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I’m doing Newcastle vlcd to improve my type 2 diabetes. I’m using a dexcom one plus cgm to keep an eye on blood sugar levels. Tonight it is constantly saying I’m hypo 2.5-3.6 but I feel fine and finger testing says 7.1. Does this happen a lot with cgm where it’s complely wrong? Should I use a...

Thanks for tech help

Yeah. Think I’m in the right place now. So to repost Thank you for your advice and encouragement. Well done you for all the changes you’ve made and in difficult circumstances. Day 4 and all well. No hunger and feeling fine energy wise. Could drink more water I think. Average bs now 85% in...

Sorry to be so technologically challenged but how do I access this discussion forum through my browser rather than the app which is what I have been doing - hence the blocks and emojis

Huh. Why all those weird blocks and my numbers altered?

Thank you for your advice and encouragement. Well done you for all the changes you’ve made and in difficult circumstances. Day [emoji640] and all well. No hunger and feeling fine energy wise. Could drink more water I think. Average bs now...

Thank you for your concern. Previously discussed gliclazide with diabetic nurse so know what to do.

Third day. So far it’s easy to do. Just trying to identify which shakes are actually palatable. Blood sugars lower already and even having to keep a check against low bs and likely have to stop gliclazide.

Has anyone tried the Newcastle [emoji637].[emoji638].[emoji639]. Protocol? It’s a short sharp shock of very low calorie eating for [emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]-[emoji637][emoji638] weeks followed by a gradual return to eating appropriate meals for Type [emoji638] diabetes. I’m just starting it...

Thank you for this. Hoping to do a round the world trip so will be in lots of conventional places visiting friends and relatives, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and America, Canada but hope to book some off the beaten track places too. Such as volunteer work in Tailand or Africa working in an...

Hi everyone after several years of having my head in the sand I have finally accepted that i have to do something about the diabetes so I now take my meds (metformin and gliclazide) eat a low carb diet and hey my HbA1c is normal in just 4 months. So now I'm slimmer (10k) and fitter (aquarobics)...

Re: Need help with breaking a food addiction! OMG there are people like me out there. Diabetic and trying to get to grips with bad eating habits. I know loosing weight must happen but I seem helpless to change my eating habits. Can do the exercise even at 19 stone go to gym, work out well on my...

Thanks for this information. I have a meter and have used it occasionally. I'm confused in that I eat BS goes up and then comes down over few hours. But overnight when haven't had anything for hours it doesn't go down. So BS first things in am can be up. I bed to understand this. It seems to be...

Hi I'm a bit new to this type 2 diabetes stuff. Reading this forum it seems that getting control of blood sugars is really tough. I thought from GP that you just needed to take the tablets and job done. Needless to say my blood sugars aren't great. What should I be doing other than taking...