Recent Content by Kipperkid

I've been looking at the low carb course on this site - that seems to suggest that levels of the sort I am aiming for (hoping to get to under 100g a day eventually) could be sufficient to do the job. @ringi you seem to be saying that reducing carbs will only work at levels low enough to put you...

Yes, I know it's probably too many carbs, that's why I am gradually reducing it, can't cope with sudden reduction. It was stress that sent all my numbers haywire so I am trying to control/reduce my stress levels and sudden changes don't really help with that, sadly.

Yes, I am in England. Well, I spoke to surgery again when I collected my repeat prescription. Still insisted my result was 'pre-diabetic' but no number. When I pointed out I had a right to the actual number, she reiterated that I could have a printout if I paid for it. When I insisted I had a...

I'm worried that I'll pay out for the printout and she will print out what she told me yesterday, which wouldn't get me any further forward. How much does the Hba1c have to have reduced to be an improvement, though? Does it only count as an improvement if it comes out as no longer prediabetic...

I couldn't agree more! It is a waste of their time but seems to be my only option. My surgery offer appts and repeat prescriptions online but not access to view my record/test results - I went into the section where you can theoretically request to have that access added to your login and...

Dec 2016 Hba1c 47 cholesterol 5.7 (no medication) BMI 40 BP 200/90 (no medication) Referred to Slimming World July 2017 Cholesterol 5.2 (no medication) BMI 35.5 BP 125/85 (on medication) The woman I spoke to for the blood test results said I was still prediabetic but couldn't or wouldn't give...