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20 lbs..oh my goodness well done you so now I feel disappointed that I am actually putting weight on!!! think I might start testing after meals as well and try to get this sorted, until this morning I actually thought I was doing ok with my blood sugar readings having started out at 22.9 but it...

Ha I meant that I would check all meals to see what happens...I can relate to so many of your symptoms...I feel tired, water retention or needing to go ( as in immediately) and thirsty...oh and hungry although not sure if that is in my head!!! So just now for breakfast its eggs, cheese and...

This is all sounding familiar....I actually have an underactive thyroid and a nut allergy as well....no one said it was going to be like this!!! What does more than 2mmol/l mean is that in the blood sugar reading? Ok I will do readings twice today and see what happens...I have noticed if I eat...

Maybe I am going to have to do that and yes I do need to loose weight, I really thought that not having sugar I would loose loads but its not happening!!!

Thank you Penfold you are right I want it sorted now but food is most definately an issue, reading labels then just going back to eating what I feel is safe......Im not very good with youghurt and am slowly going off eggs as well...not a lot left!!

No I was told to just test before a meal, not sure my fingers would cope with 6 times a day ( it hurts!!) does this mean that once my body adjusts to no sugar my no's may improve as I'm guessing they are not so good at the moment? You know what I think about food all the time and I am not sure...

Good Morning Hankjam, thank you so much for your reply...here goes I have to test 3 times a day before meals...so for the last week 8.6 6.2 5.2 10.5 8.9 6.5 6.5 7.2 6.7 9.1 6.7 7.0 7.9 5.6 9.6 8.6 4.9 4.6 9.4...

So here I am again 3.5 weeks in, food is still an issue, however, bs is going down but always high first thing in the morning. I can eat the same thing 3 days in a row and my readings are always different..is this normal? One major issue is that having totally changed my diet, no sugar at all I...

Thank you everyone that has posted advice, it really is overwhelming and the comment about reading labels...its all very exhausting and confusing. I am going to keep using this site and from what I am reading so far I believe you will all help me beat this horrid disease. Thank you all again.

I have been borderline type 2 for a few years and yes head in the sand, however, after a 2 week admission to hospital and coming home feeling absolutely dreadful my doctor out of the blue suggested an appt with the diabetic nurse. HBA1C 115......talk about a wake up call, I now have to test my...