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My lowest HBA1c was 37 my last was 40 so again creeping up. Have been laid up with a bad knee for 3 months so no real exercise. I would have thought that a rise in my blood sugars would have been an alarm but obviously not. Also if I am 1 point below intervention having previously been full...

Went to doctor this morning for an infection. Received a call this afternoon from Diabetic nurse saying doctor wanted to mark me as 'resolved' so that I only needed HBA1C test every 12 months was that alright ? No I replied, if I carried on eating chips and chocolate cake, took the metformin and...

thanks bluetit. I don't think I will try it again in the short term, it was a curiosity thing and I am happy to accept the explanations. It all helps in the management to understand what is going on though !

thanks folks. Yes I remained seated during the two hours. No I didn't up my carbs beforehand. I am a 'he'. The purpose of testing was to understand better what is going on in my body. Though I am fairly comfortable with my low carb diet at home it is a pain in the A when I am travelling on...

I wonder if any one can help me understand my self administered test. Background I was diagnosed with type 2 30 months ago wiht an hba1c of 64. I was offered metformin but chose the newcastle diet first. Blood glucose on first day was 13.5 it had dropped below 5.5 within 7 days. I lost 3 stone...

I have been making my own low carb pasta using gluten flour (7g/100g)(from internet), soya flour (22g/100g)(whole foods shop) and a little whole meal spelt flour 66g/100g). No good if you're coeliac but most of us aren't. Far more pleasant than shredded cabbage with a pasta sauce. I also make my...

Very good, pretty much my story. Diagnosis level 67, nurse said take these tablets. I said, wan't to change lifestile first. She said 'ooh dont think you can do that !'. Went on newcastle diet and started exercising (after 20 years sedentary occupation - the silent killer) lost 3 stone. Latest...

I did it , more or less. Cooked all my own meals and kept to 800 calories a day measuring everything that I used. Started with fasting 13.5 mmol/l dropped to <5 by second week. My HBA1C was 67 to start. I dropped 3 1/2 stone and my follow up HBA1C was 40. My cholesterol is healthy, my blood...