Recent Content by Sugarless Keith

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 4.6 this morning, but as I'm on nightshift my morning wasn't until this afternoon :***: Slightly lower than normal.

Borofergie Thanks for all of your advice, I rang my surgery and spoke to the Diabetic Nurse, explained what was happening and her response was "I'll pop a meter in reception for you to pick up and I've changed your prescription to add the strips and lancets on" To say I was impressed was an...

I do kind of feel that I have started to slip back into my old habits and I appreciate your frankness. The last test I had the nurse didn't give me the figures (I think she mentioned they don't call it the HbA1c anymore?) she simply said that the Doc was extremely happy that my levels had...

So should there be something else I could eat pre ride to prevent this? No, at the moment I don't test at all, should I be asking my GP for a kit?

I'll give you todays diet & cycling info. (I ride a hybrid) up at 6am one slice of wholemeal toast, small glass of orange juice, walk dog for half an hour 7 am cycle to work, drinking water en route 7.41 miles, which took 48 mins, average speed 9.4mph, max speed 28.8mph average heart rate...

In a nut shell I was diagnosed early 2011, since then I've lost around 20lbs, I was prescribed Metformin (3 times a day) and at last test all my levels had reduced to a "normal persons" levels and the nurse was happy with my progress. I used to cycle regularly and wish to take it up once more...

My father was type 1 diabetic & as a result of a routine examination & blood tests I was diagnosed as type 2 in January with an HbA1c of 7.9, I was sent away to diet & excersize I did very little initally but then made an effort and lost 1/2 a stone but it seems this was too little too late...