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Hello All, Hope we are well. I need some advice on going weight loss, as mine seems to have stalled now. I am 5” 7 and currently weigh between 64kgs in a morning and 67kg’s at night. My carb level is around 120 grams on days I train and about 90 to 100grams on non-training days. I just to...

Hello All, Hope we are all well.. Well I have asked and asked for a print out of my results at my reviews and I have been refused this by the nurse and doctor, and told I have to PAY for them.! I just ask them to tell me and I write them down, which they don't like, as the nurse once saiid...

Hello All, Hope we are well. Got I question(s) on Exercise. I have noticed that after a resistance workout, e.g., 30mins exercising the full back muscles and full legs, my blood sugar after exercise is always between 6.5 and 7.4mmol, then I take a protein shake with 200ml of milk, then 1 hour...

Hi Stephen, On train that I train i am on around 110grams of carbs and on day that I DON'T train i am on about 80 to 100grams per day. Yea diet is OK, I dont find it hard to keep up ect.. I have gotton quiet used to it now. Just in the last 2 to 3 weeks I just feel so much more normal and...

Hello All, Hope we are well. Now I have a question for you… For last 2 to 3 weeks I have been posting 2 hours afters meals of results of 5.3 to 6.1mmol. My last 7 day average is 5.6mmol, I test once before eating and once more 2 hours later. In the last week I have taken a morning 1st...

Hello All, Hope we are well. This post is a bit of a random one. So I apologise. Life as a diabetic is dam hard, I can only talk from a T2 point of view and a male aged in his mid thirties. I have asked myself the “Why me?” many times and sometimes do blame myself, as 2 years ago I could...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn Good Morning all, I was 5.1mmol this morning. I am around 5.0 to 6.5mmol in a morning, all depends on the time I test, as not a morning person, so I can never test at the same time.. lol lol. Have a good day. Cheers Simply_h

Hi All, Well this post really blew my mind, had to read it about 4 times, to really get an understanding of it. But all the same, its a really really good post. Cheers Simply_h

Hello Borofergie, On training day about 100 to 120grams now, non training days around 60 to 80 grams. Cheers Simply_h

Hello Again, I have read many many times on this forum and on the internet that Low carbing lowers LDL level and increases HDLs and lovers Trigs. Now my HDL's and Trigs are fine, but my LDL's are higher than normal, so my doctors tell me. HDL : 1.3 LDL : 5.3 Trig : 1.0 I do low carb, but low...

Hello All, Hope we are well. I have another strange question for the guys mainly, but all ladies welcome as well. :D When we have a wee, we guys stand up, now I am sure I have read that if you make bubbles in the toilet pan, it’s an indication that we have sugar in the wee. Is this true or...

HI catherinecherub, My diet does have a lot of fat in it, and I do take a very good multi-vitamin and fish oil tablets as well, so I am rather confused.. Its all started at around christmas time and got slowly worse. Hi Lucylocket61, How is your skin now and what did you do to sort it...

Hi Lucylocket61, Not had them, since november 11 and was told there where normal. Why do you ask, as what affect would / could this be having on my skin. Cheers Simply_h

Hello All, Hope you are all well. Recently I have had some odd symptom’s with my skin. My eyes feel dry and the skin between my fingers on my hand is very dry, my hands generally feel dry. No matter how much cream I put on my hands, but never seems to clear up. My feet seem OK between my...

Hi All, I got a dam UTI, which is a pain, doctor has given me the following a course of antibiotics, which are called Co-Amoxiclav 250/125mg tablets BP, Contains Penicillin, course is 3 tabs per day x 7 days. Now it could be me, but it seems to be messing around with my blood sugars, I cant be...

Hello Karlm, Hope you are well. I like yourself have found that I needed to increase my carbs , else while training I would hit a wall, where I was just gone with the wind, that I could not lift any weight at all. My training constits of 3 x per week on the weights, only 2 muscle groups per...

Hello Me Again, Spikes and Diabetics and Non Diabetics. In diabetic terms what is a spike, is it any level about 7.8mmol plus?? Also spikes are not good for us diabetics, so when a NON diabetic spikes, how long does his/her spike last?? How long does a spike last from a Diabetic / NON...

Hello, I dont want to take meds, due to all the issues that they can cause, but I am told metformin is not that bad ect.. I do mainly weighs in the gym, I fine that I run out of energy rather fast, then struggle to lift ect.. When I increase my carbs I have found that I can maintain my energy...

Re: HBa1C resutls Hello Xyzzy, On day that I train I would say at around 150 grams of Carbs tops On non traing day its around 120grams of carbs. I have in the last 3 weeks been testing a lot more 1 and 2 hours after a meal to try and keep my levels under 7.8 and 6.6mmol. I find that if I...

Hello Again, Sorry for all the questions, I seem to keep thinking of them, even in my sleep. :-) Complications of diabetes, do they clear up once we get tight control of our BS. I do understand once the damage, say to eyes damage or sensation in feet has been done its hard to reverse, but I...