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    Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

    My lowest reading was the other morning (4.8) after I had gone to bed on 6.8 and reached a level of 10 2 hours after eating 2 tortilla wraps:confused:
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    Diabetes, life and all that - personal diary

    welcome back! I have missed your posts and lovely photos x
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    Another 1lb bites the dust!

    well done. I am so pleased for you!
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    an update...ups and downs

    I have been reading the forum all through the summer but haven't posted for ages so thought I would update you all... This last month has been more up and down since I was diagnosed pre diabetic in November 2013 even including Christmas! We went to stay with my parents for a week and I avoided...
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    Pre and post meal levels

    I had lentils, sausages, green beans and a small piece of cake for my tea today. Pre meal my bs was 5.1. After 1 hour it was 7.7 and after 2 hours it was 5.3. How should I view these results? The 7.7 is high but should I look at the 5.3 which is ok at 2 hours or is the 7.7 at 1 hour more...
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    New Advice From Dietician

    I am prediabetic too (Hba1c was 46) and have gone moderate carb. 9 months later my Hba1c is 34. With the levels I have I have probably gone OTT but I worry that if I start eating bread/biscuits/cakes ocassionally could suddenly become regularly and then I am back where I started or worse...
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    At last...my weight has gone down

    scandi I love that dress. well done on your fab choice and also size 16:) Do you find dresses are so short nowadays (does that make me sound old!). I bought a similar dress and when I tried it on it was very short - I will have to wear it with leggings I had a bit of a splurge on the next...
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    Sporty Forty.e t

    Welcome connie Zand I am watching you!! Anyway skiving in my job ! Take care x Jamrox fab that your daughter is going to teach you to swim My return to exercise didn't go too well. I decided to take the dog out, got 5 minutes down the road and it started raining. I thought a bit of rain...
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    Off into hospital tomorrow for an operation

    Best wishes for your op Andrew Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Sporty Forty.e t

    I'm back!! We had no internet access at all - 9 days is a very long time and a lot to catch up on so if you don't mind I will start from here. We have had a great time if very wet and windy. Not much exercise has been done as we haven't left the caravan very much. Back to walking tomorrow...
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    Latest Hba1c and cholesterol

    sorry for the delay in replying I have been on holiday with no internet access. I am on a reduced carb medium fat diet (I think). I don't count carbs, fat or calories so don't really sure how much of each I eat. I can't get on with myfitnesspal. I don't eat potatoes, pasta or rice and have...
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    At last...my weight has gone down

    I would like to be under 8 stone so another couple of pounds but will see what I look like when I get to that and maybe aim for a bit lower. I am certainly not skinny yet!
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    At last...my weight has gone down

    thanks buetit. Hopefully I will soon be asking for advice on weight maintenance!
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    At last...my weight has gone down

    I have lost another 1lb this week. I have never in my life had this much weight loss I am still in shock that it is going down.
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    Sporty Forty.e t

    just to let you all know we are off on our hols today...of to Leyburn again...so I haven't disappeared:) not sure how much internet access I will have so could be a while before I speak to you all again! Pipp hope you feel better soon
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    Latest Hba1c and cholesterol

    I have got my results and overall they are good. Hba1c - 34 (was 38) which I was amazed at and very pleased Fasting glucose - 4.8. so no liver dump then! Cholesterol - still quite high but the GP said all was OK as my overall risk was 3.xx % on one tick box questionnaire and 1,xx % on...
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    Latest Hba1c and cholesterol

    thanks everyone:) being positive it might have gone down - it can't be that bad if it's up to me whether I make an appointment! will let you all know later.
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    Latest Hba1c and cholesterol

    I had my Hba1c, cholesterol and fasting glucose blood test on Tuesday. I have an appointment to see the GP this afternoon to get my results. I have just rang the surgery to see if the results are back and the receptionist said they were all normal but there was a note that I could make an...
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    Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

    I didn't test this morning but went to see the nurse for my latest Hba1c, She also did cholesterol and fasting glucose so that will tell me what my fasting bg was although it was half an hour after I had got up. I just hope there wasn't too much liver dump. cold ethtyl and bluetit good luck...
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    my lunch...what made my bg spike?

    a mug of coffee with double cream and 1 square 75% chocolate and my bg was 4.6. This was before bed and it was 4.8 this morning.
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