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Hello, I am newly diagnosed (6 weeks ago), after a random blood test gave a reading of 18 followed by an HbA1C of 97. GP suggested I try to lose some weight (BMI of 27) and retest the HbA1C in 3 months before considering meds. Since then I have researched on here, and stuck to a LCHF diet. I...

6.1, my lowest so far. It's going down (slowly).

My understanding is between 4 and 6, but I'm very new here so might have misunderstood. I haven't managed under 6 yet :(

6.2 at 7am.Lowest reading so far, but I've only been testing for 5 days as newly diagnosed. Would love it to be below 6.

6.8 this morning. I'm really hoping it starts to drop soon.

@joshua 09, I'm happy to heat cold hard boiled eggs. My readings were highish today, I ate salad for lunch, chicken and green veg for dinner, went to the gym for two hours and my post dinner 2-hour reading (after 1 hour in the gym) was 10.2! I cannot understand how it went that high. I've...

@britishpub, I'm obviously far too impatient! My HBA1C was 97 at the point of diagnosis one month ago, and I want to magically get all my readings low overnight! Thanks for sharing your experience, I know it will take time but I am determined.

6.8 at 7am. Not sure how to get it down further. It was only 6.7 after dinner yesterday!

Well, I had a reading of 6.8 on waking. Zapped the bacon and mushrooms in the microwave and made coffee with cream (heaven). Reading one hour after breakfast was 8.5, 2 hours after breakfast was 8.3, 4 hours after breakfast it was 6.1. So not brilliant, but not as bad as I feared, and better...

No breakfast Lunch = bacon, eggs, mushrooms cooked in butter Snack = brazil nuts Dinner = salmon with pesto dressing, vegetable "couscous" (ie very ginrly chopped veg, stir fried), and roccoli, followed by a handful of raspberries with double cream. Yum. High readings this morning until I...

Thanks @urbanracer. I thought it would be more complicated than that!

Thanks for all the suggestions. I now have bacon and mushrooms (cooked) in the fridge, waiting to be microwaved first thing tomorrow, and we'll see what happens. On the plus side, my bs reading 2 hours after lunch was 6.5 and one hour before dinner was 5.1. So at least it hasn't stayed high...

Hi, I'm probably being really thick here, but I can't work out how to tag someone when I'm replying to a post. Im fairly new to this site but already it's been so useful. Is there some "tag" button somewhere that I'm just not seeing?

Ok, I give in! I'll eat the bacon hot. I can also save time by leaving the pan for my husband to wash up

That's really interesting. I'm recently diagnosed T2 and started testing a few days ago. I exercise every evening after work, and my evening readings sre ok. This morning I went to the gym having not eaten for 14 hours, reading was 6.7 before I went and 10.2 after!! I was expecting it to drop...

I think my husband would divorce me if I set the alarm any earlier! I have to leave the house by 07.30 to get to work, he doesn't leave until 08.30. But I am seriously contemplating making hardboiled eggs and bacon the evening before, and eating them cold for breakfast as I would have time to...

Hi, I am eating cauliflower rice regularly, and love it. I'm very lazy - I know I could/should make my own but Tesco sell it ready done in their "prepared veg" section. I cant imagine eating it for breakfast though.

Hi, thanks for your replies. I'm not eating any bread at the moment (I wish!). No wheat, pitatoes, rice or grains. I could cook boiled eggs in advance, and eat a couple with coffee in the morning before going to work. The idea of coffee with cream seems counter intuitive to me but I am...

Hi, I was diagnosed T2 on New Years Eve, with an HbA1C reading of 97. GP advised me to try to lose weight (BMI of 27, about 1.5 stone overweight) and so I have embarked on a LCHF diet, although more LC than HF! If I don't get my HbA1C reading down, then GP will consider meds. So I have been...

6.5 at 7am. Newly diagnosed and only my 3rd day of testing. It was 7.1 last night 2 hours after eating.