Recent Content by JonathanDenmark

5.8 fbg today. Would prob have been lower but for that croissant, cinnamon swirl, and most of a tiny loaf of grainy bread yesterday! We have no bathroom right now. My wife decided she wanted the old one renovated. The builder is currently removing all the old tiles. Very noisy!

“Although it can begin to influence blood sugar levels within a few days, it generally takes 3 to 4 weeks to reach its full and sustained effect.” Good luck with your appointment with the nurse! I hope they don’t make you feel they are judging you!

6.3 fbg. Ate lots of bready stuff yday. Always the same story.

5.6 this morning. Off across country to see grandchildren. Got a time for my colonoscopy. They want me on Wednesday but I can’t make it. I’ll phone today for another appointment. However, I am impressed. I sent my poo sample last Monday. A week later the result came back, and they give me an...

It never rains but it pours. Just received the result of last week’s hæmaglobin test, the national bowel cancer screening. Massively positive. So my next stop will be a colonoscopy. Though I hope it is a false high due to my careless sampling technique …

5.6 this morning. I use a Contour Next; my average Fbg over the last 90 days is 5.9, over the last 30 it’s 5.7. I started on Forxiga a year ago as part of a clinical trial. It has taken about nine months to really kick in. But nowadays I have to be really careless food wise to hit more than 6...