Recent Content by davd

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    Milk Thistle

    I take your point there, I was thinking about milk thistle for the benefits to my liver more than sugar levels but was worried it might push them too low if taken along side metformin . Through diet I got my levels down from 98 to 39 but just lately let my diet go a bit and back up to 49 to just...
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    Milk Thistle

    As anybody taken milk thistle food supplement and has it affected your blood sugar levels. Apparently it helps your liver cleansing but can also drop your sugar levels so diabetics need to be careful when taking it. If you have an alcoholic drink it helps liver not to be damaged as much. But if...
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    How much can Metformin do?

    I was on 1000 mg of metformin SR a day and then reduced it to 500 but due to it giving me stomach problems I have now come off it even though my nurse told me not to . when I reduced metformin I didn’t notice any increase in my readings and now I have been off it for two weeks and still getting...
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    Low Carb diet for a month, readings remain high

    HbA1c of 50 is only just above prediabetes which is 42 to 48 , converted to finger prick testing to 8.1 so not much reduction yet . Testing first thing in morning after getting up is not the best reading due to dawn phenomenon, it’s best to leave first test till about 2 hours after getting out...
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    Latest HbA1c levels

    Just thought I would post my latest HbA1c blood test results on 25/03/21 and I am well happy Having been diagnosed 11 months ago with a reading of 90 mmol/mol have had two subsequent readings after 3 and 6 months of 40 mmol/mol I have got latest results of 39 mmol/mol . The best bit is I have...
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    Pubbing/Clubbing

    I tend to stick to gin and slimline tonic or just brandy both zero carbs . And when we can get back to pubs and I fancy a lager or three I tend to drink coors light as it has one of the lowest carb counts of lager that is generally sold in pubs , there are one or two lower carb beers but not...
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    What is a dangerous HbA1c level

    Thanks for that great answer. I think now I understand how everybody is different on how they react to carbs and high blood sugar. I managed to get down from 90 to 40 in three months and have kept it there for the last 9 months just with moderately low carbing 60 to 80 per day ,it was after...
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    What is a dangerous HbA1c level

    That’s what I was originally asking and you have more or less answered it , So any elevated blood sugar level even only moderately say HbA1c of 50 which is only just above pre diabetes 42 to 48 is damaging but the higher it is the more risk . Thanks Roggg . I managed to get to 40mmol/mol so I...
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    What is a dangerous HbA1c level

    I take 500gms of metformin extended release every evening reduced from 1000 I used to take but sometimes I still get bad stomach ache and need toilet a lot in morning. When I first got diagnosed I was prescribed Glimepiride only 1mg lowest dose but that was sending my levels below 4 , but at the...
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    What is a dangerous HbA1c level

    After been diagnosed with HbA1c of 90 I have got it down to 40 for the last 9 months, but from an average finger test of 6 mmol/l it has now crept up to 7 which would put me in prediabetes range. To be honest during winter months I have done little exercise and eaten not much but some foods I...
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    New, panicking, and asking for advice please!

    After been diagnosed I originally was eating about 50g of carbs but now about 70 to 80g a day which is still moderately low carb but not keto. Everyone is different on how they react to carbs . 11 months ago I went high fat low carb and lost over 2 stone in three months and dropped my HbA1c from...
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    Newly diagnosed T2 - meds or not?!

    Hi and welcome When I was diagnosed 9 months ago with an HbA1c of 90 I was prescribed Glimepiride which is similar to glyclazide . Even at the lowest dose which was 1mg , with me low carbing it dropped my BG level very quickly. This drug makes your pancreas increase insulin production whilst...
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    Newly diagnosed type 2 and very confused.

    I use a GlucoRX Q cheap to buy £5.99 and £10.99 for strips it seems to be fairly accurate. This is from Glucos own website it was dearer on Amazon. I was diagnosed 9 months ago with an HbA1c of 90 which is a lot more than your 52 . I ignored my diabetes nurse who recommended low fat and didn’t...
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    Metformin

    Don’t know about symptoms of lactic acidosis but apparently excessive alcohol can bring it on with metformin. I am risking it a bit as I tend to have a brandy or three most nights since the start of this COVID nightmare as I am tending to follow guidelines and not leaving house much apart from...
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    Metformin

    I have read in many other threads on here that metformin does little to reduce BG levels. I am taking 1000mg of metformin extended release tablets with evening meal as instructed. Usually my first test of day about 2 hours after getting out of bed and only having a mug of coffee is about 5.2...