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    Help with Starting a Testing Regime....

    Thanks! This is proving interesting..... I started off this morning at 9.0, had what I'd consider to be a healthy breakfast - a big bowl of Nuts, Fruits & Seeds muesli and a pot of tea. Two hours later, my BG was 15.0! Before lunch, it was down to 8.2. I had a big cheese and ham omelette. 2...
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    Help with Starting a Testing Regime....

    I was diagnosed with T2 earlier this week, and although I don't get an initial appointment with a diabetic nurse until the 8th of may, I have gone and bought a meter and some strips so I can start monitoring what's actually going on in my body and have the data to hand to make informed...
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    Hi.....I guess I'm joining the Type 2 club

    Surprisingly enough, quitting smoking was extremely easy. I used a product called Swedish Snus to stop the cigs dead - this was back in November and I haven't has a single one since - or even a craving for one. This is basically a "moist oral snuff", but due to the way it's processed, the cancer...
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    Hi.....I guess I'm joining the Type 2 club

    :D Yeah....I know beer is all empty carbs....."liquid bread" as they call it in Bavaria. So not good at all. I'm just going to have to hope that I can still enjoy it in moderation without too much effect. I guess it will be a trade off between diet and exercise and beer and hopefully I can find...
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    Hi.....I guess I'm joining the Type 2 club

    Hi, Just a short note to introduce myself, I'm a 43 year old male, carrying a bit of extra weight (maybe 10kg or so), leading a pretty sedentary lifestyle. A few months ago, I visited the GP with some chest pain and had a bunch of tests. The good news is it apparently wasn't heart...
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