Recent Content by mcdougall86

I’m just going to preface this by saying I don’t do a strict low carb diet anymore. I’m recovering from very disordered eating habits, and as part of my treatment I don’t strictly count or record macros. However, I do try to base as much of my diet as possible around protein, veggies and fats...

No contraindications but the issues with my spleen can apparently cause hba1c to be artificially lower. Something to do with the haemoglobin. So I’ll definitely bring it up with my endo

I have never tested and had a low result. Like I said, my assumption until recently was that *must* be having lows i don’t know about because there’s no other way my hba1c could be at the level it was, without something balancing the highs. However, I do think it’s more likely that my hba1c...

I haven’t ever had a low reading on a finger prick test, and I don’t ever get symptoms that align with a hypo. My assumption is only because my hba1c doesn’t seem to match with the regular readings I’m getting, so my natural guess was “I wonder if there are lows balancing it out”. I think it’s...

Hi! Yeah, I have a finger prick tester now, and it’s partly why I’m questioning the diagnosis. My morning fasting readings and post-meal readings seem far too high to correlate with my hba1c unless I’m having significant lows somewhere in along the way. Either that, or perhaps the hba1c isn’t...

They did no further testing at all at the time, the combo of my weight plus steroids meant it was taken as read to be T2 and I didn’t know enough to question it. I’ve only started testing again very recently because I’ve been a bit worried about symptoms. I didn’t have a meter for a long time...

I was diagnosed in late 2016 whilst in hospital on very high dose steroids for an autoimmune condition. It was literally one finger prick test (at 17.5!) and they had me on metformin quicker than I could ask any questions! I was 29 at the time and had a BMI of around 36, so was obese and my...

Thanks folks. I got a prescribed meter a few years back when I developed steroid-induced diabetes so cost of strips etc wasn’t an issue as it was covered. The machine broke a year or two later but at the time by HbA1c was in normal ranges so I just simply stopped testing. My HbA1c is now raised...

It seems like the choice out there is endless. Can anyone recommend a good source to compare blood glucose meters to help me choose the right one? The pinned post is quite out of date! I’m looking to balance affordability with accuracy, so something that’s decent but that doesn’t cost the...

Thanks for your reply! My plan is to continue on a low (moderate) carb diet following the 8 weeks. I see the 8 weeks as more of a kickstart. The last time I was on steroids I followed a moderately low carb diet and lost 2st, kept my blood sugars low and felt full and satisfied all the time! I’ve...

I see that lots of folk here have done/are doing the Newcastle Diet. I’m really interested in doing an 800kcal diet but I’m not a fan of diet shakes at all. I think I’m much more likely to be successful if I just keep my cals under 800 by eating small meals. I’ve done a few days as a test and...

Thank you for your reply :) I am still figuring out a lot re. my blood sugars as I am recently diagnosed (steroid-induced) so it's all very new. I'm hoping that I'm one of the lucky ones whose hyperglycaemia goes away when I come off the steroids, as I wasn't diabetic before, but I'm doing my...

When I woke up this morning at 8am my BG was 5.3. I then lay in bed for another couple of hours (lazy day!) and didn't eat or drink anything. I tested again two hours later and my BG was 8. Could this be a liver dump? I took some medication in that time-frame, inc. 5mg of prednisolone which I...

5.3 this morning which I'm very surprised about as I totally broke last night when I was exhausted and had a chicken burger from the takeaway as well as a can of soft drink and jelly tots (I know, I know. But it was a one off!).

I am so overwhelmed by the difference in opinion between low carbers and low cal followers. Do both methods work to help control or reverse type 2? I'm really looking to hear from people who have been able to be drug free with normal blood sugars for several years, rather than people who have...