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Yep - for the things that are 'worth it' to me, though (ie the things I really, really like). Actually, that's generally my philosophy for throughout the year but there are a lot more things that fall into that category around Christmas time. Sadly, I have a diabetic tendency to very quickly...

I lived in the US for 15 years and would sort of agree with that. But also I had the luck of being advised wholeheartedly by ob-gyns and nutritionists and midwives (that one is fairly radical as there aren't many midwives in the US) in carb counting/testing to meters approaches when I had...

I have also just started - at a tiny local gym that targeted me on social media for their 'Fit after 40' (only just!) programme, which is basically mostly weights training. It's half an hour classes, three times a week, scaled to challenge your abilities, so they take note of what you've...

I'm hoping you're right on the HBA1C, as I'm awaiting my results next week, and I've been using the strips in question for the last month or whenever I noticed. They are showing the same kind of readings that I had when I had a result of 48 at the beginning of the year, which is predominantly in...

That's awesome - congratulations!

On the toast thing - if you absolutely have to have something quick/toast-y, have you tried the lower carb bread? It doesn't taste as great as proper bread, but if what you are looking for is something ridiculously quick and easy, it's a good thing to just put stuff on top of/in between! I use...

No, you’re not in the wrong. What you’re doing is excellent for your health and is taking control of it in a positive way, so well done you, you should be proud of yourself. Your mum is probably right in the general ‘you don’t get prescribed a meter from the doc because you’re type 2’ but...

I strongly recommend you take a look at https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/foods There’s obvious processed foods like pizza, pies, chips, crisps, cakes, biscuits that are very high in carbs (and generally have labels that show that) but the visual guides on the link are really helpful if...

Hi, As you are new here, I’m tagging @daisy1 for her newcomers basic diabetes info post. As you know your glucose levels and the relationship of carb lowering, you may know much of the info already, but it’s always a useful summary. My answer is: yes. It took my eyes a long time to settle down...

Well done in the HBA1C result - that’s great. My morning results took for ever to come down - I was used to them hovering between 8.5 and 9.5 and got so dispirited than I gave up taking them about six months ago However, I had my annual blood test a week ago so before that was testing a lot...

As you’re new I’m tagging @daisy1 for her informative welcome post - if you’re testing with a meter, you’ll know a bit of it already but it’s always a useful guide. I’ve never been on Metformin so can’t help there, but just to say welcome! There’s lots of useful advice and friendly people on...

It sounds like you are heading in the right direction, yes, so well done!

My Baileys truffles advent calendar is my daily treat at the moment. There's a miniature bottle of Baileys on Christmas Eve!

Thanks for this @bulkbiker - it is very useful. Unfortunately I have 6 tubs of the strips in question so that’s my future for a while...

Welcome - this is a very friendly forum and you'll find lots of good information and people who've had similar experiences, so have a good read around. I also hovered around prediabetes readings for a few years before I passed the post (in my case it was more like speed raced past the post)...

Oooh. With a video too....! I must check my spice rack for ingredients. You've made my December!

That is awesome. I have been under GP care since my DN retired last year, which coincided exactly with when jumped from prediabetes to very high T2 levels, largely due to the addition of many, many biscuits to the system. I've been very happy with the GP, who has supported LCHF for me (if not...

Well, I'm glad to say that I've failed in my quest to find a Pumpkin Spice Latte. I love them, but apparently it's the American in me, because I can't find them here in Wales. I had a sip of a Starbucks Toffee something or other thing but it was too disgusting to drink any more of. And as far as...

That’s the second time on here I’ve been asked if my cat is a Maine Coon. I think she’s just a regular moggie as her brother was just your average-looking cat. She’s 18 years old and has a whole multitude of health issues, but not diabetes. She spent the first 15 years of her life being told to...

Well, I’m going to be one of the odd ones who sympathise with the “if the test were taken at any other time the result would be different” idea because that is actually what happened to me. The difference was that I’d been hovering around figures close to your initial HBA1C for at least three...