Recent Content by Fishingscotland

Thanks Louisew! I can sympathise with that need to take back some control! I too got a Freestyle Libre but as a Type 2 was told not to fret quite so much about the peaks and troughs. Whatever, it gave me something to do, checking how my eating impacted my levels. i hope your regime allows...

Thanks for that message Lupf and for the tip about finding a sustainable diet. I’ll need to get out fishing, once the season starts again!

Thank you for that tip Resurgam!

Thanks Outlier. We all need to support each other and if only one person makes a positive change which helps them then it’s worth posting your story. I recognise that I’m on the road now, where others have gone before…we all need a hand, whatever the outcome. It was no one’s fault but I felt...

Thanks so much. I did not know that the earlier high result would influence this result too! The doctor did not share! Thanks too for your detailed explanation. My phlebotomist was shocked I could wait until my appointment at 1.30pm before even thinking of eating. You can if you’re...

Thanks eventhorizon. Once you are in the rhythm, it doesn’t seem like a chore. You know when to start eating. It also seems to allow your body more time for maintenance and repair - if it’s not converting food into usable glucose or fat, the factory goes on to a different shift! I would...

Thanks bulkbiker! I tried to banish carbs. The air fryer really helped, substituting steamed or roasted vegetables as the bulk of a meal. It’s not for everyone as we all seem conditioned to eat breakfast, but if you don’t think of it as a hardship or diet, but as a fitness regime, it helps...

An out-of-the-blue diabetes diagnosis after a standard cholesterol test. Delivered in a cold NHS-busy way, by a receptionist who couldn’t really say what a HBA1C 73 result meant. Thankfully, the Forum and a lot of other resources filled in the gaps until I could get an appointment to see my...

Tha Thanks Stephen. Good luck with the IF. I chose that instead of 5 : 2, as i thought I could cope with skipping breakfast. But, come Noon, I’m very keen to eat something. I have some authentic Ceylon cinnamon sticks and had read that ground cinnamon helps with insulin resistance, so a...

Apologies, as a Newbie, if I am replying twice. Thank you Stephen! That insight was very helpful. I agree that the Freestyle shows the trends but the disparity is so marked, with one showing ‘hope’ and the other ‘despair’. They cannot be both ‘right’ and the difference is perhaps outwith any...

Thank you Stephen! That insight was very helpful. I agree that the Freestyle shows the trends but the disparity is so marked, with one showing ‘hope’ and the other ‘despair’.

Thanks, Rokaab. The Vivachek is averaging 6.6 - first thing in the morning. Testing at the same time, the Freestyle is averaging 8.5.

Thanks, Rokaab. The Vivachek is averaging 6.6 - first thing in the morning. Testing at the same time, the Freestyle is averaging 8.5.

UK, and Newly diagnosed with Type 2, and so a friend (with long-term Type 2) suggested a Vivachek Ino X which she uses, and the readings were encouraging. Before then, I had applied for a 14 day trial of the Freestyle Libre 2. However, when it arrived a few days ago, their results were wildly...