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Also I finger prick tested while doing a glucose tolerance test. Finder prick tests are capillary blood and show higher readings. The vein blood is the real one to measure .

I would love any advice or support on how to manage in southern Italy. The food relatives eat is high carb . I wonder if I can get low carb bread down there. The one I eat in Australia has 3 g carbohydrates for two slices. I have been avoiding pasta, potatoes, chickpeas , pizza , rice on my 30g...

My symptom of high is what I call psycho hunger . I get it as a ‘punishment’ for eating too many carbs in a meal. It happens an hour after the meal and suddenly I could eat non food I am so desperate. I picture myself chomping into a door frame. It’s the worst feeling for me. I am also tired...

I am off metformin for two weeks in order to do a glucose tolerance test. HBA1C 5.9. Now fasting level is 6.4 Post meal two hours 9.8 Sometimes 12 Once 4.9 :) I eat low carb . Can’t eat more than 15g carb even on metformin ( in a meal)

Side planks helped my waist greatly. It took several months but quite noticeable.

Thanks . I have measuring it on waking and will try this. I keep getting 6.8 so I’d be happy to see it lower

Just try to eat protein and salad or vegetables if you want to be safe. Instead of a small serve of protein like meat, eat heaps. And go for family sized salads . These are my safe meals, I’ll tell you my work lunch later. Steak and salad , or chicken and salad , tuna and salad, fish and...

My levels are usually 6.4 when I take two metformin and 5.9 if I start taking three metformin. I can’t get any skinnier and I avoid carbs, eg no carrots, rice, etc My Hba1c is 5.6 so my doctor thinks all is good and two metformin is enough. She prescribed it because an apple took me to 8.8 mmm...

Good to know. I was going to have the roast dinner option at the club tomorrow along with roast vegetables. Better I choose something else

My vitamin D levels are fine and I take magnesium daily for sleeping and regularity of digestion. I also took berberine a couple of months. My bmi is 19.5. I exercise. I eat low carbs. I think EVERYTHING helps but there is no magic bullet. Except for eating low carb high protein fat and fibre.

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Good question. Nuts and avocados help stave off low blood sugar feelings for me but I am sure others have advice to add.

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I read your answer out to my husband as it resonates with me. My Hba1c is 5.6, home finger prick tests fasting are 6.4 but my post prandial readings are so high if I don’t restrict carbs to about 60 a day and eat choosing carefully. I’d never eat an apple whole now on its own. 8.8 at two hours...

Hi, I have been diagnosed as pre diabetic by HBA1C but not Diabetic. I saw a doctor to check up on some other thing and he could not believe that in his eyes the proper things weren’t done for a diagnosis of diabetes. His view was that fasting blood sugar level of 8.8 warranted a glucose...

Yes ok I will

My endocrinologist years ago said if I kept my weight low and exercised 30 minutes most days I should be okay . I had horrendous gestational diabetes. Ok so I did. But even very slim now and fit, I still got into high numbers lately . It is not just about visceral fat, it’s about genetics.

Hi I am only prediabetic but on metformin 500mg twice a day due to spikes that show my blood sugars do rocket up in random blood sugar tests and me always feeling hungry and tired from food. It has helped and now I eat about 70g carb a day . Feel good. I am slim. 60. Like exercise. So last...

I really found that thread helpful . This doctor measures the impact of so many different foods and swimming vs running.