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Some Newcastle Diet definitions of 'reversal'. So, it all depends on your definition of 'reversal'. It means below the cutoff point diagnostic for diabetes (but not necessarily prediabetes), and off all meds. It appears that significant weight loss and duration since diagnosis were the keys to...

Sorry to hear that, Jeanie. All is not lost. You've made some positive changes and it's reduced your cholesterol, so that's good. I had a good diet, eating all the right things, no real vices and assumed I'd be fine. My NHS health check tests for cholesterol, BP and so on were all good, and my...

I was told by my practice nurse that under 10 at +2 hours postprandial was the target she advises patients to aim for, but evidence shows damage begins at 7.8 and even NICE suggest <8.5 for T2s. I suppose the paramedics are looking at emergencies and not the day-to-day management of blood...

As far as I'm aware, a fasting level of 5.6 and 6.5 at 2 hours after a glucose tolerance test would be considered 'normal', although your previous fasting results of 6.1 and 6.3 would put you into the prediabetic/impaired fasting glucose range. As you probably have learned by now <6.1 is...

It appears that the NHS advice and education is woefully inadequate. So far I'm outside the system as my GPs won't accept that postprandial hyperglycaemia is a problem as long as the fasting and Hba1c is 'normal'. I'm very much on my own trying to figure it out and learn what works and what...

Could be. I've had similar, and I'm 'only' prediabetic. I have a referral to a neurologist but chances are they are barking up the wrong diagnostic tree. I feel it is blood sugar related. You'd be better off getting a referral to a hospital that deals with specifically with diabetic...

My experience with the practice nurse who runs the diabetic clinic at my surgery did not inspire confidence. She told me they like to see readings under 10 at +2 hours, but the NICE guidelines say 8.5 for T2 and <7.8 for a nondiabetic. Apparently it's OK for me to be in the 9s and 10s because...

I think the exercise was probably responsible for your 4.9, assuming it was after the class but before you ate. People report that exercise brings the numbers down, as the glucose is used up by working the muscles. So, your reading makes sense. A lot of people report a delayed response to...

Some parents like those passing high fat deep fried junk through the school railings as some kind of "stand up for your right to be stupid" need to have their *rs*s kicked. They are harming their children's health and any attempts to educate people are met with "the nanny state telling us what...

I would say yes, because you are diagnosed with a lifelong condition—regardless of how well managed. There may be times at work that your needs have to be taken into account, even if they are not hugely affecting your daily work routine. You may require specific eating times when events at work...

It's quite a difficult decision to change a dietary regime that you know is working for you, or is working for now at least. I know that I'm still finding my way as someone who is pre-d and not a diagnosed T2. I also know that my risk factors are not the same as the typical T2 either and I also...

I have never eaten KFC in my life and I don't think I've ever bought anything from a burger van. But then, I've had my share of rather hostile lardy women making sarky comments about what I eat whilst they'd be almost bragging about what they had from the kebab shop. They were all full of the...

Nothing wrong with Lidl, and I wouldn't be surprised if MFP came up with a Waitrose item instead ;-) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Agree, WW bread is probably like the old Slimcea brand which had tiny slices of bread. We occasionally had to buy it when I was a kid when the Co-op had sold out of bread. It was rubbish. Fortunately I never go anywhere near McDonalds et al, but everyone knows those fast food places sell low...

I don't pay that much attention to the potassium, sodium, Ca and iron so much because the nutritional data is incomplete. If it's added to a list of ingredients on the packet, it will be on the database, but if it's not it won't be. I won't get any Ca content for Lactofree milk, but I will get...

LW, you've got to keep trying to get your GP to see sense. I know it's an uphill struggle I have to do the same with some other health issues that need investigating and they are so reluctant to do anything. I am met with the same disbelief ie "you're slim, you've got low BP, low cholesterol...

The diet drinks should be OK, but some people say cut them out for various reasons. They don't affect BG levels in the immediate term, but they don't tame a sweet tooth and the ingredients are artificial, but still better than consuming sugary drinks. Water is best. Sent from the Diabetes...

LW, I take it your fasting and Hba1c came back as "normal"? Did you suggest a referral for OGTT? If so, what was the reaction? It seems that in my area the OGTT is now only for pregnant women with a high FBG result, and they rely on the Hba1c as the 'back up' to the fasting test. Sent from...

So what IS the difference between low blood sugar and a 'hypo'? If someone wakes up with a BG of 4.2, is that a 'hypo'? Or 4.2 after not eating for a few hours but without symptoms of weakness or shaking etc? What's the difference between a non-diabetic at 4.2 and a T2 in either of those...

Steroids might have done it. Assuming you aren't on them permanently your BG should stabilise once you come off them. That MIGHT be contributing to your high BG levels. Also, if you're really worried ring NHS Direct. If they assess you as needing urgent attention they can refer you to an...