Recent Content by Griffomarkii

Hello, I’ve been a T2 diabetic for 14 years and I am running my first marathon in September. I am currently carb cycling / low carbing to help lose weight (110kg to 101kg so far) along with strength training to help with hip issues. I am running a marathon in September and looking for some...

How long are your runs? I am 17stone and run 4 times a week between 5 to 20km a time. I found metformin was still allowing me to hypo if i didn't eat enough before running so i tried the following items and they seemed to work for me: Morning runs - eat natural protein bars seem to work...

Thanks for the replies. I will look Into them. Looking to test 4 times a day for 3 months to check I am still on top of it and look for any patterns. See how running etc changes my levels

Hi all, I am a type 2 diabetic who has dropped from 4 tablets to 3 and now 2 a day. I used to test my glucose regularly however as it was consistent I stopped. The lockdown is making me feel like my sugar is a bit up and down so I want to get testing again. Can somebody recommended which is...

I assume you are correct but I haven’t been questioned regarding my liver either....

Hello, I have my first Half marathon next month and was looking for some advice of gels / hydration drinks they have found useful when running long distance. Thanks in advance

I eat a lot of fruit. Always have and my sugar is very well controlled. You have to see what’s right for your body. Do not just remove fruit as it will make you crave it. It’s more how much do you move to burn the sugars from fruit.

Hi, I am a 31 year old 116kg type 2 diabetic new to the forum. i was diagnosed around 9 years ago and have had a relatively well controlled sugar level with my recent review being 44mmol. I attend spin class 3 times a week a run 7-10km twice a week (VERY SLOWLY :D) I have been struggling to...