Recent Content by Nixterjoe

thank you for the lovely comments .. Low Carb is definitely the way to go, its not easy to start with and now i am used to the changes I dont miss out on enjoying nights out and dinners I just make better choices and restaurants etc are much more adaptable for menu changes if you ask them...

was diagnosed with T2 just over 6 months ago .. have just had my 3rd blood results and have gone from 79 on 1st diagnosis to now 30 and off meds now for 6 months before they will officially put me in remission [emoji1373] NOT reversal !!!.. which I am ok with cos it means I will still get all my...

thanks i am gonna try them for a month and see what it does to my sugar levels and if they rise too much i will discuss with GP

can anyone help here, been told i need to take a statin but am scared about my blood sugars rising, have reduced ac1 from 79 to 48 in three months due to exercise and low carb diet and 1x 500 metformin, and loosing nearly 5st over 5 months can anyone look at these results below and advise on...

sorry this is for a one off birthday cake not gonna be an everyday thing

what is the best sweetener to use in baking, for a T2 there is so many out there

ok great thank you .. not happened before but will take my blood monitor to bed tonight just in case

so have started using Libre 2 this week so far so good, but i had a bit of a shock alarm this morning at 1am when blood alarm went off at 3.8 … is it normal for levels to drop that low at night .. on 500 metformin once a day .. woke up to BGL of 5.6 .. i am now worried

thank you, i know i am gonna sound really dumb but what does it actually measure if not blood ?

so first time using Libre 2 CGM and I have very different readings to my finger prick tests monitor showing 8 finger prick showing 6 .. which one should I take notice of ? and is that normal :\

so a little outline … diagnosed by accident after a water infection, it was quite a shock as i had no other symptoms. Had a meeting with DN who put me on 500mg metformin once a day. She wasnt helpful with diet at all and came away no wiser on what i could eat or drink. Found this forum and...

I had my 2nd bloods and have driven it down from 79 on diagnosis to 48 in 8 weeks !!!! i just wanted to say a massive thanks to everyone here who uas helped me on my journey.. the advice has been game changing. Still a long way to go but i hope to continue down. To anyone who is just starting...

Thank you all … Bg’s back to normal, took 3 days [emoji5]

I was advised to have both as i am about to travel, but its not mandatory

just had my covid booster and flu jab in the same day 2 days ago, since then my sugars have risen, not changed diet etc, is this normal ? and will they go back down ?