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had my 6 monthly talk with nurse. weight ( 5'8" 67 kg. I love mixing my imperial n metric), blood pressure and all good... BUT hba1c crept up from 61 to 64. Nurse wants me to add another drug to my metformin but I have asked for 4 months to try to bring it down with diet. down to daily target...

Thanks for all the advice. I am doing the regular testing and will reduce, and measure, my carbs. My weight has always been good ( BMI withing healthy range) and I have been careful with my (normal person) diet for over 20 years. Caught a virus that really knocked me for 6 and laid me low for...

Did my fasting bloods today and got a reading of 15.6... WOW usually bit less that 10. I had a serious panic then my smart wife asked... " Have you washed your hands after cutting up the melon?" I had not. Wash and retest. Down to 9.6. Remember to wash before test [emoji45]

Thanks. I will update once I can persuade my medical centre to do the tests. They sometimes seem to just chant the expected speech. I fell I am told the same as the patients who eat mars bars, pizzas and loads of fizzy drinks.

Diet is not carb heavy. On an evening meal plate the carbs are the smallest serving. I am now looking at the GAD test and think I'll ask for one. I have my 6 monthly nurse meeting next week. Allergies and auto-immune issues are still causing problems

Also. Why are my levels increasing. I am eating better, even less carbs, than I was at diagnosis. Doing the same exercise and weigh the same. I was told that my diabetes was caused by auto-immune issues that I have.

Any links to a correct diet. I thought I needed carbs for its slow release energy properties. Should I just be eating different carbs. Don't want to go on an Aitkins type diet.

Also... If I am having a coffee I sometimes have a couple of gullón sugar free digestives

Breakfast is corn flakes and fruit ( melon, berries) Lunch is meat or cheese ( usually meat) with bread, crackers or a wrap. Bread is, usually, home made. Evening meal is a Slimming world home made meal eg, turkey meatballs,in tomato sauce, with pasta. Always low fat and not a huge amount of...

My wife is on a weight reduction diet and strictly following Slimming world. I have the same low fat/ sugar diet and NEVER eat sweets, cakes, biscuits etc. Active life going to gym 3 times a week and loads of walking. Sugar level is still, slowly, creeping up

Diagnosed 4 years ago as diabetic. I had a nasty viral infection and at the end of it a blood test showed diabetes. I am 5' 8" and less than 12 stone. Exercise regularly and have a good day with mainly home cooked diet with no sugar added. Started off that fasting bloods were just over 5 (...

After a viral infection I was diagnosed as diabetic, about 5 years ago. Don't know the tec terms but my figures are slowly getting worse. 3 monthly blood test is now 54 ( was as low as 38 when first diagnosed ) and my fasting blood is now 10 ( from about 5.5 ) By BMI is about 26 and my...