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But back to the OP's question, I don't think you can have too much data. If I only had my 3-6 monthly hba1c to look at then I have been between 40-44 for about 6 years depending on how well I apply myself to eating properly (and it's steadily getting more difficult to keep it low I think). But...

Yes cholesterol also tends to be a bit high unfortunately. And last time I went to the docs they reckoned my blood pressure was also slightly high, which it never has been before, just to complete the holy trinity.

I was fasting because triglyceride levels fluctuate after meals. I want to make a valid comparison with my regular tests, which have always been done fasted. Non-fasting triglycerides are also a valid measure, just a different one.

^^^ I have just discovered this over the last couple of days, after noticing that sometimes (often during sharp transitions e.g. hard exercise) it gives you one number (and the little arrow tells you it's heading even further that way) then if you re-test 10 mins later it turns out that never...

Yes I see this every time I exercise (prediabetic, at least as measured by HBA1C; by other measures dunno). It's 'normal' for this to happen, even to 'normal' people, based on the adrenaline/glucagon response, but it happens to a greater extent (it seems) to people further along the IGT...

That's an interesting idea about needing some circulating carbs already, I see what you mean, I will try to test it out over the next couple of weeks. Trouble is, getting up at 5 to allow things to digest for a 6.30 ride! Especially at this time of year. I am also going to test out some...

I will look into the accuracy or otherwise of the libre. Makes sense that as the amplitude rises so does the error.

Yes it’s the relative size of the spike that I’m concerned about. I do see 12 occasionally from food but not usually. I understand the adrenaline and glucagon response a bit, so is this an example of liver dumping glucose but then the other regulatory systems not being able to manage it? Or...

Hi all, I am prediabetic and decided to get myself some libre sensors to see what's what. I meet the thin/fit profile, so 177cm/66kg, 46 years old. I have been hovering between the pre-and-not area 39-44 a1c for about 5 years. I usually do a lot of exercise (cycling ~10,000km per year) although...

I have been using a libre but run out, got some more arriving in a day or two so will do a test :)

Yes it’s somewhat easier for me as ‘pre’, but a serving of dried pasta is usually about 50g, so that’s 25 carbs. Plus you’d get 7.5g of fibre at the same time which should slow absorption.

bit of an old thread, but fyi, red lentils make excellent pasta. I had a pack in the cupboard so I whizzed them up to flour in the food processor then made pasta (1 egg to 100g of flour, no other ingredients). Lentils dirt cheap, eggs slightly more expensive but miles cheaper than a lot of the...

Thanks for the link. I read through Jenny's website, I was initially concerned because usually when you see a 'what doctors aren't telling you' then it's some quack pseudoscience, moreso when they start banging on about toxins. However it seems that this person is able to read scientific studies...

Data is key here as you say. Does anyone have any examples of a normal person's glucose response from a CGM sensor, what the curve should look like after a typical meal? I want to see what 'good' looks like.

OP should read the 'thin fit' thread, but essentially, I am in a similar boat, HBA1C 43. I am VERY interested to know more about the exercise/adrenaline response. I got a couple of freestyle libre sensors and wore them over the whole of December, including a trip to see the family in Mallorca...

Also one thing I noticed with the libre sensor is that variation across the day is massive, sometimes without obvious cause. If you take a 'fasting glucose' value in the morning this may be artificially high (search for Dawn Effect). Looking at the data this week I am over 6 at 06:30, despite...

Hi, new here, also in the 'slim/fit' category. With apologies for the metric units for any US people reading: I'm 46 years old and when I turned 40 I had the NHS screening check and it came back with HbA1c of 44, plus moderately high cholesterol (ratio about 7). I changed my diet quite a lot...