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I know that hba1c results are different to finger prick results. But I only was given a meter yesterday and have my first fasting result for that today. This morning my fasting level was 7.4, 3 hours after shredded wheat and semi-skimmed milk it was 17.8. My two tests yesterday showed an...

I can't find Greek yoghourt that isn't low fat here so I'm trying an unsweetened high protein one that I plan to have with raspberries. I like everything you list apart from nuts. Todays tests were around 17.7 mmol/L after my shredded wheat and semi-skimmed milk breakfast and my reduced sugar...

I was put on meds because my hba1c went from 50 to 55 in spite of trying to cut sugars and carbs. Why I was given a gliptin I don't know, but the diabetic nurse said 'don't worry, I'm not giving you metformin'. I'd lost weight by them (a year ago I was somewhat overweight) and have now dropped...

I am hopeless at cooking so my main meals usually are supposedly healthy, balanced ready meals. always looking for those with the lowest carbs. I can cook salmon but apart from frozen mixed veg I'd have to leave out the potatoes. I'm not very fond of veg and I've been told to have a lott of food...

I have an Accu-Chek Instant and it connects through Bluetooth using an app (called 'MySugars I think) but I've not tried pairing yet as I only got it today.

Last summer I was picked up as almost in the diabetic range. Around two months later I'd reduced carbs and lost weight but my my hba1c had gone up to 50, then 55. At that point I was given lipigliptin. 2 months later I had bullus pemphigoid covering most of me, believed to be caused by the...