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To be fair ..type 2 diabetes is a ✻dynamic✻ condition.

After I was put on Dapagliflozin ..my HbA1c dropped from 108mmol/mol to 78mmol/mol over 13 weeks ..but climbed back to 89mmol/mol ten weeks later ..my one bit of advice would be to plan ✻toilet stops✻ when out and about.

My diabetes ✻logbook✻ ..shows my HbA1c fell from 94.5 mmol/mol to 53 mmol/mol in 65 days ..when I was put on 500mg Metformin a day ..that made me flatulent ..so I was also ℞'d Peppermint Oil capsules ..which put that right.

Freshly brewed Italian-style ground coffee is 'rich and chocolatey' ..✻savour✻ the moment.

I wear a mask if directed to do so by the signage ..it's effectively a ✻dress code✻ policy.

Some six years ago I was put on Statins ..prior to that I had read accounts about the aches they caused ..I nevertheless took the plunge ..and time has proved that they are ✻safe✻ for me ..my cholesterol level continues to be 'healthy' too.

Thinking outside the diabetes ✻silo✻ ..eating oats reduces the risk of bowel cancer.

..I eat a banana as I make my way to the café ..in the context of a 4-mile schlep to the shopping centre ..which only happens once a week ..in my defence ..the trend curve of my HbA1c is heading ✻downwards✻ ..and my BMI is ≤ 25

I eat a banana as I make my way to the café ..I opt for a ✻regular✻ coffee.

An A5 size diary serves as my diabetes ✻logbook✻ ..a salad of data ..sticky notes, unit conversion charts and a miscellany of metrics.

Going slightly off-topic ..Metformin makes me ✻windy✻ ..so I'm prescribed Peppermint Oil capsules ..(the packaging reads 'IBS Relief') ..it might be an idea to discuss the matter with your pharmacist for proper medical advice.

After 15 years of well-controlled diabetes on Metformin, diet & exercise ..my HbA1c rocketed to 108 mmol/mol ..in response to that more medication was added stepwise over months ..with Dapagliflozin ..then with Gliclazide ..it is currently 64 mmol/mol ..happily ..I have a clean bill of...

A week after I was told my HbA1c had jumped to 108 mmol/mol ..I was consequently put on Dapagliflozin ..I redeemed my points on a super-duper glucometer ..because I wanted to ✻engage✻ with the disorder ..all the readings were in the random teens ..it took another intensification of therapy...

I've reached the conclusion that the HbA1c test ..is a ✻diagnostic tool✻ used by the medical profession ..it is a 'function of a function' if you will ..for that reason, I don't read too much into it.

Personally I'd stick to the advice not to sup alcohol ..it also sends out the right message to the world ..✻here✻ on this global platform.

Œdema is a ✻red flag✻ for a serious underlying condition ..for someone with diabetes ..it can set off a chain reaction of problems.

A diabetes foundation ✻membership card✻

Keep a diabetes ✻logbook✻ of BP, HbA1c, etc

For my two-penneth, I'd say, do a ✻patch test✻ ..before thinking about slapping on lots of emollient ..itching, an angry rash, and diabetes ..is not nice.

Diabetes is multidimensional and complex ..so it may be unwise to ✻isolate✻ a single metric ..e.g. HbA1c