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Thank you for the encouragement! 40g today!

Thank you for the information. And good luck with your own struggles. Have you suffered any side effects from the ozempic?

Crikey, well done on such a great success with lowering your levels and losing the weight. Good to hear 70 - 80 is still low carb. I managed to stick to 40 today and was very pleased with myself! My brother mentioned Tom Watson to me - I must read up on him.

Yes, it's a bit hit and miss for me!

It was 5.9 before dinner and 6.1 two hours after which I think is good. Still not getting the carbs super low - I'm using MyFitnessPal and Carbs&Cals and I think it was 60g again. But that's half of what I was eating so...

I am finding it so hard to get my head around things I have long considered healthy - beetroot, onions etc - as carby and therefore not so healthy for me! Thank you for the good wishes and well done on your success!

Whoa! That's such a huge impact isn't it!

Thanks - I've managed one now. Phew!

Thanks! I managed to get one done. A learning curve.

I understand getting the blood on the strip I think, because after messing up a couple of times I did it fine yesterday.

I don't know why I wrote err 2 - it was er4! I've just tried again and the same thing has happened. :(

Hello, I bought a Tee2+ on advice here and began my readings yesterday after breakfast when it arrived. Pre lunch I was 6.1 and 2 hours after 7.7 Pre dinner I was 5.6 and 2 hours after 7.7 I was interested to know what my reading would be when I got up this morning as that's when I often feel a...

It's incredible isn't it! Years of thinking the brown carbs were good for me and fats were bad. This is going to take a while! What level of carbs do you aim for in general? 40g feels very low! Thanks so much for taking the time. I really appreciate it.

Good to know. I figure if I can kickstart this sugar/weight drop and hang on for a few weeks then switch to low carb that should help. When you go low carb do you count calories still? Well done for a blooming terrific result!

That's interesting, thanks. I've already gone over the 800 calories by 200! And carbs are 57 instead of below 40. Much lower than my usual carb levels though so hopefully I'll lose weight and drop sugar levels even if I'm not spot on. It's a learning curve!

Thanks, everyone for your advice. I have agreed a plan with the nurse to try and get the levels down through diet and exercise before taking the medication. She will test me in 3 months by which time she wants me to have lost a stone and reduced sugar level from 7.7 to 6.7. I've been low carb...

Thanks Jane. Sounds like we're in a very similar boat. I read the Blood Sugar Diet and started it yesterday! I've also just ordered a blood glucose monitor thanks to advice here. I am VERY much of a similar mindset to you. I've just had the chat with my DN and she has agreed with my plan. So, I...

Yes, I am plodding through the learning sessions and feeling increasingly miserable! Ho hum.

I am in the UK, yes. So usually it would be reported as 61? That's interesting. I guess we're dealing in old money here! :)

The nurse didn't mention a BG meter to me but from reading here I thought it would be a good idea.