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  1. bigsi1984

    My Sugar

    You can definitely note your food on the free version. You can also tag a record. For example, Enter your reading then tag it BEFORE MEAL, then tag it BREAKFAST. Then later tag your next reading AFTER MEAL then BREAKFAST. I did two weeks free then upgraded to make better use of more tags, for...
  2. bigsi1984

    My Sugar

    I paid. I take pics of my food and metre reading every meal and after and add them to the app. It's pretty cool.
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    Experimenting With Exercise To Reduce Sugar Levels

    I've been exercising since I was diagnosed. Every other day for 40 minutes in the gym and I walk about 4 miles per day with the dogs. I take readings before and two hours after meals and I've noticed the following: On the days I exercise I seem to handle carbs much better. Now I generally do...
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    Struggling With Quick To Grab Low Carb Meals

    Morrison's do a tasty meal called eat smart counted roast chicken dinner. It's chicken in gravy with carrots, peas and 3 small new potatoes. It has a stuffing ball which I bin. It's tasty and quick and it's 15.5g carbs per meal, 4.9g of which are sugar. I add some butter to the veg too...
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    Big Shock! Diagnosed With Type 2 This Week

    This is a great place to ask questions, check information and get support. I found out about 6 weeks ago but I was expecting it. Take a few days to find your feet and then get your reading hat on, research, read here and go about making some changes. By best advice would be to make any changes...
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    Currently On Holiday

    Hello, I'm away for a week at the moment. Lovely weather and getting some much needed relaxation. I've been diagnosed for a little while and made some big changes. I wasn't sure how to handle the holiday really so I took the following approach: No regular testing (usually 7 to 8 times a day)...
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    Im Hanging Out For Sugar ,help Me Im Dying

    I have a couple of squares of Lindt 90% cocoa. Nice with a hot drink and scratches an itch. Keep the faith, you'll get there.
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    More Of This Kind Of Education Please!

    I should have guessed. I'm on holiday and just flicking through my news app and thought it was worth a share.
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    More Of This Kind Of Education Please!

    Why beige carbs are the ones to avoid - Dr Xand van Tulleken - BBC Newshttps://apple.news/AgXQ3-yCPSFGKP5trT0fxSw
  10. bigsi1984

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Tandoori chicken with spring onions, pepperoni, jalapenos and cheese, all wrapped in iceberg lettuce. Fit!
  11. bigsi1984

    First meeting with DN

    Will do thanks
  12. bigsi1984

    First meeting with DN

    Excited now! Haha
  13. bigsi1984

    First meeting with DN

    That's great. I hope it is, for both of us.
  14. bigsi1984

    First meeting with DN

    Thanks, I hope so!
  15. bigsi1984

    First meeting with DN

    Thanks. Sounds like you've done great. I haven't looked at LCHF in detail. My typical diet at the minute is as follows: Breakfast: 2 egg omelette with cheese or ham or mushroom and some bacon. Lunch: Tuna or mackerel salad or a eat smart chicken dinner from Morrison's. Dinner: Chicken and...
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    First meeting with DN

    Thanks. I've got mysugr. It's the best! I upgraded and now I snap pictures of every meal too. My resonated Hba1c is 42.1 right now. Although I habe no idea if that's accurate. I've done two full weeks of testing 6-8 times a day. In the first week or so I had a pizza and a burger king. I was...
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    First meeting with DN

    Hey guys! I've posted a few times since joining but I was only diagnosed by my doctor at the end of April and had to wait until yesterday to see the DN. About three weeks prior to my diagnosis I had started to make some changes; light exercise, eating what was in the cupboard or fridge...
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    HAS ANYONE EVER CHALLENGED THE NHS EAT WELL PLATE/GUIDE RE DIABETICS?

    I am newly diagnosed and got handed the diet sheet on Tuesday. I'd already been self testing for two weeks and engaging with this forum. When I saw the guidelines I was gobsmacked. I felt like I should ask if they had handed me the wrong thing. Basically, eat bread and rice and other carbs as...
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    Type 2 Long term low Hba1c

    It is an interesting topic. I was wondering if someone had an Hba1c of 85 and didn't know it but then they turned everything around and dropped some weight/adapted diet etc and the Hba1c dropped to 35 what is that classed as? It's theoretical of course but if all that was true but they had never...
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    Type 2 Long term low Hba1c

    Hello, I'm newly diagnosed and working on getting numbers down. My question is, if you successfully got a Hba1c of say 35 and it stayed there or thereabouts for the rest of your life, are you still going to develop diabetic complications? Thanks
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