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Intermittent fasting low blood sugar

Interesting..... I just had a mild hypo (3.7 according to my Libre) I am neither low carbing nor IFing, but have stopped binge eating over the...

Post by: BarbaraG, Oct 2, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Hypo at 4.6mmol/l

Also possible that you had been lower than that and by the time you tested your body had released glucagon to bring your BG up. Do monitor...

Post by: BarbaraG, Jan 18, 2019 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Eyesight

I’m similarly struggling with glasses, having broken my most recent pair in a fall in November, and having poor control at the time. Stuck with my...

Post by: BarbaraG, Jan 16, 2019 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Anyone been on Trulicity 6 months or more?

I’m interested to know how you’ve got on. What has happened to side effects.... appetite.... and weight? Has anyone come off it.... and been...

Thread by: BarbaraG, Jan 13, 2019, 1 replies, in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Eyesight and BG levels (especially changing ones)

My eyes don't feel particularly blurry (though they are dry, and the optician's suggested some drops for that), it's just that my glasses feel...

Post by: BarbaraG, Jan 6, 2019 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Eyesight and BG levels (especially changing ones)

Quick backstory: T2D for 20 years but also a binge eater, so I have had my ups and downs with control, been on various types and levels of...

Thread by: BarbaraG, Jan 5, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Feeling guilty and I’ve let myself down..

I'm not sure that's necessarily to do with being autistic (though I understand that gives you a different perspective on things.) I feel guilty...

Post by: BarbaraG, Jan 5, 2019 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Trulicity Injections

A week on, and BG continues to decline slowly, no doubt helped by the reduction in appetite caused by the Trulicity, as well as my own efforts to...

Post by: BarbaraG, Jan 3, 2019 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Trulicity Injections

So far so good.... 14 hours and a good night’s sleep on - no side effects worth mentioning (I keep on asking myself if that is a little bit of...

Post by: BarbaraG, Dec 27, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Stepped off the Wagon a bit

Alcohol depresses blood glucose. Just saying..... My understanding is that if carb count is the main concern, go for spirits as first choice,...

Post by: BarbaraG, Dec 27, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Trulicity Injections

Did my first injection 45 minutes ago (ow! Hurts more than a finger prick.). A opulent of hours to bedtime, so we’ll see what develops.

Post by: BarbaraG, Dec 26, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Stepped off the Wagon a bit

Hello - I’ve not fallen off the wagon so much as jumped off it. HbA1C over 80. Gliclazide is a sulphonylurea, it stimulates the pancreas to make...

Post by: BarbaraG, Dec 22, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Trulicity Injections

Thanks for the answer, Roseanne. I am only on Metformin at the moment (though been on gliclazide in the past) and the DN said more Metformin alone...

Post by: BarbaraG, Dec 19, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Trulicity Injections

Those of you who have had unwanted side effects with this, how soon after the first injection do they kick in? I have just been prescribed this,...

Post by: BarbaraG, Dec 18, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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How often do you get High Sugar?

I use the Freestyle Libre and can categorically state that I only get a reading above 7.8 if I eat something which strays from the very low carb...

Post by: BarbaraG, Aug 5, 2017 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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newstatesman T2D lifestyle choice

Is it just me, or does 'treat it as a lifestyle choice' mean 'blame the people who have it'? Don't get me wrong - I am a great believer in the...

Post by: BarbaraG, Jul 31, 2017 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Diagnosed today, question about diet/pills

Back in the mists of time when I was diagnosed (1998) with a fasting reading of 11.1, everyone was told to try diet first. It was two years before...

Post by: BarbaraG, Jul 27, 2017 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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7day fast blood glucose readings

If you stick with non-caloric liquids, trust me, you will use some fat. Last week I did a 7-day sort of fast. The plan was to use a glass of...

Post by: BarbaraG, Jul 27, 2017 in forum: Fasting
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What is after max.Gluclazide?

Is gliclazide your only med? They could add metformin - unless you've tried that in the past and can't tolerate it. The other question is what...

Post by: BarbaraG, May 23, 2017 in forum: Ask A Question
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Second OGTT after 5 years

My hunch is that both the test instructions AND the "normal" levels are for people who eat a standard, i.e. high carb, diet. Long term low...

Post by: BarbaraG, Apr 29, 2017 in forum: Ask A Question

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