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Thank you Zoe! The dr is now going to give me a blood sugar testing kit so I can monitor myself for the next week to try and get a better picture of what’s going on.

Thank you Rose. It’s good to hear other people’s stories. I’m wondering if I’m starting to get late onset type 1 or 1.5. Unless it is just my body’s response to cutting out the carbs but does seem strange. I’m at the bottom of my bmi now and I’m pretty active.

Yes it could be, thank you for your help.

Thank you and thanks for the suggestions. I’ll have a look on that page.

Ok thank you. I have cut right down on even the whole meal carbs, but will cut them out altogether and see if that helps. It just seems strange that compared to what I was eating before carb wise, I’ve cut it right down and yet my hb1ac has gone up by quite a bit. If anything I was expecting it...

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Thank you. I’ve been having porridge every morning for breakfast with a handful of frozen berries. I’ve pretty much cut out all the other things apart from say a spoonful of basmati rice and whole meal pasta once a week. I’ve cut back on bread as well and only having whole meal occasionally. The...

Thank you. I’ve cut right down on carbs and where I do have a small amount I’ve switched to wholegrain ones or a small portion of starchy ones like new potatoes or a small jacket potato. I’ve also pretty much eliminated sugar and any processed foods and a very limited amount of red meat.

Hi, I had a blood test in August for something completely different and my hb1ac was 43, so was told I had pre-diabetes and to adjust my diet. This came as a surprise as I was well within my BMI, 41 years of age and relatively active. I didn’t think my diet was that bad, but have changed it...