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I know it all sucks but I'm still fascinated by how the body works in these situations. I hope it works itself out for you though.

Really?? I would not have thought it with the teas, something else for me to look out for lol

Have you tried fruit teas? I quite often drink them cold, sometimes with fruit in for added flavour and sparkling water so it's like a fizzy iced tea. You could try different flavour combinations and strengths to see if you enjoy that. I also love cucumber, lemon and mint in water. I'm actually...

4 days of metformin and my bloods seem to be slowly coming down so I'm happy with a 9.1 this morning after starting the week at 13. I'm giving myself a hard time and obsessing a little but I think I need to be proud of what I've done and where I'm going!

I've been considering stopping berberine as I've been taking it for a few months but I was diagnosed last month so figured it hadnt done anything for my blood sugars, I started metformin this week and my bloods seem to be coming down. Thought I'd save money if I could stop berberine but if the...

Initially it said 4.8 which I knew couldn't be right, 2nd go 9.7, 3rd time was 10.3. I'm newly diagnosed and just started Metformin yesterday, bloods were 13 yesterday. Hopefully I'm heading in the right direction!

Fab, thanks that's good to know :)

Thanks. I've just cut out the cranberries and banana chips, it's not a problem for me. I've been putting the spices in the food tracking app aswell so I can keep an eye on that but that might be where I take my carbs and cut everything else because I can not have bland food!

Thank you! Only prescribed metformin. I have been taking inositol, berberine, and magnesium daily for a while now in relation to polycystic ovary syndrome - supplements not prescribed medication. I was told they wouldn't interfere with the metformin.

I've edited my post and added a couple of regular meals I eat on there. The insulin resistance symptoms for me is the darkening of the skin around my neck and underarms, and skin tags. I also have polycystic ovary syndrome and have had the darkening and tags since I was around 8 years old...

I am quickly discovering this about carbs in food! I knew I needed to be careful with the cranberries and banana chips but I will wean myself off those too. Thanks for the info, I will check out the apps.

Thank you! I think I just need reassurance that all I'm doing has not been pointless :)

So i changed my diet around the start of October before I got my HbA1C results - which was 109. I've reduced carbs a lot, upped my protein, sugar comes from dark chocolate, banana chips, and dried cranberries which I eat with mixed seeds and nuts and quite sparingly, and from what carbs I do...

I think there is truth to some of it but It is a case of doing research and looking for the science from reputable sources. I think when it comes to sugars though not much is going to pair and make a huge difference - though i could be wrong - so I'll be staying away from the lattes. That's...

Maybe you were a bit dehydrated because apparently that can cause it to show excess protein too! I'm not the best at always drinking enough water so it might just be that. As long as i get my blood sugars down I'm happy for now :)

This is brilliant thank you so much!

That's what I'm thinking, I want to know if I'm on track and doing the right thing by my sugars. Again thanks for the info!

I asked today if I'd be given one and she said they usually only give them to those with type 1 so I'm considering buying my own I just can't be spending a fortune and don't know if the cheaper ones are any good. I'd like one though!

Thank you! It's clearly a lot lower than the first urine test a month ago so I'm happy about that at least

I've been reading up on it all and the possible reasons, I should get a follow up about the protein next week but I'm taking the fact the sugars are nowhere near as high as in the first urine test as a win at least. And thanks for the info!