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Yes, thanks for that. I now recall my doctor saying to me that there was a time you would have been diagnosed on that fasting level but your a1c says otherwise. I've also worked out today that I start to rise after the 8th hour or thereabouts. Which would explain why if I eat between 10 and...

Yes, I have noticed that. Even something small halts the rise and sends it back south for a while. Little and often could be sustainable for me.

Oh and I'm also sleeping much better, managed to go a full seven hours last night until the alarm clock at 7 without waking up for a slash. For years I'd wake every hour or 3 and never felt completely rested.

Thanks, there is actally one positive though. Elimination of wheat and grains and carb restriction has calmed down my recent GI symptoms considerably. Had no bloating or bad aches for 3 days now and it was a constant daily battle for a long time. Sometimes there is a positive when you least...

I was celibate for a decade whilst bringing up my two sons alone. I didn't miss it, Internet porn sustained me [emoji23]

I was having a conversation with my neighbour earlier, a guy I've been friendly with for years. He was really supportive and revealed he has been T2 for over ten years. Simple advice he gave, modify your eating, eat to the meter at first, work out what you can tolerate and then move on. He...

Yea pretty much, always been the same most of my life. That's how I find it hard to comprehend my current situation. If I'm stressed or anxious, appetite goes first. Although, I just had chicken and salad and enjoyed a small portion. I am taking supplements lately though to help. Solgar...

Pretty much all cereals, milk and cake is off limits. I love bacon and egg though. Weird how I grew up and was always taught they were bad for you. The western diet recommendations for the past, 30 years have a lot to answer for. Talk about getting it wrong big time.

Makes perfect sense to me. I have no appetite whatsoever to be honest and am forcing myself to try and eat something. I actually would prefer to just be sustained with fuel intravenously and then not have to think about it. The thought of learning to cook is rather daunting. [emoji1]

That's sounds delicious.... My breakfast sorted for tomorrow.... Never been a salad eater but just had salad and chicken and really enjoyed it.

I was sedentary pretty much for a few years and always considered myself fit. Certainly not unfit anyway compared to many. I soon realised when I started walking instead of taking the car or motorbike how unfit I actually was. Now I do 3 miles brisk walking in around 40 mins without breaking...

I never eat breakfast. For decades I've eaten once a day mostly. Perhaps I just don't eat enough maybe. I've lost considerable weight over 8 weeks taking my BMI from 25.2 to 22.5 just by reducing portion size and lowering carb intake wherever possible. Just it seems it's sending my numbers in...

Yes I did thanks... I just don't really understand the thought process behind LCHF if all it seems to do is raise my fasting numbers. Defies logic that the more carbs I eat the lower my base line and fasting goes. I'll stop asking questions now and try to figure it out.

Thanks for explaining. So, even though on restricted carbs and diet the fasting numbers climb way higher, I'm not sending my a1c in the wrong direction? I'd just like tighter control over these fasting numbers as I understand that A dx comes with a fasting number over 7? I'm wondering if...

When I fast for more than 12 hours or restrict carbs in my diet my fasting numbers are always higher and then slowly climb the longer I fast. I've never been an eater, I see eating as an inconvenience and not something I enjoy really. For most of my adult working life (30)yrs, I've been a...

I suffer from this, if I eat low carb my fasting levels increase by at least 1.0, same if I refrain from eating at all. If I eat moderate carbs my fasting levels go lower and so does my low before it rises. It baffles me and I just don't know how to correct it.

Yes, please be proactive... I tested 5.6 a1c after a fasting anomaly of 6.7. My doctor advised that I was fine and carry on you're not diabetic. I never accept anything without research and bought a meter and started testing. I clearly have issues and am going all out to try and correct this...

That is really interesting as I ate very low carb yesterday and this morning have recorded the highest fasting in a while at 6.4. This in itself turns me straight back to carbs usually.

Apple, pear, raspberry and nuts and milk. It doesn't send my numbers soaring, I've checked. Back at starting level in under 2 hours, at around 7 or just over at 1 hour. I seem to tolerate fruit OK.

This is my primary concern. My red cells at the time were at the low end of normal. He said not at a level that would raise alarm bells though. IDK, perhaps im just over thinking this. He didn't see it as a good enough reason to rerun the test.