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The parameters for diabetes are similar in Australia as in Norway. Source: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/chronic-diabetes So OP are not diabetic by Australian parameters. It say fasting of 7.0 mmol or above, any reading over 11.2 or HbA1c of 6.5%. Yes I...

Well that does sound quiet different from where I live. Well none of the readings you mention here are diabetic or of concern (regard to Norwegian health care system), so I don’t see why you should need metformin to be able to eat larger quantities. To be honest, I think setting you on...

Have you been «diagnosed» with gestational diabetes? 5.-5.6 are not really of any concern. Pre-diabetic are fasting blood glucose from 6.0 a 6.9 mmol. If you’re not any meds I don’t see why you should start on metformin, as your levels are not slightly higher the way I see it. Where I live...

I can see how this works for type 2 diabetics :) I know fats gives a slower increase of blood sugar and less chance of a crash later. But you should not advice or promote that everyone has a choice or additional options if they are on insulin. That is a rather dangerous and faulty advice (if...

Probably way too much, but no big deal as long as I take my insulin. Think amount of carbs are a much more of a deal for type 2 diabetics. What I wonder is how somone can get 50g or less of carbs a day. It strikes me that maybe someone mix up carbs and sugar (or maybe people just are a whole...

Can I ask why you have to fast 12 to 16 hours? If you are fasting due to a blood test then I would say avoid all meds or natural supplies.

If you have a pump, freestyle libre does not sound like the correct CGM to choose. Problem is that the libre can’t «talk» with the pump. So if you have a pump I think you should take a look and ask your gp for another type of CGM. If you wear a pump, can I ask what kind of pump you are using? :)...

Carbs are carbs. Milk won’t lower your blood sugar. Smells just like all the other herb or miracle cures out there.

Well the biggest pro I see is that you can give yourself units in decimal, and some pumps even calculate how many units you need if you just add how many carbs you’ve eaten. So calculating and giving more precise amount of injections are a lot easier. Another pro is that some pumps, like...

This sound kind of familiar, well I always got really high blood sugar after eating, but I still do have some insulin production left. But starting on insulin have done wonders for me, and usually stays between 4-10 mmol after I started medication :) I would advice you to take a second check...

Think it depends on where you live. Norway has one of the best health care systems. Usually I have a limit of 150 strips for each retrieval, but I can get as many retrieval as I want within a year before I have to renew my prescription.

Well, highest fasting blood glucose I have had was taken right after I woke up, 7.5 mmol. For me, my fasting blood sugar seem to decrease as time go (if I skip breakfast). So people shouldn’t be so determinded and say that fasting blood increase as time go. For me it is quite different, because...

I have to slightly disagree. Or, little unsure if it work just like that. Not everyone has a glucose reader at home, so if you’re taking fasting blood glucose at the doctor you probably have waited 20 minutes and taken a shower, but this does not mean a doctors finger prick test are false...

Well, the guidelines for pre-diabetic differs from country to country, I think the reason might be because not every country see pre-diabetic as disease, but more like a warning sign. There is a worldwide consensus that readings above 11.2 mmol are diabetic. Fasting blood sugar must be taken...

Highest today 11.4 mmol Lowest today 5.6 mmol :)

5.6 fasting are not pre-diabetic in my country (Norway). Your fasting blood sugar has to be 6.0-6.9 mmol at least two times for being diagnosed as pre-diabetic were I live. Diagnosing someone for being diabetic with just a fasting blood test of 5.6 sounds strange to me. I think I speak for most...

Hi I think you kind of mix up before meal reading and fasting blood glucose. A fasting blood test has to be done 8 hours after last meal, were 4.0-5.9 are non-diabetic, 6.0-6.9 mmol are pre-diabetic, and any fasting reading over 7.0 mmol are considered diabetic. Before meal reading can vary...

Well, have you ever felt hopeless, lost, because there is too much going on in your life. Like everything happens at once, and there is just so much you can take? Well that is what I feel right now, and I think everyone get to feel that at different times in their life. And you just hope to be...

Where I live you should have a routine check every 3 month if you’re either pre-diabetic or in «danger» / disponibel of developing diabetes :)

Well when you exercise you’re cells need ATP to make energy, and the more energy you need/use the more ATP must be produced by your cells. I do not remember the whole krebs cycle now, but the more ATP you use, the more glucose you’ll need. So the cells kind of take «more» glucose when you...