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I too have found that nuts are my magic food. :-) Yay for yummy magic foods! My CGM doesn't budge even when I upped from 1 ounce to 2 ounces of daily walnuts.

Great answers here and so much personal experience. What a valuable resource this forum is (have I mentioned this before????!!!!). :-) I'm such a newbie, but it is interesting how my experience parallels others here. I was diagnosed pre-diabetic in Jan 2018. Got a continuous glucose...

Are you taking metformin?

I do not, but my goodness that is a cute cover!

Unfortunately, in some people statins are known to cause blood sugar dysregulation and increase the risk of type II diabetes. If I were only 27 and already seeing 100mg/dL on my fasting blood sugar, I would want to dig a bit deeper. Can you buy a blood glucose monitor and start testing at...

I could tell that you are like this. A kindred spirit! Success can be defined by the number of experiments we do! :-)

Great question, thanks for asking. My kidney numbers haven't changed since my initial CKD diagnosis (also Jan 2018). My nephrologist says he expects a 1-2 % drop in function each year - I'm hoping to prove him wrong when I go back - I think in March. I haven't had a kidney function test since...

This post is just kind of an observation I'd like to jot down. When I first was diagnosed with prediabetes (Jan 2018), I reduced my carb intake significantly, but kept it moderate (50-100g). **This level made the weight drop off (I lost 15 pounds right away, then gradually have KEPT losing...

What a great thread! Thanks for joining us, Keith! So many great comments here! One thing I'd like to add: **When I drank red wine (my favorite, ahhh) my fasting blood glucoses were significantly lower (almost 2mmol/L!). I quit drinking last April, and have been totally shocked at the...

"welcome to the best little corner of the internet for type 2s and the club no one wants to join." This made me laugh.

First, I'm sure that others will have great suggestions for you, but I just wanted to reach out and encourage you with a brief response. I think the first step is to buy the monitor. Have you done that? One possibility - could have you have a loved one test you at first, until you get used...

Have you by chance been tested for achalasia? My Dad had it and his symptoms sound like what you described. I'm particularly interested because of its connection with nerve damage (which we know high blood sugars can do....) - it seems to me like the upper stomach problem of gastroparesis...

I just want to double-check that you've been tested for achalasia?

Such happy news (and a happy puppy picture, too)!

Jay - so sorry but my data was all really wrong. Please see the link Mr. Pot gave below.

Jay - my conversion was wrong. Please see the link Mr. Potts included! My apologies!

Ack! Thanks Mr. Potts!!! I should have realized that. Jay - I'm going to delete my innacurate post so it doesn't lead anyone astray.

I do not have type I diabetes, but I am posting this question here because I suspect many of you are CGM experts at this point. My A1C by blood draw was 6% (42), but my CGM is giving me an average blood glucose of 104mg/dL (5.8mmol/L)! That is WAY lower than 6% - I would think my A1C would be...

So happy for you! This is so cool to see that you can change your health. So great.

I wish I could have given your post more than just one emoji rating, LOL. You're talkin' my language! :-) I do think in my case you hit the nail on the head with "training" the liver that I'm not going to die of low blood sugar between meals. If I've been experiencing reactive hypoglycemia...