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Thanks everyone for your responses Only on my second day taking.a tablet and took it with low carb dinner then went for a brisk 4.5k walk. Felt a bit wobbly when I was out so took a reading when I got in....3.5! Don't like these tablets :(

Hello, This has probably been asked previously but..... In Oct 2013 I was diagnosed as Type 2 (17 stone in weight) and my 3 month test showed a number of 68 in new terminology. The Nurse wanted to put me on Metformin immediately but I persuaded her to 'give me a month' of diet/exercise only...

No need to apologise. Like you I have not long turned 50 and was only diagnosed a few weeks ago and felt like a rabbit caught in headlights as I had no symptoms at all. I'm following the great advice found on this site with positive results. If you have any questions, someone will always pop...

Hi Ken, I am recently diagnosed and joined this site a couple of weeks ago. It's a great site with plenty of advice and support. Congrats on reducing your levels already.

That's great, thanks. Berries it is!

Well, I had my 1st appointment with the Nurse at my GP practice and here is my experience. I was diagnosed with readings of 10.4 mmol: 8.5% hba1c (69 in new money) and because my own meter readings (waking between 6 and 6.5, before dinner, 5.2ish and after exercise 5.2ish, now seem a...

Hi and thanks for the advice :D I'll let you know how I get on next Thursday. These are great forums and the people here are very kind, so thanks.

That's great new congrats :D :D I was tested on 1st October and had the diagnosis on 18th October on diet and exercise only. Levels at diagnosis were a fasting test of 10.4, Hba1c of 69 (8.5%). Since last Friday I stepped up my exercise and moved to a low carb diet. Waking levels came down...

Yep, washed and dried. Thanks for the info about tolorences

Hello, An hour and a half after eating grapes and apple, I checked my level using my new Nano meter. (I am newly diagnosed). I just assumed the meter would be correct but it gave a reading of 9.2 which I thought was high. I immediately did another test and got 8.3 which I know is still not...

As being new to being diagnosed, I'm still finding my feet.... I've been low carbing but last night I was just starving so I had what I thought was safe, was a bowl of Shredded Wheat Bite Size with skimmed mile and Canderel. An hour or so later I tested and my levels had shot up from 6.8 to...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn Fasting glucose was 10.4 on the test taken 2.5 weeks ago. Diagnosed as Type 2 last Friday based on the above results. Since the fasting test 2.5 weeks ago, I hit the gym etc etc. Waking levels seem to be lowering from 10.4 at the...

Thanks Daibell, Thanks Netty

Thanks Daisy

Hello. I was diagnosed as Type 2 last Friday after a fasting test showed an hba1c of 8.5% (69). the fasting level was 10.4 average. I already knew something was wrong after my vision started to become blurred some time ago. The test was carried out 2.5 weeks ago and between that 2.5 weeks and...