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Hi Grace, I have just purchased a SD code free, and the readings are higher than The Accu check monitor i started off with, i see your readings are about the same as mine, now im wondering if the codefree monitor might be better even though its a higher reading as it seems to have a consistant...

Ian, Angie, Kenny, thanks you, all noted the tip about the cheese and bed has made a big difference, I woke up about 4.30am, had a munch on the cheese, sip of water went back to sleep and woke up feeling good at 7.30 took my blood it was 5.2, :D So bearing in mind what has been said i...

Also my meter has stopped beeping about anything, use to beep when i put the strip in, now it only does the visual thing, i wonder if its working properly? Do they always beep? :shock:

Blimey Kenny NUTELLA, i hav not been near chocolate spread, in case it jumped out and got me! I think i have been incredibly stuuupid! i have been having Benecal yoghurt drink i always have it, to reduce my chol. well at 6pm ihas omlette with bacon and mushrooms thinking this would bring down...

Hi Jopar, i had a 1 egg mushroom and bacon omlette about 6 and planning to have a salad small bowl about 9 as i had no veg at tea time. how does that sound?

Jopar that is how i feel in the mornings! like a hang over, how can that be stopped? Thankyou for explaining the different terms, there is so much to get to grips with. Whitby that porridge does sound fantastic, will try it. While out shopping today i purchased some wheat free flour...ive not...

How does anyone get anything done? i am meant to out getting things done inc. shopping which im having to do more often at the moment. i turn to go and realise NO now i have to eat again, BG testing and BP testing preparing clearing up thinking about it all, as it is not my normal pattern (it is...

hi fraddy i was taking cinnamon capsules, but the repeat on me! making me feel like i had had a bun mmm, of course i had not v.sad. i was not stressed before this morning where upon i realised things were not going in the right direction. im not going to give up until i can figure out what i...

i eat about an hour after getting up, i test before getting out of bed just for a base line number, is this wrong Im confused because what was working is not working a few days later. for me to keep this under control by diet alone for as long as i can, i have find a diet i can stick to for an...

i have been testing now for 4 days, 5. readings, now eve after eating the same meals i am up to 8 2 hours after eating. im losing the enthusiasm here to be proactive. i had for breakfast 1 egg on burgen toast 1 pce. had reading 8. yesterday i had porridge 34g with skimmed milk mixed with mostly...

Hi Grace, I tried to pm you back but it ay you have not got it on? But yes that would be lovely, me too. Thanks again for the encouragement. :thumbup:

Well Grace, im so pleased for you :D and i hope sooo much i can have the same results when i get mine done in a few months (i think). YOu are an inspiration, and know you have helped people too! Thank youfor being one of the people who were kind enough to say hello to me, and made me feel...

Hello Nikki, I just got back from my walk, fantastic sunset thrown in for good measure, i tested at 4pm in the woods :shock: , it was 5.1 so im a happy bunny, for a few hours anyway, until i make the next mistake. Im taking as supplements Dandelion Root, CoEnzyme Q-10, Cinnamon Bark, and Lipoic...

Hi Gally Glad you found this post and people's comments have helped, im certainly grateful to have found such a place so erly on in my diagnoses, I really did not have the first clue about it, not even after my DB nurses appointment. Good luck with your testing, and keep me informed, would be...

OK 3/4 hr later and its 7.3, but thats still high considering i have not eaten much. Thats OK, though i realise i am panicking i jsut have to get use to this, take it gently step by step, get use to seeing the readings and what my numbers look like. Phew, and breath, thanks guys, you really are...