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Hi, my understanding is anything 41 and below is non-diabetic, 42-47 is pre-diabetic and 48 and over is Type 2 diabetic. Hope This helps.

i read the blood sugar diet book when I got told I was prediabetic (only got tested as I pushed for a test as brother had just been diagnosed T2 and my GP said it that didn’t put me at any higher risk). The book made a lot of sense to me, low carb, exercise and an initial low calories for a few...

Hi, just wanted to say welcome. I am new here too, pre-diabetes so I am looking at it as an early warning so I can do something about it. I can’t offer you any advise apart from there are lots of very knowledgable people on here and the site is a mine of useful information.

Hi, I was told about 3vweeks ago I was pre-diabetic. Bit like you hit me hard although half expected it as my brother has just been diagnosed type was well. I initially felt quite down about it but like you wasnt prepared to just wait for someone to tell me what to do. I started looking on...

Thanks for all your replies, it has reassured me. yesterday I may of overdone it with walking on it - it was painful last night afterwards and had to resort back to crutches, so maybe that is it. I will carry on with the keto and see how things pan out over next few weeks.

Sorry, yet another question. My fasting blood sugars have been pretty good the last couple of weeks, the highest being 5. I haven’t tested for a few days as I badly sprained my ankle on Tuesday evening so have struggled to get about. This morning I have done my fasting test and it was 7.4, I...

Hi, yes it does. Is it something I would get used to do you think?

BG’s were fine - 4.7 before and 3.4 2 hours after. Will try just 1 slice next time and see how that is.

That Is a possibility. Maybe next time I will try just one slice and see how it goes.

I tried some low carb bread today that I had bought from Hand Crafted Breaf. I had 2 slices from their 400g loaf tin and made BLT open sandwichs. About 30mins after eating it my Stomach felt really uncomfortable and this lasted a good 2-3 hours. Is this normal with this type of bread or is it...

That is what I had read but I am now doing what you say, a bit of massage and a gentle squeeze.

Thanks, I have some different ones that came with a new lancer which I haven’t yet tried - I will do now.

i may resort to squeezing then as struggled again this morning (5 attempts) despite trying all the tips here.

I will take look at that - thanks

Well, did my fasting test this morning (3.7) - used the side of little finger after running hands for a while under warm water. Had to massage finger and shake hands but managed to get just enough to get a reading. your Tips have certainly helped and I think I may also order a different...

Some really good tips there for me to have a go at. If they fail I could be tempted to see if I get vastly different results from a ‘non-squeezed’ sample (providing I can actually get one!) to a ‘squeezed‘ sample. Thank you

Thanks, I will try the massage tip on the next attemp. I also have found out that you get different results even from the same drop of blood but I have no intention of verifying this either!!!

Hi, thanks for your reply - I don’t have a problem with getting the blood onto the strip - the problem I have is I can’t seem to get my finger to bleed. I have read that you shouldn’t squeeze your finger as that can affect the result??

Thanks for all the replies - changed the depth to number 4 instead of 5, rand hands under warm water, pricked fingers at side - managed to get a sample on 3rd attempt, so a bit of improvement.

Hi, ok Will try that, have generally been going on the pad of the finger and will try a less deep setting. Fingers crossed that works. Thanks