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Weekly weigh in - Fridays

My weight today was 70.5 Kg. It was 71.3 Kg a week ago. It seems to have stabilised in the 70 Kg region, whereas it had plateaued in the 71 Kg...

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Mar 19, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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5 different types of diabetes identified now

The five types are ... MARD - Mild Age Related Diabetes MOD - Mild Obesity Related Diabetes SIDD - Severe Insulin Deficient Diabetes SAID -...

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Mar 2, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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5 different types of diabetes identified now

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43246261

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Mar 2, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Type 2 Statins - GP insisting Simvastatin 20mg

My GP asks me about statins. I refused. They raise blood sugar levels and can have massively negative side effects including severe muscle pain...

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Feb 27, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
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I have been a really bad girl

I am on no medication and have dropped my HbA1C from 99 to 41 after I stopped metformin. A low carb diet is very effective in lowering blood...

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Feb 26, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

5.5 this morning, which is better than 7.0 yesterday :)

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Feb 20, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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HI - just diagnosed type 2

Definitely get a blood glucose meter. I expect someone will be along shortly with links to the cheapest one to get online. See www.dietdoctor.com...

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Feb 15, 2018 in forum: Greetings and Introductions
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Neuropathy, good hBa1c and glycemic variability

See https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/nhk-documentary-on-glucose-spikes.127150/ The documentary on glucose spikes is very informative.

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Feb 10, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Complications
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does the fruit Juice not raise the blood sugar ?

Eating fruit raises blood glucose a lot. Drinking fruit juice is probably worse, because there is less fibre. A glass or orange juice has almost...

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Feb 9, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Freestyle Libre / Dexcom G5 / other?

There have been a few threads comparing Libre with Dexcom e.g....

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Feb 4, 2018 in forum: Blood Glucose Monitoring
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Weekly weigh in - Fridays

My weight this week is 71.2 Kg, about the same as last week. :)

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Feb 2, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Metformin... again!

I had a HbA1C of 99 at diagnosis. Most recent test was 41 and this was after I shopped taking Metformin. I have managed to reduce my blood sugars...

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Jan 27, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Medication and Drugs
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Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

6.5 this morning.

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Jan 27, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Life expectancy

Recent research suggest average life expectancy for diabetics is reduced by about 7 years for type 2 and 13 years for type 1. The most recent...

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Jan 23, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Complications
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food Yes or No

Get a glucose meter to find which foods spike your blood glucose. In general, cut out all high carb foods such as breakfast cereals, bread,...

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Jan 22, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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What are the side effects of metformin

Recent research shows that any benefit of metformin for alzheimers is short lived. See...

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Jan 21, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
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What are the side effects of metformin

Meformin caused me memory problems and pins and needles in my hands I stopped taking it as it only has minimal benefit for lowering blood...

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Jan 21, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
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Newly diagnosed Type 2, HbA1c is 101, feeling really concerned.

When diagnosed my HbA1C was 99 and I had to wait 5 weeks to see a diabetes nurse. The best advice is to get a blood glucose meter and cut out...

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Jan 18, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
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It's time to replace the Friedewald Method for calculating LDL

My calculated LDL went down from 3.1 down to 2.775 using the new calc.

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Jan 18, 2018 in forum: Other Health Conditions and Diabetes
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Coconut oil

See https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09m62j5/trust-me-im-a-doctor-series-7-episode-2 There is a segment on Coconut Oil.

Post by: Art Of Flowers, Jan 17, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question

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