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You say that the Low Carb Programme is free - but they are asking me for £29.99, or provide a code. Is there a code available for this?

And yet I read on here only today that Metformin doesn't really do very much. Don't the NHS know that? (it's OK, don't answer that - the GPs probably get paid per prescription). I don't like taking it (I don't like taking any medicine) and I take 1 tablet 4 times a day instead of 2*2 because...

Thanks for all your advice. I think I'll start testing 2 hours after my evening meal (if I can - I'm out a lot in the evenings). I'll also try to get the NHS to prescribe the test cartridges. They're quite expensive (£15 on Ebay, £30 from Tesco). Then I can test more frequently, to see which...

Thank you. I'll certainly try to see how I can reduce my carbs. But I feel I do need the fibre - it keeps you going! I might try those Protein noodles thingies, which are very low carb

Um, no. I don' rise by 6 mmols/l. My 3 month average before breakfast is 9.5, after breakfast it's 11.7. A rise of 2.4. On Wednesday, before breakfast it was 8.9, 2 or 3 hours later it was 7.9 - a fall of 1. I do keep a spreadsheet of everything I eat, every day, with the amount of carbs I eat...

I eat butter and cheese, semi skimmed milk (because I don't like full cream milk in tea) & single cream on my breakfast. If I listened to my doctor (or more to the point, the diabetic nurse) I would be on a low fat diet, because my cholesterol is highish. However, since a lot of the cholesterol...

Yes - I test 2 - 3 hours after breakfast, and I've usually had a snack (2 Ryvitas) between breakfast and the test. Sometimes the after breakfast test is lower than the earlier one.

Hi, I'm down to 10 1/2 stone. I'm taking 4 metformin a day, but nothing else. No chronic illnesses. I have soft fruit & 1 Weetabix for breakfast, usually about 6 Ryvita over the day. I try to limit my intake to 130g Carb, though I find that difficult, it's usually about 140-150. I don't have...

Ok - but my post meal (breakfast) average is 11.7 - and sometimes it's less than the one first thing in the morning. Should I also take a measurement at the end of the day, to get an idea of my true level?

Hi all I'm a new member today. I was diagnosed with type 2 a year ago. Since then I've lost about 1.5 stone in weight. My glucose level a couple of days ago was 8.4, and the average over the past 3 months is 9.5 (before meals). I'm a bit confused because my HbA1C measurement recently was...