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7.2 this morning! Getting there! :)

Update....After introducing far more fat into my diet and getting some new test strips my reading this morning is 8.4 :) That is better! I have bought a diabetes diary from Amazon and Monday is my start day for regular testing. I appreciate the help and support that you have given me. :)

The current strips are 16 moths old! I will get to the chemist on Monday. :)

I didn't even realise they had an expiry date! I have a lot to learn.

The test strips are over a year old. I'm afraid I have not been using them regularly at all, still a wee bit in denial to be honest.

These ones have very low carbs and no sugar.

I have looked again at my intake and my fat levels are far too low! I am adjusting this as we speak with a nice coconut milk drink with added MCT coconut oil. Apparently a good dollop of butter in a mug of coffee works well too. Thanks for your help. Onwards and upwards.

Between 6 and 8,3

Hello and thanks for the comments and encouragement. I was at a high of 19st three years ago! After changing my eating habits I managed to get down to 17st 2lb and a couple of weeks ago thought why stop there so hit the Keto hard and have lost a further 9lb but as I say I think my liver might...

I have been taking metformin for 12 months and it makes me feel ill most of the time so was hoping to control my diabetes with weight loss/diet.

I had a small dish of salt fish and ackee for breakfast, containing avery small amount of onions, chilli and peppers. Dinner was some cauliflower with grated cheese and that was it yesterday. Drank only water and coffee. The previous day I had crispy bacon and sprouts for breakfast with...

I have been on a very strict low carb diet for two weeks and have lost 10lb. I have eaten nothing with any more than 2% sugar and virtually no other carbs yet my blood glucose level was 13.4 yesterday and after nothing to eat since 17.00 last night was 14.8 at 09.30 this morning. I take 2x50mg...

I guess that I have made the mistake of failing to keep good records. I am still in a wee bit of denial and am beginning to understand that I am going to have to be more serious about monitoring my levels. I appreciate any advice. Is there a preprinted diary/chart available anywhere?

I am Ken, I live in Horsforth Leeds with my wife, two kids, three dogs and a cat. Following some problems a visit or two to the doc confirmed that I have type 2 diabetes. I was 19st three years ago and am now 16.5st and falling. Improvement through diet alone did not work so I take 2x50mg of...