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I'm overweight (my own fault) and in January got a HBA1c of over just 60. I'm a type 2 hyper glycemic i.e. my blood sugar goes up rather than down controlled by Metformin. I was advised by the nurse to go on a low carb diet. Since then I have largely cut out carbs other than low sugar breakfast...

I was diagnosed 8 months ago. I too have the tummy fat problem (it's my father's fault! Genetically speaking) Been trying the 5:2 diet for 7 weeks and lost 12 lbs, but been learning also about hidden carbs so trying to reduce them too now as my weight loss stalled. On my 800 calorie days, my...

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I've been doing the 5:2 diet. On 800 calorie days my blood sugar regularly drops to just over 4 at minimum to 5.5 (I'm type 2 on Metformin). I haven't noticed any particular issues with this personally and don't particularly suffer from fatigue etc. I'm curious to know what a reasonable level...