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I had my retinopathy appointment on Friday and in a weeks time I have my first follow-up blood test since being diagnosed. Fingers crossed for a rather more encouraging result that my initial 106! My fasted blood sugar tests in the morning are still a little erratic but mostly under 7.5 for the...

I've had good results with targeting between 50 and 100g of carbs per day, as well as running a calorie deficit. That has meant I've lost about 13kg since my initial diagnosis with an hb1ac of 106 a couple of months ago, My BMI is now exactly 25 and am hoping to move into the "healthy" range in...

In the past I've never needed to fuel for either long runs (I did a half-marathon a few years back) or longish (50 to 60 miles) cycle rides and never had any issues with bonking or the like. When I get back to that it'll be interesting to see if that's still the case now I'm eating a lot less carbs.

Just re-checked and it's back down to 6.4 (or 5.8 - depending on which of my 2 meters is more accurate) now, so don't think the spike is an issue

It was the first 5K I've run in about 18 months so was definitely harder than it would usually be, as I've been getting most of my exercise recently from walking my dogs)! On the other hand I'm probably 2-stone lighter than the last time I ran any distance so that should help. Strava gave the...

I'm no expert but I'm not concerned about the spikes as I expect it's just my body fueling itself. In the last month or so the only times I've really seen spikes over 10 has been after a run (and that includes 2 weeks where I was wearing a Libre2) so it does appear to be very temporary. I...

I'm not long back from a 5K run and tested just before I left and had a BG of 6.0, then tested again when I got home and it was 10.5.

I've also got 2 meters and have been using both the last couple of days, They do usually differ and by up to around 10% or so. The Sinocare AQ Smart generally reads about 10% higher than the Gluco Navii - although when I used both an hour or so back they gave the same reading of 7.6, which is...

Just had my first order delivered and so far have tried the loaf and the fruit loaf and both are pretty good. I've also got some of the wraps (which unlike others I've had are actually full size) and the large rolls - I'm looking forward to the latter when I start using the BBQ again.

I got back to my house yesterday to find a letter from the medical centre with appointments for a follow-up blood test early next month and a telephone review meeting with the diabetes nurse at the end of next month. So despite the zero information up front it does sound like I'm in the system...

I finally got around to calling the surgery and trying to arrange a follow-up appointment with the diabetes nurse, given the initial one was a waste of time with their systems down (so not the fault of the nurse - she just didn't have access to my notes or test results). Mainly I want to ensure...

I've gone with a Sinocare Safe AQ Smart that was £21.99 on Amazon with 50 test strips and lancets included. It was also £21.99 for an additional 100 test strips and lancets, which I've bought since. It had very good reviews on Amazon. That's the only one I've tried but is giving consistent...

My hb1ac was 106 when I was first diagnosed at the end of March. At that time my finger prick testing was giving results up to 25 or so, however after going low carb in early April my results are much lower. So while I don't have a target hb1ac in mind (and don't have another blood test...

I've not been offered any courses since I was diagnosed about 6 weeks ago, but doesn't sound like they are hugely useful if you've done your own research.

5.3 this morning, which is the lowest morning reading I've had so far.

5.4 this morning, which might be the lowest I've seen since I started testing.

I got back last night from my first work conference since being diagnosed and it was less of an issue that I thought it'd be finding low-carb options to eat at the buffet type meals. I did find myself doing stuff like de-constructing sandwiches at lunch and then eating the fillings, but overall...

I was diagnosed with T2 about 6 weeks back with an hb1ac of 106 and was seeing numbers up to nearly 20 in the morning and sometimes up to the mid 20's after meals. After 5 weeks of going low-carb (typically between 50 and 100g of carbs a day) I'm now mostly seeing results between 5.5 and 7 in...

I've just finished my free trial one and overall it wasn't bad although the readings were nonsense for the first couple of days. I'm not convinced it was really accurate but did give useful insight into the peaks after meals etc. I didn't find it useful enough to want to spend £50 a fortnight...

I order some of the Konjac rice and pasta replacements, tried it once and haven't used it again as I didn't like the taste or the texture. Cauliflower rice is better but my go-to for rice replacement with curries now is beansprouts. I've also got some of the "keto" pasta and rice and they're a...