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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    5.9 today which is the same as my average over the last week.
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    Just diagnosed & a little bit overwhelmed!

    you can also make noodles from courgettes when you fancy a stir fry or bolognese!
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    Just diagnosed & a little bit overwhelmed!

    I think there is a margin of error of 15% on these strips so don't be too worried about any single reading. Keep a record of your results and then see if you get any patterns ie if you are really low at 2.2 each morning then you may need to investigate why. For what it's worth when I used to get...
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    Drinking wine with meal reduces risk of developing T2 by 14%

    I wouldn't have thought that any nutrition study based on the UK Biobank data would be anything but very weak. Their diet data is collected from online questionnaires. From their website: "UK Biobank participants have generously provided a very wide range of information about their health and...
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    Momenta diabetes prevention prediabetes course

    I just completed the course that was run by ICS Health (now Xyla Health) last month and yes the details that they send on the App does include the Eat well plate but I would say that our coach on the calls didn't refer to that at all but recommended a plate that was constructed in different...
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    pre-diabetes, fasting blood sugars.

    I think this is my lowest at 4.1 today
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Well, I have been in the 4.7 - 5.3 range for the last month and just recorded 6.8!! I haven't eaten today yet so I know it's not that so maybe it was a delayed reaction from a couple of glasses of homemade apricot wine I had last night.
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    pre-diabetes, fasting blood sugars.

    4.7 today
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    pre-diabetes, fasting blood sugars.

    4.4