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  1. EBe66

    Is my doctor right to be concerned?

    I'm no doctor of course but that seems a rather sharp (and short?) peak for it to be dawn phenomenon. Did you ever test at night in the late am's? Depending on what you ate the night before it could also be that you go to bed with an acceptable reading but that your bs goes up at night and drops...
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    strange myths about diabetes

    The is a somewhat more logic to it I think. As far as I know nerve damage due to diabetes happens first(sooner) in your feet. Also vascular damage happens first in the legs/feet. The nerve damage can cause you to not notice that you have cut/wounded yourself and the diminished circulation...
  3. EBe66

    Is my doctor right to be concerned?

    This is quite common. Search for dawn phenomenon and liver dumping. Basically your liver is "dumping" stored glucose in your blood to provide you the energy you need when waking up. But because you probably are insulin resistant this glucose is not being used but circulates in your blood. If...
  4. EBe66

    High sugar level after exercise

    As allready suggested read up on the dawn phenomenon. I have it and find that doing exercises raises my BS in the morning. For me it does not matter if I do low intensity exercises or high intensity. When I do the same exercise after the dawn phenomenon peak (say after 13:00) it does not raise...
  5. EBe66

    Testing at 1 hour

    The results will almost never be the same. The Libre has both a time delay of about 15 minutes to a finger prick reading and it has an averaging effect. Your Codefree reader probably has the standard error margins of +/-15% in the reading (the Libre also has error margins but I don't believe...
  6. EBe66

    Berberine

    Yes, on it for about a month now I think together with Metformin and gliclazide. At first great results, my dawn phenomenon spike was gone the first day, came back a little the next and is almost back to normal now although it still seems a little lower and a little shorter than before. My BS...
  7. EBe66

    Testing for spikes

    No simple answer I think. Most say check after two hours but if you have something both carby and greasy, the spike can happen hours later. Because the grease delays the absobtion of the carbs. Try a cgm if you can get one.
  8. EBe66

    I need 3000 calories per day

    No personal experience with a fitbit, but I would suggest to be weary trusting these gadgets. A friend of my claimed to walk 30.000+ steps a day while working as an order picker. When he switched to an apple watch this number "magically" more then halved. As did the calculated calories. Most of...
  9. EBe66

    Missing meals

    We are no doctors but as you read above some of us do, as do I. It can help handle the glucose that is being released in the morning by your liver.
  10. EBe66

    How diabetic am I?

    Hi There, You are looking at the wrong conversion page. Try this one: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html Hba1c is either expressed as a mmol/mol value (your 53) or a percentage. Your 53mmol would be about 7% in the picture you posted which translates to an...
  11. EBe66

    Im confused

    Hi Gabriel, As I'm sure you have already found out, blurry vision is a sign of high blood glucose levels. And it improving after getting better regulated is somewhat normal. Not sure about just near sighted though. Two weeks to just find out if you are a type 1 or 2 or... Seems excessive...
  12. EBe66

    Want to give Fasting a try

    Hi, I don't want to give you advice because I'm certainly not qualified but I can tell you a bit about what I do and my version of things. I think you should keep taking the metformin. Why? Because normally with it you are not at risk of getting a hypo or put otherwise get "to low". We all want...
  13. EBe66

    Intermittent Fasting

    Most certainly, but mostly for type 2's and not so much if at all type 1/1.5. But the first question to ask is what are you trying to achieve? Again, not an expert here but with keto you try to limit the number of carbs eaten which is good for your glucose levels. Depending on what and how much...
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    Intermittent Fasting

    There is a Jason Fung youtube video about what breaks a fast. In my book eating is cheating (yourself mainly). I know the sensation you feel but it passes. Just drink some (read lots of) tea/black coffee. Believe it or not the sensation goes away, it normally is just your body telling "Hey, you...
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    end of my tether

    Doubt that it is the cause but... How are you checking your bg? If it's a cgm it might be damaged by the radiation. It's one of the very few counter indications Abbott lists for example and with two weeks maybe it's a possibility?
  16. EBe66

    I have to up my exercise

    The UK might not be the most ideal place for cycling depending on where you live but that is why I took up bicycling. Hate the gym with a passion! I was (am) to heavy for running but, if I take the car to work it takes me about 25 minutes to get there. If I go by bike it takes about 35 minutes...
  17. EBe66

    Hello..... again

    Just something to keep in the back of your mind: It may feel counterintuitive but when you read more of the forum and as I know from personal experience, "the nurse" might not always give you the best advice.
  18. EBe66

    Shoes and socks

    Not an expert but for me not really. But I guess it depends on how much feeling you still have in your feet. Less feeling would mean it gets more important. I do make a point of buying socks without (what do you call it?) sowing edges?? Edit: thanks lovinglife :-), seamless socks
  19. EBe66

    FreeStyle Libre - left or right arm?

    Can't say I ever noticed any difference but maybe because as a righty there is more inter.. whatever fluid in your left arm where libre measures? (less movement equals less fluid transfer so more of it present?) Pain wise, it differs for me. Sometimes you just seem to hit something and you have...
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    equipment

    Will that keep (stay good)? Certainly with the current temperatures.
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