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  1. EBe66

    Differing blood results

    That's really annoying but unfortunately likely to fall within the error margins, I "know" that traditional finger prick meters have a accuracy of +/- 15%. Which means when you measure 10 it might actually be 8.5 or 11.5 or anything in between. Don't know about the dexcom but libre says to be...
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    equipment

    Awesome!! On whisky myself atm. Was my birthday yesterday so what the ... And don't have to compensate for that either! Libre says 3.9 ;) SLÀINTE, the only Gaelic I need to know :):)
  3. EBe66

    Anyone else eating just one meal a day?

    A lot of us are on One Meal A Day (omad). Me too. Although fortunately not because of budget issues but by choice because it works for us. But that one meal a day, what does it consist of? As eating healthy is pretty expensive I guess not what you should be eating? And yes that will generally...
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    equipment

    Dibs on the Leffe blonde Antje, it's not good for you! :angelic: Just on tablets so my ready supply is on top of my computer. The rest is in a cabinet. Always carry maltodextrins in my trousers, in the car by my bed and in my cycling bag. Also have a glucose meter in there and a small first aid...
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    New to T2 and confused about some foods

    As far as I know the gi thingy is largely useless without the gl. The most used example I encounter is the example of carrots. From memory: remember that the gi is the effect 100 grams of carbs from a certain food has on blood sugar. the gi of carrots is high. However to get 100 grams of carbs...
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    New and confused

    Catinahat puts it quite nicely, But if I may a few examples from myself. Last week or so I bought a rack of semi prepared marinated spareribs so I already knew it would not be the best of choices but I cut it in half and had half on day one. It raised my bs by about 4 points. I ate the other...
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    Hi All. New to the forum, but not to the numbers game.

    Do you test yourself? If so, what is your average afternoon reading? A lot of type 2's have something called Dawn Phenomenon which in a nutshell means your blood sugar rises early in the morning before you wake. peaks around 9-10 and returns to normal after noon (depending on medication etc). It...
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    Chalk up another succes!

    Congratulations! Time to update your signature :) I know the feeling got my own results back last week. First time since my first diagnosis ~18 years ago I was all in the green!
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    New and confused

    I would say you are talking about two different things. One being your baseline which you want to be, safely, as close to non-diabetic level as you can get them. If you are a type 2 that is. See https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html. The other is how much does a...
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    Apples and carbs and GI

    Depends on the kind of apple but a quick search says 12gr of carbs per 100gr of peeled apple and 55kcal. 100gr of non-peeled is also 12gr carbs but 56Kcal. For me a single apple gives a quick but small (~1-2 points) BS spike but it could/will be different for you. But if you have the sensor...
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    Prediabetes Listerine mouthwash can raise BG ?

    What did you find? I have been searching for more then a year and always found something in the lines of "BS starts to rise around 4am and peaks and then goes away with breakfast" which is not what I am seeing every day. A couple of weeks back I finally found a small research paper on I think...
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    NovoPen Echo Plus

    I know, have done it for my parents the last 20 odd years, but writing simple things in a foreign language can be surprisingly difficult :). But I had it happen that when not lining up the needle and cartridge straight on but tilting them on that the inner part of the needle slides of the...
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    NovoPen Echo Plus

    The first time, put on the needle and press away a few units until fluid comes out. There normally is some "slack" in the mechanism you need to get rid off. Other then that you have to press the needle on straight. If you flip it on you can bent the inner part of the needle so it does not...
  14. EBe66

    Dawn Phenomenon, Evening Eating

    My experience is that something with carbs bites you in the a.. behind the next day. For me it definitely has a influence on the height and mostly the duration of my DP spike. The amount of food does not matter so much for me but keep in mind that even low carb food normally has some carbs so...
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    How do you manage your diabetes

    :):):) I know I know... Pork scratchings by the bed, love it!! (and the "wallpaper") ;) Good suggestions me and my cat thank you! Every now and again I try fried eggs with bacon but by the time thats ready I don't have to bother any more.
  16. EBe66

    How do you manage your diabetes

    You won't (want to) believe what you will see I promise you. But so so so worth it. Couple of weeks ago bought 3 different types of sugarfree liquorice of the same brand. two of them were fine, the third send my bs skyrocketing. Without the cgm I wouldn't have known and just assumed it's sugar...
  17. EBe66

    How do you manage your diabetes

    I have indeed ;). Most suggestions I read meant eating something before going to bed as a way to keep the liver sleeping. Have tried the eat something in the morning route too but that was some time ago. Could try again I guess, but by the time I get downstairs most of the time the bs is already...
  18. EBe66

    How do you manage your diabetes

    T2 on metformin and gliclazide. I try to manage my diabetes with exercise (cycling/walking) and intermittent fasting with a lchf diet on a one meal a day scheme and generally managing it well I think. Edit: Started using the freestyle libre in march 2021, it told/learned me so much!!! Expensive...
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    Artificial Sweeteners

    If you don't notice any difference between stevia and brown sugar I would suggest you make sure you have real pure stevia and not something they sold a couple of years ago over here as being stevia which was maltodrextrose with a bit of added stevia. I know there now are good pruducts with a...
  20. EBe66

    High BG before gym and almost same afterwards…WHY?

    Not exactly an expert here, but I concur with what has been mentiond. Exercising to the max actually raises bs because your body is going like "You're using your bs? Ok, I'll give you some more!" Taking it a notch down seems to work better. Or exercise longer. When I bike (I always try to ride...
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