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Been stated by 3 people at this point I think, but as yet no source provided to back the claim up... My own results show that will depend on what I eat. For example, I started at 6 mmol on Tuesday, and I had 150g of 'no added sugar' Alpen. Tested an hour later, was sitting at 13. Tested...

Sorry, what..? Everything I've read (including from the guide on this website) seems to suggest a spike 2 hours 'post prandial', even for non-diabetics, is the norm. It says on this site that 4 to 5.9 mmol pre prandial is normal for non-diabetics, and it should be under 7.8 at least 90...

I think I can answer my own question here; that answer being no, but I just want to see what other people think. Of course it's normal to have a spike in blood sugar 2 hours after a meal; that's what happens to normal people. I'm just wondering if it's dangerous / unhealthy in any way to see...

What..? Complete opposite of everything I've ever read on it. First thing you will be presented with when you Google it is "Protein is the most effective food macronutrient providing a satiating effect" etc. etc.

Thanks. Yeah, they look bigger because they are bigger. If you measure them before a workout and then right after, they might be an inch or more bigger 'cos you pumped them full of blood.

For anyone that has never lifted weights before, there is a thing called 'the pump' that happens as a result of lifting the weights, where the muscle or muscles being worked swell / pump up with blood and get really full. My 'pumps' used to be good, but it seems the last couple of years since I...

Thanks for all the replies / info / insights / philosophies. I was a bit frustrated and angry when I posted that yesterday. It just seems a bit strange to me that 1) my GP doesn't have the authority to request these tests, and 2) that he doesn't seem to care that the initial diagnosis of T2...

My GP told me categorically that he couldn't order me either the GAD antibodies test, or the C peptide test, and that if I wanted them (of course it was me who mentioned them in the first place) he would have to send me to hospital to their diabetic clinic; a thing that until today I was...