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hello I have been diabetic for about 20 years I started of with tablets and I am now on Insulin my question is how do I know if I am NOW type 1 or 2 I need Insulin to bring my blood sugars down withot Insulin I cannot bring my blood sugars down does this mean I am now a type 2 diabetic

I eat potatoes lots of them and I love them especially smashed potatoes I cook them the night before and let them cool in the fridge overnight this gives me resistant starch potatoes doesn't affect my blood sugars at all my 7 day blood sugar reading is 6.7 . I use the Freestyle Libra expensive...

I test 30 to 40 times a day with my Freestyle Libre Amount Per 100 grams Calories 38 % Daily Value* Total Fat 0.2 g 0% Saturated fat 0 g 0% Polyunsaturated fat 0.1 g Monounsaturated fat 0 g Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 12 mg 0% Potassium 305 mg 8% Total Carbohydrate 9 g 3% Dietary fiber 2.3 g 9%...

If you are yearning for chips try this get yourself a swede and cut it into chip size chips, place the chips into a bowl or plastic bag and coat with olive oil or oil of you choice, next coat the chips with with smoked paprika and Italian seasoning ,you can use thyme or oregano if you wish...

I always sleep on my left side have done foe years so I always put the sensor on my right arm

I decided to give the Freestyle libre a go I know it is expensive, but when I used it I could not go back to finger pricking, I can test as many times as I want and take action if needed,I buy my sensors from the Freestyle website ,I get the VAT deducted ,I buy 2 a month It cost without the VAT...

I had potatoes and bread along side bacon and sausage for my tea tonight and my mmol after 2 hours was 6.7? here is what I do I buy a small bag of salad potatoes from Aldi ,boil them when they are cooled down I place them in a plastic bag and freeze them until they are rock hard I buy a danish...

UK site but American software as per usual

hi I used to go to my GP to see my diabetic nurse, on one appointment the nurse said your HBAIc is mmol/l 13 which was sky high so my GP sent me to a dedicated diabetic centre I went there for a year I was given a new slow acting insulin Toujeo , and my Apidra was increased from two pens to...

Hi I like a drink now and then but beer always sends my sugars sky high ,now I have discovered one drink which does not affect my blood sugars at all, on the ingredients it says made with sugars and sweeteners, but I think why it does not have any effect on my blood sugars,is because there are...

Hi I am lucky enough to own 2 freestyle readers my question is can I use the 2 on the one sensor at the same time? many thanks