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Thanks! I'm actually down even more now (2.4 stone). Still battling balancing the dawn phenomenon against the need to take thyroid meds on an empty stomach - since (for me) the dawn phenomenon keeps BG creeping up until I eat something. If I test on awakening, it is almost always below 5.6...

Thanks for the info! I'm mostly beyond this information (I'm a research fiend - so I covered most of this in the first couple of hours after diagnosis.) It is interesting to see how differently the NICE handles it than the US recommendations. My doctor's advice was test a few times about 2...

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Thanks - for both the welcome and the confirmation that one size doesn't necessarily fit all. It was quite a rude awakening to run into that philosophy in a disease support forum, since it does not match my experience in around 10 other medical support forums I've been involved with...

7.8 is at 1 hour after eating. I test before eating, at 1 hour, 2 hours, and (if it is higher at 2 hours) at 3 hours. So 7.8 is the top of the spike. I'd love for it to stay below 6.7 - but as long as it only goes above right after eating I'll live with it. I haven't had an a1c test since...

My standard MO when life throws me a new medical adventure is to find an online support forum so I have some buddies along the way. I've found that support forums are one of the best ways to learn more - and explore the edges of what medical science knows, and where it is headed in order to...