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You may be right Daibell, but on the basis that it's only a matter of eating a moderate carb intake for 3 days prior to a test, I guess it's best to be safe in terms of getting a true test result. 3 days of moderate carbs with higher BGs won't do any major damage compared to the years of...

This is what has been referred to as false hypos". You're body has got used to high BGs and thinks a "5" is low. You shouldn't need to be taking dextrose tablets at 5.2. Your profile says you're "not diabetic", obviously you are. It would help if you told us what type and what meds you're on.

Good start Ursus, and some impressive readings. You'll be heading for a great HbA1c at your next test if you keep it like this. By the way, when it's difficult to get enough blood, try to resist squeezing too near the puncture site. You can squeeze out fluids from the surrounding tissue into the...

In a word, Dawn Phenomenon. Before we get up, or even wake, our body knows we're about to get into action so releases some glycogen (glucose in our blood) to get us ready for the day. As diabetics, we don't control this sudden release very well so our BG stays highish for a while and then comes...

Can get confusing. You can't just say "I'll go low GI" and eat away, because too many carbs, even if they ARE low GI will send your blood sugars too high if you're on diet only/metformin. Low GI as said above is about foods that are better in not giving you a rapid spike; handy as a type 2...

Sounds right to me geoff

Re: Are slightly numb big toes *always* a sign of neuropathy I have the same thing which might be due to pedalling on my exercise machine. Yes, that could do it, and if you damage nerves in this way it takes months to recover. Personally, i wouldn't bother about a GP visit unless it was really...

Re: How high glucos levels Actually, that figure isn't a figure for diagnosing, or fasting. It is just a figure they show that a non-diabetic should be at after eating. The two fasting tests over 7 you quote is pretty standard although you can be pre-diabetic below that. Most surgeries now...

Low carb is certainly good for weight loss. It is also good for controlling your Blood glucose levels, particularly if you are a type 2 diabetic. I think what geoff is saying though is that if you come OFF a low cxarb diet, you will get higher than normal BG readings for a while until your body...

Do we get beer after?

Hi Catherine! I certainly wasn't forgetting this, in fact i suppose I referred to it in my original post by pointing out that both non-diabetics and diabetics on diet/Metformin can get low blood sugar episodes, which is affectively a "mild" hypo in your list. Indeed, i provoked one in myself...

I'm most like people from papua new Guinea. Does that mean i eat people? pretty low carb then.

Hi! As you're on Glic, one of the insulin stimulating drugs I mentioned in my first post, I can see why you take your snack. For me, the long period I have in the 3s and 4s more than makes up for what seems a very temporary rise by way of liver dump to compensate for the lows. I wasn't trying to...

Personally, i can't see the point in testing at the moment. They'll not take the results for diagnosis, and will probably say angelam might not have done them right if they're used to make a point. It's very simple for the doctor really - at the appointment, and no harm will come between now and...

Brilliant result Lucy! You're in the 5% club! Wll done :clap:

Not innapropriate at all. Not many carbs as most of the sugars are turned into alohol. The stronger the wine, the less carbs. Most normal wines are only about 2 to 3 grams carbs per glass, according to who you read. Even then, the alcohol prevents the liver from processing carbs into blood...

Not a problem in my books. And your thirst should diminish as your BGs reduce. Now, if that was 3 to 4 litres of Red wine, :thumbup:

Not a problem in the slightest. I don't mind being an also-ran! :lol:

Hi Covbilly and welcome! Here is some info which hopefully might help you get to grips with your Diabetes. In general terms you will need to reduce the total number of carbohydrates you eat per day. All carbohydrates turn to sugar when we eat them, and no type 2 diabetic on diet only, or on...

There have been many discussions on this forum, some quite heated, about whether or not a Type II on diet only (with or without metformin) can have a hypo. The issue here concerns the definition of a hypo. Hypo is simply short for hypoglycaemia which means low blood sugar. Anyone, diabetic or...