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I’m type two and I tried low carb for a couple of weeks and my cholesterol went up to 22 from 11, also my hba1c went from 42-68 I’m now struggling to bring it down from double figures on my bm machine. I’ve obviously done something very wrong as doctor has doubled my statins and started a new...

I e always bought my own strips and lancets as the gps won’t prescribe them as I’m type 2 I was also a practice nurse and I know that gps are reluctant to prescribe for any type 2’s At the practice I was at until 2019 they advocate a high fibre, ‘balanced’ diet based on the traditional food...

Any wound that doesn’t heal should be referred to a tissue viability nurse for assessment. In the uk, gp’s can refer as can practice nurses. Go back and seek advice from the gp or practice nurses - good luck, healing can be a long journey x

Hi finnicty, I was diagnosed 4 years ago but only found this forum a few weeks ago. Before finding this knowledgeable group, I took my metformin and continued to eat carbs as usual, and my hba1c was 42. After reading some of the information here it suddenly hit me that I have a life changing but...

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Thank you, we are going to meet her on Sunday!

Hi all, 14.6 this morning that’s the same as last week, I think I need to be more active I tend not to do much during the week and only a brief walk around town on Saturdays, I’m getting a puppy on 29th November so I’m hoping to getting moving slowly at the pace of how far the pup is allowed to...

Good afternoon all I was 7.8 this morning, I’ve been trying with low carbs and most days I’ve been ok with it, some days are harder and I’ve slipped a couple of times. This week I’m not shopping on line for the weekly sop so I’m hoping to see more foods I can have, especially snacks (I’m a crisp...

I have this a lot with my surgery, I’m on several medications which run out at all different times during the month, some are monthly and some I get two monthly, they make you feel like a drug addict begging for medication at my surgery it’s draining!

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I don’t know how to edit my post, I wish I was 11.6 I’m actually 14.6 (stones and pounds) one day I hope to be 11.6!

Hi everyone I’m 11.6 today (first time posting) I’m just starting low carb diet so I’ll await next weeks results and hope it helps. Have a lovely day everyone! (My mum used to give us spoonfuls of cod liver oil with malt too)

8.4 bit disappointed with that reading

Good luck to you, @Higaomo I’m new here too, had a diagnosis 4 years ago, put on medication and carried on as if nothing changed. I found this group by chance and it’s a god send, I am beginning to understand my diagnosis and how to manage it, everyone has been so kind I’m sure you’ll find that...

These threads are so informative, I’m so glad I stumbled on this site, for the last 4 years I’ve been stumbling around in the dark! Thank you!