Recent Content by MihaiM

Hello, I'm on a low carb diet for weight loss and to meet my daily protein I was eating mostly canned Skipjack tuna in brine which is cheap and easy to eat and has lots of protein, 24 grams per 100 grams. I recently found out that Tuna has mercury and you could get mercury poisoning from it? I...

Hello, I keep looking for a cheap blood glucose meter in the UK, or better say, with the cheapest strips and lancets as my GP will not provide with them. I got one which is called Sinocare but doesnt seem too accurate, any recommendations please?

Thank you for your answers. What about this liver dumping glucose? After I have been finally with 5.3 mmol at 2:30, at 3:10 after 40 minutes I was again 6.0 mmol, is it liver dumping glucose? If so why does it keep dumping glucose all day?

Thank you very much for your answers. It enlightened me. And about the long term high in the mornings, will it eventually get lower in time if I keep losing weight? I guess losing weight is the secret?

Hello everyone, I am confused about the numbers and hopefully some of you know what’s happening to me. So I have been diagnosed a month ago with diabetes type 2 with H1bc of 6.5 % 48 mmol. The diabetic nurse told me to go on a low carb diet and lose weight and hopefully reverse it. I have gone...

Hi, I have tried now to measure in real time to see if my blood sugar levels are affected by 0 sugar (actually it says it has 0.5 g sugar per 100 ml) squash with sweeteners. I was having 5.1 mmol/L before drinking the orange glass with sweetener. I did drink it quickly, in about 30 seconds 250...

Good morning @JoKalsbeek Thank you very much for all the help, really appreciate it! I think that’s what I’ve done wrong, was having very low carbs and low fat at the same time! Will try again with a low carb/high fat diet and if it still doesnt suit me a low calorie/low fat diet. Will having...

Hello, Merry Christmas everyone! I'll try to be short and concise. 10 days ago (Friday 13th, talk about bad luck) I have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, with two blood tests resulting in HbA1c level 48mmol/mol. It's very strange because I was prediabetic for 2 years, I haven't tried to...