Recent Content by mikejj

Hi 4ratbags, Thanks, Perhaps I got a little defensive about some of the posts I received but nobody likes to be told they dont know what they are doing when it comes to monitoring their health. I have kept a close eye on my Cholesterol, BP, heart rate etc for many years,I'm also someone that...

Hi Again, Well I did as I said I would in my original post, I waited about six weeks and took a second blood test, and the results are in...DRUM ROLL...............42 yea.............. Ok I'm prediabetic, that I knew before but at least its not actually Type 2 as yet. As I said in my original...

Hi Again everyone, Well I did as I said I would in my original post, I waited about six weeks and took a second blood test, and the results are in...DRUM ROLL...............42 yea.............. Ok I'm prediabetic, that I knew before but at least its not actually Type 2 as yet. As I said in my...

Hi 4ratbags, thanks, someone who has read my original post in its entirety, Had my last test been taken after eating a 'normal diet' and come back at 48, the subsequent test two weeks later would have been perfectly sensible and would no doubt have given an accurate reading, but as you say...

Hi Andrew, You are right 42 is prediabetic although on the low side, I may well be T2 but there is little point taking another test only two weeks after the first having been on such a high carb diet for the past few months. My intention is to reduce the carbs start doing some regular exercise...

1 Don't want to take the risk as 'Im doing fine thanks 2 Know what the second test is for but having been on an extreme high carb diet for months a second test only two weeks later will simply give the same result - hence the six week delay 3 Believed I was not at risk of T2 as last test showed...

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I came to this forum for advice.... if I had wanted arguments, I could have gone to Youtube. My comments to Enclave were made because I found his tone offensive. Firstly in appearing to say I was in denial, when clearly my presence on this forum contradicts that premise. He had clearly not...

Hi Enclave... whilst I appreciate your advice, I do however have to correct you. I am not in denial about anything. My position as I have stated is simply that I do not believe taking a second Test just two short weeks after the first will yield a different result than the first, and given that...

Just spoken to my GP and she agrees 100% with my assessment. I have cancelled my appointment with DN and will reschedule for about 6 weeks. After many years managing my Cholesterol levels, I am quite happy with where I am with that, its only the DB that is the issue and I will see where I am in...

@Redsnapper...Thanks for your advice, have no fear, I am no push over with Medical matters. No one gives me a pill without explaining why they chose that particular medication, what side effects, what alternatives there are and even then I expect you to listen to my concerns and if appropriate...

Good Morning All, Again, thanks for the replies. I should perhaps clarify a little here, I am not really advocating a low carb diet, simply returning to how I previously balanced my food intake with perhaps a lot less rice. If after a reasonable length of time a further test shows I am Type 2...

Hi All, Thanks for your replies, it would seem that of all the foods I could have been eating, rice is about as bad as it gets. This is why I have doubts about the reading. I thought I was being sensible eating more carbs because with my Cholesterol problem, dairy, red meat and saturated fat are...

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