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Exactly how bad is bad (HbA1c)

I'm assuming you don't have any symptoms at all? Point here is that you have a question to answer: do you want to do something about your blood...

Post by: KennyA, Mar 4, 2021 at 2:51 PM in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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HB1AC and monitoring

Hi, welcome to the forum. If your blood glucose is going up then something isn't going right. You say you've cut down on processed foods and red...

Post by: KennyA, Mar 4, 2021 at 10:51 AM in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Big Drop in HBA1C - What now?

I attended DICE (the local DESMOND equivalent) and had a diabetic nurse telling us to base meals around starchy carbs, and a dietitian telling us...

Post by: KennyA, Mar 3, 2021 at 7:44 PM in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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1st thread

Hi and welcome to the forum. Yes, you can combine a stressful and pressured job with T2, although eating a low carb diet in the last job I had...

Post by: KennyA, Mar 2, 2021 at 11:57 PM in forum: Greetings and Introductions
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Carbs question

I use Lidl full fat Greek yoghurt, costs next to nothing and is an excellent product. Not really a yoghurt fan on its own but do use it a lot in...

Post by: KennyA, Mar 2, 2021 at 11:25 PM in forum: Ask A Question
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Low Carb Diet, newly diagnised

Hi, welcome to the forum. You are almost exactly where I was in December 2019. I was maybe a pound or two lighter and a bit taller, but same HbA1c...

Post by: KennyA, Mar 2, 2021 at 11:10 PM in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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LCHF

Here's a link to the website: https://seriouslylowcarb.com/ I've tried the rolls. At 2.7g per roll I can stay within my target 20g/day and still...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 27, 2021 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Sugar spike

I have had scary high readings of 13+ (I'm invariably in the fours and fives) by accidentally re-using a test strip. Don't suppose that's a...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 25, 2021 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Hello there

Welcome to the forum. There's a lot of good info here mainly tailored for diabetics, but which should be useful to others as well. These links...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 25, 2021 in forum: Greetings and Introductions
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The Informed Patient

They also say to base breakfast around "healthy starchy carbohydrates". More bad advice. I've not eaten since 7pm yesterday, and this is probably...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 24, 2021 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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At a loss

Careful with the coleslaw if it's ready-made. There is often a lot of sugar in it. Soy sauce likewise usually has sugar added. Hummus is way too...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 23, 2021 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Tendonitis

I've had similar muscle/tendon problems. Some of my injuries go back a very long way. Can't definitely associate them with T2, though. However,...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 22, 2021 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Alcohol

Depends on what you mean by excessive. What I'm about to say is about alcohol and blood glucose: the other well-known positive and negative...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 21, 2021 in forum: Ask A Question
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Alcohol

I find alcohol lowers my blood glucose quite markedly. Its impact since low-carb doesn't seem to have altered at all. I am a firm believer in...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 21, 2021 in forum: Ask A Question
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Newly diagnosed..

Diet alone can work. Your readings are exactly what mine were when diagnosed and I was able to get them back to normal in 4 month, diet only, a...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 20, 2021 in forum: Greetings and Introductions
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Sweating badly in lower body

Well done on reducing your blood glucose. That's a big drop, so something isgoing very well. I have no experience with metformin so don't know if...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 20, 2021 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Why is BS higher after Fasting?

Low carb/keto works for me. Intermittent fasting - ie 16hrs plus most days is also useful. I am expecting to spend the rest of my life eating like...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 19, 2021 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Tablets

https://seriouslylowcarb.com/collections/seriously-low-carb-food/products/seriously-low-carb-large-rolls I found these - a claimed 2.7g carbs per...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 19, 2021 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Why is BS higher after Fasting?

You might want to look up "dawn phenomenon". It affects a lot of people, me included. My BG is always highest first thing in the morning - go to...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 19, 2021 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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AstraZeneca vaccine

Update - getting on 24 hrs since the jab. No consequences at all, not even conscious of where the needle went in. What good it will do me or...

Post by: KennyA, Feb 19, 2021 in forum: Diabetes Discussions

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