Recent Content by kim2023

What is the Dawn phenomena? Never heard of it . I ate chicken and vegetables the night before and my reading was 6.6 within ten mins of waking up . Does it tend to keep increasing in the morning?

Thanks for the reply . Will test myself an hour after exercise to see whether mine drops too

Thank you for the link as I always thought non diabetics stayed in the same reading range no matter what they ate . Great tip about breakfast. Thank you

My reading this morning was 6.6 and I went for run without eating anything . I just tested myself 15 mins after the run and it’s 7.9 .I googled it and it seems like adrenaline increases your blood sugar.geez you can’t win Does anyone else experience this increase? How frustrating

Hi it’s a fasting reading taken first thing in the morning before breakfast .

Hi I have been on a low carb eating plan for nearly a week . I am not eating more than 30g of carbs. Evening meals consist of protein and legumes . No alcohol . I run once a week and walk 10k daily . But yet my reading remains the same as it was when I first started which is 6.6 Any idea why...

Thank you all for your replies . I think I will test myself once I have a monitor

Do you think Diet Coke increases sugar levels? One doctors says it doesn’t and the other doctor says it does. So I am confused. Does anyone have proof that it does or doesn’t ? I know it’s not healthy but I do want to carry on drinking it if it doesn’t give me high sugar readings

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Thanks the everyone’s replies as they are very helpful and informative. Can you recommend a tester to buy? I live in the UK

Thanks for the reply . Why do you eat the carbs in the morning? Is it because you want to burn it off during the day? Does exercise help to lower the carbs?

Recently been diagnosed with type 2 . My current reading is 49 hba1c My bmi is 26 and I consume an average of 120 g of carbs a day . I thought this was a healthy range but it’s clearly not Could you please advise how how much carbs to eat to lower my reading ? What are you consuming per day ...

Thanks for the reply . Very helpful .What do you normally eat when you limit your carbs to 50 g?

Hi everyone . I am waiting for the results of my second blood test..the first one read 49 hba1c. I exercise three times a week and my BMI is currently 26. Been reading up on this condition and it seems I can manage this without medication? Is this possible? How many carbs do you consume daily...