Recent Content by Margaretindevon

I was diagnosed type 2 in July and posted on here a couple of times. Recently I had my second HbA1c test done and it was down from 6.2 to 6.0 and my cholesterol was down from 5.6 to 4.7. Last Thursday I was in hospital for day surgery on my shoulder. The surgeon shaved away some bone to free...

Thank you Ian for your help. It was late when I posted last night, so I didn't give you my thanks then. I shall do the tests at 2 hours, see where we get to then. Have you any tips on getting one's fasting level down, as mine is higher in the morning than when I went to bed......Dawn Phenomenon...

There's a law about that............I think it begins with S..!! Margaret

Hi All, Please could I beg a little more help? I have been busy reading a lot of books, reading a lot on forums, and reading a lot on the internet and to be quite honest I don't know what is fact and what is fiction. Firstly can someone tell me exactly what BG levels I should be aiming for to...

Thank you Fergus, I am still learning, and trying to inwardly digest. It seems a veritable minefield to me..............who CAN you trust if the NHS has got it all wrong? Margaret.

Hi I actually said that my A1c level was 6.2 and my fasting glucose test came out at 7.7, which iHS says is not bad at all! More confused now. Hi Fergus, nice to meet you too. The Honolulu study done in 2001 [which was published in the Lancet] with American-Japanese men [they tested over 3000...

Hello Everyone, I was diagnosed three weeks ago as type 2. I am confused as to the relationship of the HbA1c tests and the fasting glucose test. When tested my fasting level was 7.7. The HbA1c was 6.2. What is the relevance please? If the HbA1C shows the glucose levels over a period of 3...