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Whenever it suits, and whatever works for you. Something slow over a longer period of time usually brings down blood glucose, like taking a long walk. Something strenuous might cause a liver dump, so working up a sweat could mean a spike. The main thing is what you eat. Anything you do...

Without knowing what the meal was, and what your numbers were before the meal, and two hours after you had it, we can't say anything sensible. (Even then, we can't diagnose on here!) The thing is, if a non-diabetic has a carby or sugary meal, even they can spike well over the recommended...

Yikes! Yes. *facepalm*

Oopsing throughout the day for me too, on pc an phone. It's hit-and-miss... I do hope it gets resolved soon.

How cracked are your feet? Just on the surface into the calluses, or is it going into live flesh underneath? Might make a difference in what kind of cream to use, and what footbaths to soothe it. (Open wound or no, you know?) I personally swear by a medically certified pedicurist to keep my feet...

You might want to replace the lentils with cauliflower then... I use ready made cauliflower rice because I will wreck my kitchen if I rice it myself, but a head is cheap and if you can mince it yourself, should be able to fill the void lentils leave in your diet. As for the Jardiance, it can...

I forgot to mention asperin/acetylsalicylic acid. (Bloodthinner). Dunno if you use that, but it wreaks havoc for me, anyway... Just throwing it out there.

Hello @Lucretia9 , and welcome, Spinach and broccoli are fine, as are other above ground, non-starchy veg, like cauliflower. Lentils are indeed carby, which would drive up your blood glucose and potentially keep you from shedding weight. Do you have a meter? Usually, changing your diet has a...

If it's due to irritation of the bladder lining/wall, vinegar or tomatoes could be in issue too, if caffeine and sweeteners are...

Still excellent numbers, really, especially when taking Dawn Phenomenon and a brisk walk into account...

Hope you had a good time in London! I know I usually do... Contrary to my usual, I don't skip breakfast there, but lunch. Just have a massive full English at the hotel in the morning, and it'll keep me going until dinner. Low carbing -even when on the road- really is quite doable, which I hope...

Get the referral, please. They might suggest certain types of physical therapy or treatment that doesn't involve medication... But sometimes it does work wonders if you need it, long term or temporarily.

And I thought, right, now that there seems to be a plan, everything's working swimmingly. Guess not though. DDOS attacks maybe?

Hi @AndyinOrkney , So you started a low carb program while not yet diagnosed a T2? I'm guessing you went that route purely for weight loss then, not to treat your diabetes? Which you then entirely tackled by accident! A HbA1c, putting it very simply, measures how your blood glucose has been...

Hello. :) Anything we can do for you?

Pretty much anyone'll get a little spike if they eat something carby, especially fast sugars. Not as steep as a diabetic might, but yeah.... A non-diabetic can spike over the recommended max of 8,5. The main thing is, do you stay high for too long, or does your insulin do its job? That's what...

Steroids do mess with our glucose levels. Our livers dump glucose when they get a signal from our pituitary glands that we need it, that signal being corticosteroids. Usually due to stress, illness or waking. Alas, steroids like prednisolone, are pretty much the same compound, so you're on...

Almost 10 years in, my Libre estimated me at a HbA1c of 39 a few weeks ago, while the hospital's test was 42 somewhere in december '24. Wearing a Libre made it clear it wasn't my diet that was the main problem now, though some tweaks have been made since, but stress, (peri-)menopause and sleep...

That's a bit curious... Do you know what your HbA1c was, if over 48? Might be able to check online in some app or other, if your GP has such. Some people who are very, very diabetic have little to no symptoms. Others, who are prediabetic, experience a plethora of them. You never quite know when...

No idea what that study entails, but the results are amazing. Well done, as support is good, but you're the one who put in all the work!