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This is interesting and inspiring. Well done! I've taken the other route and whilst I was officially diagnosed as type 2 earlier today ( but have already reduced my hba1c by a lump) , lost weight and cut out the cack) I'm giving metformin a try to boost my own efforts. I was well prepared...

Hi YM... Well... I am literally just back from the Drs..armed with a couple of boxes of metformin. Whilst my fasting levels are normal, my hba1c levels are definitely not...69 down from the high 70's in a matter of weeks. Not off the scale by any means though! I have fallen off the wagon a few...

Hi, My new, limited but expanding knowledge on DM..but not Atkins..is that root vegetables contain more carbs ( gram per gram) than veg that grows above ground. I'm not saying that they are bad for you but if you are watching carbs, then pls consider is. I tend to eat sprouts and such like...

I've found a decent supplier on eBay for my iBGStar. They cost me about £25 for 100, as opposed to £54 with Boots. They are sealed and appear to have the right marking and are not clones. That said, I'm running out of lancets ... and may see if there is anything better out there. Whist the...

Hi, How did you establish that your IBGSTAR was less accurate and was this inaccuracy constant/ repeatable or did it swing from lower to higher? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: 1st week BG numbers and likelihood/benefits of medicatio I agree fully, YM. What with this and a nice 6.5 a good two hours after dinner, I reckon that I may be able to convince the doc to abstain from labelling me diabetic for another 3 months. However, apart from the gut stuff, metformin...

Re: 1st week BG numbers and likelihood/benefits of medicatio So... My results came in at 5.1 fasting BUT a monster 69 ( ooh) on my hba1c...which is believe is about 8.3 in pounds and miles. My meter gave me results of 6.2mmolL a hour before the official test and 5.9mmolL about 15 mins after...

Your experience mirrors mine totally. I was informed that doing an immediate retest may mean that the blood sample has become oxidised, or that squeezing near to the site could have skewed the figures, due to plasma being introduced. On reading elsewhere the theory is that this would reduce the...

....just spoke to Sanofi The explanation could be that as I changed strips, my blood may have become slightly oxidised. In addition, they did question if I squeezed my finger at the end. I'm not sure- it does seems that this in itself can screw up a reading, due to plasma or stuff. Sent from...

Hi, I took a reading this morning with a 7.9 This has gone up .5 from waking- with no breakfast and a work out with heavy weights. I didn't believe this figure, so I immediately re- tested using the same sample, as the blood flow was ok. The next reading was a 8.3 followed by a 8.7!!! Now, I...

Re: 1st week BG numbers and likelihood/benefits of medicatio Cheers YM! Yeh, I got the meter on the 13th, so it's a shade over 2 weeks, though my new regime started about a week earlier in earnest. Even the better half is being very supportive...usually any health kicks are treated with utter...

Re: 1st week BG numbers and likelihood/benefits of medicatio Well.... Finally down into the low 6's again...after a breakfast of 2 poached eggs ( virtually carb free...) 3 days...3 DAYS to shift that ultra (for me) excess Tate and Lyle from my system! The interesting thing is that I dropped 2...

Re: 1st week BG numbers and likelihood/benefits of medicatio Looks like the anaerobic work is paying dividends YM! I'm looking to zero carb this week... Fully zero carb that is. Hopefully, it will help to rid a few more lb and drop down my BS. The weight loss is still in its plateau stage- so...

Chris... Whilst the mayo could be a bit carby, I use to have 2 or 3 kebabs ( in a tray with lettuce, no pitta bread) a week, when I did the Atkins some time back. Sure, the elephant's foot on a spike may not be the leanest meat on the planet but my god does it fill you up. If you stick to...

Re: 1st week BG numbers and likelihood/benefits of medicatio Absolut raspberri vodka! Bloody lovely! But it gave me a 8.3 this morning. The said, I did little in the way of real exercise yesterday. Weights not dropping- but my shape is. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Well....I've rediscovered chilled vodka! A few glasses have been lovely. I've shed just over a stone in 3 weeks, gorging on tuna, green salads, ham, chicken, haddock, mackerel, tortilla wraps, the occasional hovis cracker.... What I will say that this place s excellent, has taught me a lot and...

Re: 1st week BG numbers and likelihood/benefits of medicatio All carbs are evil! I did a bit of an experiment last night. I haid a big bowl of chilli ( those where you bang all the stuff in a bag and stick in the oven) with extra chilli and beans, a mars bar, 2 whispas and a beer! A hour and...

Nail hit on head!

Re: 1st week BG numbers and likelihood/benefits of medicatio Cheers! Just after my test I banged in a 5.9 with a 6.2 on waking. Low carbing isn't creating a problem..though the lack of weight loss is weird. I'm on more more than 1400calories a day now- with at least 300 being burnt off with...

I'm new to this too.... But the falling asleep bit after chocolate ( or in my case a family sized tiramassu) I can relate to. Eating out can be a nightmare... why not look to reduce your carb intake, eat plenty of leafy starters and bulk up on proteins..that way you won't have enough room for a...