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    Type 2 Is it better to eat 3 meals no snacking, or graze through the day

    No he tests it whenever I ask him, they are very high, the diabetic nurse said we should go there in a week or so, after I have done a map, they have just upped his meds, and he is still getting 16, his last hb1ac was 74, he has been struggling since June last year,
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    Type 2 Is it better to eat 3 meals no snacking, or graze through the day

    Metformin 2 x 2 and vildagliptin 1 x 2
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    Type 2 Is it better to eat 3 meals no snacking, or graze through the day

    My husband has type 2, and will grab some fruit here and there, a nurse said he should eat 3 meals to avoid the lows.
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    Type 2 Does fasting BG lead to high readings

    When I asked him to do the test was about 2 pm 12.7, then 40 minutes after eating he retested 12.3, he was generally getting, 6's - 8's, but over last month have been 10+, his before eating is generally high,
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    Type 2 Does fasting BG lead to high readings

    My husband has high morning readings, higher than night before (is this dawn phenomenon?), then the other day I told him to check and the reading was 12 ish, he ate a banana and it came down, does this mean he should eat more frequently, he loves to snack on fruit, sometimes he seams to be...
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    Newly diagnosed - big change in HBA1c

    Sorry I will start again Inflammation can cause rise in BG levels, have you had any infections/ colds/ fever or other bugs, just before your last test
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    Newly diagnosed - big change in HBA1c

    Infla can cause rises in BG levels, have you had any inflammation, cold/ fever, bugs,
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    Vitamin C reducing BG levels.

    My mum would boil the meat while preping veggies, pull the meat out to cool down, and put the veggies in, then cut the meat and put back in the pot when the veggies were close to done or done to heat the meat then serve, she used to make several servings at once, we would have for 2 days, and...
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    My hb1ac was 29, my husband has had t2 for 2 years, hb1ac 89, 9 mths later 46, & off meds, but...

    My hb1ac was 29, my husband has had t2 for 2 years, hb1ac 89, 9 mths later 46, & off meds, but crept back up over winter, we are managing it
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    I was wondering what your pre hospital weight was compared to now, I'm finding it hard to...

    I was wondering what your pre hospital weight was compared to now, I'm finding it hard to navigate the different theads
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    After how long after eating is 90 mins, 2 hours and 3 hours?

    The 90min, 2hour, 3hours after food give you an indication of how your body reacts to that food, if they go up you are still getting sugar out of that food, if they go down, you have got all the sugar out of that food and using it, its more about what foods take how long for the sugars working...
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    Interesting facts

    There was some American Indian themed artwork made out of toilet paper, and it looked great it went around in an email 10 - 15 years ago
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    What is more important, fasting BG or pre and post meal ones?

    Hi Charlie, I'm from New Zealand and was wondering why you couldn't go to your mum's doctor, or a local doctor there, you may have to tempery sign your paperwork over, but your health shouldn't go on hold cause you not home, please let me know