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I just figured out how to download my meter. I think these figures speak for themselves * Meter arrived from Amazon, just before first test below * 19-07-2020 13:26 Glucose 6.1 mmol/L (low figure due to exercise) 19-07-2020 15:38 Glucose 11.3 mmol/L 20-07-2020 06:58 Glucose 9.0 mmol/L...

Agreed. I could have worded it better. Maybe I should have asked whether that scenario was any better. From the perspective of outsourcing, it's already going on. I don't see how it makes much difference if US companies are allowed to tender for contracts on the same basis as UK ones. If...

My mum was type 2, and lived with a diagnosis of retinopathy for a good 15 years without even coming close to going blind. The only thing she really suffered from was neuropathy in her feet. She died at 76 from pneumonia, completely unrelated to diabetes. The worst case scenarios are downright...

Is that a good thing, though? For example, HIV medication Tenofovir/Emtricitabine (branded Truvada) is still patented in the US and costs about $2000 for a month's course. Meanwhile, generics with the same active ingredients cost about £20 a month in the UK. I'm concerned that US organisations...

I drove past Glasgow yesterday :). A lot of the diet mixers are zero carbs, too. The nutritional label on the back of Morrisons Diet Indian Tonic Water is zero for everything, apart from a tiny trace of salt. I've been buying a lot of 'no added sugar' fizzy drinks lately (at least in part to...

In my situation right now, fast food with low carbs is better than 'quality' food with lots of them. And really, what's wrong with the medium path if it keeps my glucose level down to either pre-diabetic or non-diabetic levels? I'm not on a health kick right now, I just don't want diabetes...

- What is your name? Nicole - How old are you? 52 - Are you male or female? It's complicated. I'm one of those scary transgender people that the Daily Mail warned you about. For medical purposes, I'm male. For all other purposes, I identify as a woman. - Which country are you from? UK -...

Back home again. Stopped for a McDonalds on the way and got two bacon double cheeseburgers from the saver menu, without the buns. I didn't think one would be enough, but it probably would have been. 2 hours later, I've just tested 4.4. I've been weighing up what the worst offenders are for...

6.4 this morning. 6.1 yesterday. Early days on low carb. Fingers crossed I can get some weight off and get these even lower.

Back in the same hotel again tonight. I suspect most of what's on the menu here is freezer to deep fat fryer or microwave, so they're probably all prepackaged with no options for substitution. I've found a Nandos locally that's doing takeout and delivery. Butterfly chicken has 0.2g of carbs, and...

Yesterday was my first carb free day (or as near as I could get it.) Eating out is going to be a pain. I'm at a hotel in Scotland right now, most of the restaurants are still closed, and everything on the hotel menu is accompanied by bread, pasta, potatoes or rice. The one exception was chicken...

More concerning figures today. 9 when I woke, going up to 12.5 2 hours after 2 slices of wholemeal toast. The nurse at my GP advised me Shreddies were good, but looking at them, they seem pretty high carbs, too. She was also the one who recommended I switch to wholemeal bread. I did have a few...

Wow! I came back to see if there was a response, and I have three. Thank you all. I'd read the intro, but not the low carb higher fat advice. All good stuff to take on board. Of course they've hit me with the triple whammy of worrying about cholesterol and blood pressure as well, though the...

Hi, I'm recently diagnosed as Type 2 with a HbA1C of 76. My GP has provisionally prescribed Metformin (I have the prescription here) and we're waiting on results for kidney function tests before going ahead, since I have kidney issues from childhood, and there may be an interaction with other...