an almost identical dinner this evening: meatballs in passata with cauliflower rice, broccoli & and few peas. Also had cabbage last time. First time I had this my reading 2hrs post food was +2.5, this evening it was just +0.5. Any ideas why? Thanks all.
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    Net vs Total carb

    Thank you. So when using apps like Carb Manager it’s OK to follow the net carbs and not dig into the stats to find the total carbs? As this is basically what I’m looking at on the on the packaging anyway?
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    Net vs Total carb

    Which should I be looking at? I thought I was looking at total carbs but I have recently learnt that UK packaging actually shows net carbs. I’m a recently diagnosed T2 and just learning what works for my body, but now a bit confused. What should I be checking and how do I know what the package...