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I only check my sugar level upon waking up before breakfast and it is between 6.8- 7.4 2 hours after eating it can be between 7.4- 8 Rare occasion it goes above 8

Im worried to incorporate fat in my diet as i dont want to gain weight > < Can you modify the list above with some recommendations that may assist me? Whey protein not good? I feel mislead. My dietician asked me to use a protein shake to help me with the hunger when she knew was I was...

Hi everyone For dinner i had half a chicken it was grilled and marinaded with peri peri sauce and i had half a cup of tabouli salad with 3 slices of cucumber and hommus 45 min after i finished eating my stomach started to grumble. An hour after eating i feel like i havnt eaten for days What...

Hi everyone Thankyou firstly for your responses Yes I am vegetarian but can eat chicken. I am Indian so alot of our food is very high in carbs. I am gradually trying to cut it down. I have actually seen an exercise physiologist and and got a DEXA scan done. It shows you the ratio of body fat...

I have beans with my rice Even chicken and rice makes me hungry Anything in high carbs makes me hungry so i just cant eat it. My usual day is - Breakfast Oats with soy milk and tea spoon of honey Piece of fruit usually a banana Lunch Bean corn tomato salad Dinner 2 chapattis with daal soup...

Yes i completely agree with you. My issue is that several doctors and endocrinologist has told me that I do not have diabetes and no medication is required because my hb1ac is 6.2 which is slightly elevated but not high enough to take medication. But does this suggest that im insulin...

Thankyou everyone for your responses How much should my carb intake be to lose weight? I am 22 years age i weigh 57 kg and my height is 158 cm so my bmi is 23. I cant actually have carbs as im basically intolerant to it. I will eat a bowl of rice and be starving 30 min later. Is this...

Hi everyone I got my blood tests back i was told my hb1ac was 6.2. I was on metformin for a bit but it did not do anything to my blood sugar levels it did not supress my appetite and it did not aid in weight loss. My doctor told me to get off it as he said I dont have diabetes. I believe im...

Hello Everyone I was experiencing rapid weight gain in the last year and have managed to put on 8kg quiet quickly. I am female and 22. I got a blood test done and my GP told me I was insulin resistant because my HB1AC was 6.2. I was also told I had polycystic ovarian syndrome. I was put on...

Hello everyone Last time I was on here I was very anxious and depressed. Today Im feeling alot better. I went to the Endocrinologist for the first time and showed him my results. It turns out my HB1AC is 6.2 My hormones are all balanced My BMI is healthy And I dont have PCOS! WHAT A...

I appreciate everyones comments. My sugar levels are 7.8 now in the morning before breakfast and within that range throughout the day. I feel like things are just getting worse. Im due for my blood test to see what the hpac1 levels are in may and then im seeing an endocrinologist on the 12th. I...

Hello Everyone, I am going to update you on everything. From what I can gather, metformin is not working for me and is not showing any effects on me like it claims to and I believe this is ok because metformin is not for everyone. I am going to ask the endocrinologist if he can give me...

I eat all types of fruit Im just wondering if metformin can't do anything for me can i take an alternative which will help with hunger and weight gain

Ok its 7.30 am and I just woke up and did another test- I got 7.6. Is this normal

Hello everyone My machine arrived and Ive been monitoring my sugar levels. Yesterday I woke up with a sugar reading of 6.0 and then had breakfast - 2 hours later checked and I got 7.8. At 3 am I checked again because I was starving and I got 6.8. I had somethimg to eat at 10 pm but no carbs...