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I don't bother with the doom merchants and I'm thinking what we'll do for my 70th year after next. I find getting outside as much as...

Hi - sounds like you've made a good start. If you're reducing carbs, how much are you aiming for each day? Low carb is usually taken to...

Yep, but the engine doesn't then stop just because the gauge reads empty. The thing about those of us T2s reporting this is that we have...

Yes, but I have never understood how a sensor reading error is supposed to produce physical symptoms. Isn't it more probable that the...

I think it is less likely to be a compression low. I get just this, and it's always marked by sweats, nightmares and invariably waking...

Thank you both. Discussed with my partner and he thinks I should ask for another Hba1c in 3 months and stay on the meds until then - as...

That's superb progress. That's a 35% fall in BG in only three months. Given that you'll still have some older red blood cells hanging...

The problem for GPs is that the NICE guidelines for Type 2 recommend prescribing metformin as the first line of treatment. The same...

Hi there @Donna85 . Thanks for taking the time :) @KennyA is not up for nomination, he is already a mod. @MrsA2 and @lovinglife have...

We've had a nomination for @Lakeslover. Nominator prefers to remain anonymous.

Hi It seems the medical establishment (I don't mean all doctors) is still in the mindset that once a (T2) diabetic, always a diabetic...

And a little more - I've got "too many" red blood cells so have a fructosamine blood test instead

I think you mean HbA1c? That's a different test entirely. Fingerprick testing tests the level of blood glucose in your capilliary...

Sorry, no experience either way. Given that the neuropathic pain seems to come from the nerves themselves being damaged, I'm generally...

Yes, the blood draw was around 10 minutes apart, mainly the time taken for the machine to process the first sample and me to object to...