Search Results

Re: blood glucose meters, I’ve bought one myself, the Abbott Libre to get a view on trends & see what may or may not spike BG levels (particularly interested if my breakfast does!). HOWEVER - Having read a few threads on here, I do think it could have downsides for some in terms of over...

You’re similar to me Cherrycakes, I’ve just been diagnosed with Hba1c of 43, so ‘one foot in only’ in the GPS words. I’ve cut most carbs out tbh, but do have quinoa as a rice/pasta substitute, which is quite nice & much better than both, though keep portions small (it’s still carbs). Also...

Yes found that out last weekend, had a couple of glasses of red wine (only small) and felt smashed, well shocking but yes put it down to the diet.

Hi Carpetsalesman, That doesn’t sound good, though I guess at least your BS level hasn’t gone up further? Hopefully over time it will start to come down and it’s just a lag effect, have you lost weight since you changed diet? My thought process is if weight comes off then surely blood sugar...

Thanks Nicole, will take a look at those & yes I agree my bottom end of normal liver results are almost certainly IMO down to the high carbs I’ve been consuming, so hopefully that result will improve with the new diet also. I don’t drink much these days so it can’t be down to that! Made a...

Hi, yes I’m UK based & use patientaccess, but annoyingly there was nothing in my results for Triglycerides. I’m pretty sure when I was tested at work circa 15 years ago, the Triglycerides result was poor (I remember being picked up on my bad fat levels also), I don’t have the figures though now.

Thanks, very interesting, though annoyingly I don’t have a triglycerides readout, only the HDL & non HDL figures that were in the normal range. I do recall many years ago (15+ years) being told that my bad cholesterol to good cholesterol ratio wasn’t so good though, so perhaps the damage was...

Thanks, reassuring to hear I’m not alone, I’m trying to guide my kids towards lower sugar eating now, my daughter in particular (age 10) has my sweet tooth & consumes way too many carbs, trying to constructively steer her towards a healthier path, but it’s tricky given her age and don’t want to...

Thanks Littlegreycat, For now, trends are what I’m interested in, spotting which foods are having a bad effect vs. ones where there doesn’t seem to be a spike. Also general levels at day/night, also post exercise. If results don’t go in the right direction or are little changed v present, I’ll...

Thanks, not particularly aiming for ketosis, just want the blood sugar numbers much lower than current. Just checked though & the weetabix I have for breakfast is 24g alone! Think I may have to bin that, but will wait & see what the blood glucose monitor I’ve now ordered says first. I dread to...

Hi all, One final question, is there a target number of grams of Carbs I should be aiming to not exceed each day? I guess the amount of exercise I do makes this a trickier estimate, but my understanding is I should make up any shortfalls via more fat/protein than extra carbs?

Thanks everyone for the help & support, was feeling pretty stressed & rubbish this morning, but much happier now I’ve found this blood testing option. Also ran better at the gym just now, heart rate still a bit elevated but not as much as before and stamina felt better, despite not having eaten...

Thanks for your help with this, I’ve just been on the live chat with an Abbott rep & he confirmed I only have to buy the sensors as my IPhone is compatible. This sounds perfect & cost is fine, so will order one later today. Thankyou so much for your help.

Can you copy a link to this, £50 sounds fine, the Abbott system I was looking at seemed to be upwards of £200 once you added the sensors, is this the same system?

Thanks Rocicante, I did look at the Freestyle Libre this morning, but it looks pretty costly, and is it correct you have an ongoing cost having to change the monitor patches fairly regularly? Also wasn’t sure how they’d cope with all the running I do & sweating?

Thanks Tophat, some interesting points and actually my liver test results that came back in the same blood test as the Hba1c, wasn’t particularly amazing either, yes it was in the normal range but in the upper quartile, which I wasn’t all that happy with, so think you’re right about the risk of...

Thanks all for the responses, a couple of comments on the feedback: I take the points on the likes of weetabix & brown rice not being ideal, my strategy I guess is to significantly reduce the carbs vs. what I had been eating, as my best guess is that overloading on bad carbs over the years is...

Also, GP said didn’t need to see me again for a year, bit surprised by that so talked him into a retest at 6 months, though thinking of having one done privately after 3 months as want to see if the diet is working & improving my Hb1ac score. Should I be pushing for the GP to do more?

Hi, First post here, so would welcome thoughts, advice & any encouragement on my situation. I got told by GP 3 weeks ago that following a routine blood check, my blood sugar put me (just) into the prediabetic range - 43mmol. I was stunned, as I’m fairly slim, BMI 25, 46 year old male, run 30km...