Search Results

My GP says he will be happy with a Total of 7 - 7.5. I think maybe he is thinking that as I am 78 I will be popping off soon anyway, so why make my last days miserable? I would love to surprise him with a lower number.

My thinking too, but first I am going to try to lower my cholesterol by myself. I read that increasing fibre is more effective than reducing fat. That's just as well for me, as cheese is my goto fast and emergency food, as well as adding flavour to my vegetables. I dread to think how much I get...

I believe masks are still considered more effective to protect others from the wearer rather than to protect the wearer from others.

I just came across this helpful article about the dawn phenomenon: http://www.mendosa.com/blog/?p=1033

I am still food shopping despite having several risk factors. I find that if I hit the supermarkets in town by about 8.30am they are almost empty. I suspect town centre supermarkets without free parking are much quieter than the out of town ones.

Dr Bernstein says he even sets an alarm to wake up around 4am and inject, to avoid a spike. I thibk the following article must have been written before he adopted this strategy. https://www.diabeteshealth.com/can-you-please-explain-the-dawn-phenomenon-and-how-best-to-manage-it-2/

I've been using a Codefree for years, sometimes alternating with a TEE2 and checking one against the other. I recently profited from Home Health's offer of a free Navii meter for Codefree users, providing one bought 2 tubs of strips for the Navii. I have found that the Codefree and the TEE2...

The relation between meter readings and A1c seem to be yet another example of the personal variability in diabetes. My meter readings with the TEE2, Codefree and recently the Navii are all lower than my A1cs. This is not due to high bgs in the night, as the only time I tried a Libre it was...