Recent Content by MarionGrassie

1. Omega 3 fish oil 2. 50+ multivitamin 3. Chromium picolinate 4. Milk thistle 5. Lactobacillus Acidophilus (probiotic) 6. Fructo-oligosaccharide powder (prebiotic) Occasional ACV and Glucomannan

Hi, I’m fairly new to blood monitoring. I was given no advice when I received the monitor & I have to buy my own testing strips & lancets. I have been mostly checking fasting (morning) levels. These are higher than I’d like but I believe that’s down to the dawn phenomenon. I stick to mostly low...

I also find myself upset by other people’s attitudes towards type 2, both towards the seriousness of it and the ‘blame’ factor. I’m type 2 and yes, overweight although I have lost 5 stone since diagnosis. I have a sister-in-law who was diagnosed late (in middle age) as type 1. Recently, at a...

Thank you

Hi Alison. I was diagnosed after 2 fasting glucose tests recorded 7.4, then 7.3. I asked if I needed an oral glucose tolerance test to confirm but I was told the 2 fasting tests were enough. I know the level for diagnosis by HbA1c is higher than my level so I queried it myself. I was told that...

Thank you all for your advice and reassurance. Much appreciated. Re length of time undiagnosed - my doctor told me (on diagnosis) that I hadn’t had it long. Also I know that a test for diabetes 2 years earlier didn’t even show pre-diabetes so I think it must’ve escalated quickly. Thanks again...

Hi, I am a 56 year old woman and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 2 1/2 years ago. My HbA1c was 46 at that time, and has gradually come down to 37 at my last test. I’ve been told that this is excellent control. I regularly fast and follow a low carb way of eating between times, with only...