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77.6kg again this week - so no change from last Friday, BMI still at 25.3 - really need to put some effort into getting that under 25.

6.3 this morning. Exercise was a 5km walk with the dog at lunchtime, then a 5km run in the evening. I had a protein shake for lunch, a banana about an hour before the run. Dinner was a chicken tagine followed by some berries and Greek yoghurt plus some peanuts for snacks.

I decided to try a faster paced 5K run last night, to get some idea of where my running fitness is at. I was hoping for around the 30 minute mark but managed to go a bit faster at 29:05. Still not fast, but that's the first time I've run a 5K in under 30 minutes since 2017, so quite pleased with...

I'm continuing to ramp up my exercise levels and seem to be getting good results using the OTE energy bar/flapjacks. On Tuesday I did a 20+ mile walk with the dog into the heart of the Cairngorms and for that I didn't take anything for the first couple of hours then took half of one of the OTE...

5.9 this morning. I did a 5km walk with the dog at lunchtime and a 1 hour/5-mile run in the evening. No lunch or breakfast although I did eat half of an OTE energy bar half an hour before the run. Dinner was lemon sole in breadcrumbs with cauliflower hash-browns and broccoli and then later...

77.6kg this morning, which is 12st 3lbs. Slightly up from last weeks 77.45 and BMI is currently 25.3.

77.45kg this morning, which is 12st 3lbs and a BMI of 25.2. Not entirely sure I believe that, but it's nearly 1kg down from last week.

On Sunday I did another longish walk with the dog - 18km with then best part of 500m of ascent. For that I didn't eat or drink anything during the walk and my blood sugar was 6.7 when I tested it shortly after getting home. So a bit higher the day before when I was fueling - but no real issue...

I'm some way away from multi hour endurance bike rides or runs so at the moment I'm building those up with shorter outings e.g. 5km runs and 1 hour bike rides. I am fit enough to do longer walks with the dog though, so am trying my fuelling approach on those first. Today Obi (my very fit...

I suspect when I was doing longer runs and bike rides before diagnosis I had so much sugar sloshing about in my blood that I rarely needed to fuel up (my hb1ac was 106 when I was diagnosed, without any symptoms). Now it's lower I'm paying more attention, including trying to find ways to fuel in...

78.4kg this morning, which is 12st 5lbs and down about 2lbs since last Friday.

79.3 this week, which is 12st 7lbs so down by about 1lb since last Friday.

My highest readings of the day are often when I test first thing in the morning, and there is some discussions around that i.e. "High blood sugar in the morning is often caused by the dawn phenomenon (a natural hormone surge telling the liver to release sugar), waning medication or insulin...

My initial hb1ac when diagnosed as a T2 in March 2023 was 106. I got put on metformin straight away but the advice on what to eat wasn't useful, and it was only after reading up on things (including joining here) that I identified low-carb as being worth a try. Using that primarily my next hb1ac...

My total cholesterol was 7.5 when originally diagnosed with T2 and I started on statins then and it's now 4.4. I suspect some of that will be the statins and some will be the diet changes I made. I've not encountered any side effects from the statins but I have read that some people do.