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I just checked what my meter measures and it is plasma in whole blood. I've had my meter for 3 and a half years. Do you know if they wear out?

thanks for your comment. I tested on my meter five minutes before blood draw at lab and after, both readings were 6.0. my meter apparently measures whole blood. I have read studies which have opposing views regarding the impact that Id has on hba1c with some suggesting it lowers it and some...

Sorry I am confused. do whole blood samples from meters more accurately reflect how much glucose is in your blood because it measures your whole blood instead of just part of your blood as measured by the plasma samples in the lab? so if you had a meter that measured plasma blood glucose would...

Are the lab results accurate though?

Thanks for your reply. It's so annoying though eh. I regularly get fasting levels of around 6.0 these days which I really don't like but now I'm like are they accurate or what?

A couple of days ago I had an hba1c and fasting bsl done at the lab. My hba1c came back at 30 or 4.9 and fasting blood sugar level came back 5.0. I checked my fasting level before I went into the lab and according to my meter it was 6.0 which it is pretty regularly. from my meter readings I...

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Hi. I have random tingling in my arms, legs, feet, face and occasionally hands. This started a couple of years ago but has recently gotten worse. I don't have tingling at night but it starts in the morning when I wake up. I had gestational diabetes two and a half years ago. I don't think i had...

try lemon juice and baking soda or Apple cider vinegar and water or coconut oil if you don't want to take antibiotics.

Hi, am interested to know what people's bsl and hba1c targets are. basically I am wondering wether are am a bit obsessed and need to get a life . my new targets are basically not going over 7 and being under 6.5 as much as possible. my hba1c goal is 5.4 or less

Thanks for your reply. I have a short chai latte a day. I do spike to about 7.1 but it's a good source of calories, and I'm addicted to them I will definitely try eating more nuts and cheese.

Thanks for your reply. It is encouraging to hear that you managed to put on weight I was beginning to thinking was just going to fade away to nothing. I'm getting a bit sick of people telling me how skinny I look I will try everything you suģested

I will try that, thank you

Thanks for your reply I used to be able to eat a lot of protein with no impact on bsl but now find it does have a small impact. I think i will up the protein, up the vegetables and up the nuts and fat a bit and hopefully that will work

Hi. Thanks for your reply. I do eat a reasonable amount of fat. I Know that Dr Bernstein said he fed underweight diabetics a lot of extra fat in the form of olive oil and that they didn't put on any weight as a result. He suggests eating extra protein and covering it with insulin but I can't do...

Hi. I am currently eating around 70g of carbs a day. I have lost 9kgs in the last 3 months and now weigh 56kg. I would like to weigh around 60kg. Does anyone have any ideas about how I can go about putting on weight without increasing carbs?

Hi, well done on your results. to improve things further you could try cutting out the cereal, fruit and bread

salads, nuts, protein, cheese, cream, a little fruit

Hi, for the last couple of months I have found that my bsl stays at around 5.8-6.0 between meals. Even if the level drops after eating to around 5.3 it will quickly go back up to the higher level. Has anyone got any ideas about why this might be happening? I am currently eating around 50g of...