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It was 6.7 pre and 6.8 post so I'm guessing that's OK. What sort of thing would you suggest as a light carb snack Dexterdobe? I am stumped!

Since getting my meter a couple of weeks ago my readings have been consistently good. However, this morning (and it was a late one as I had a late night) my reading pre breakfast was 6.7. Can anyone tell me why this happened please? I've read about the dawn phenomenon but this was nowhere near...

I have breakfast but normally miss out lunch as I'm not hungry. I have an underactive Thyroid and am wary about cutting my calories too much so I'm finding that I haven't eaten enough after my dinner (or tea where I'm from!). I am going to have to up my fat a bit I think.

I was eating so much (and badly!) before that I would have expected to have a decent loss in my first week then would be content with 1lb or so per week but it hasn't happened that way this time. I did measure my thighs but have lost the bit of paper I wrote it down on! I will just gauge by my...

I am tracking all my macros in my fitness pal and am having decent amounts of protein (but not too much!) and fats so God only knows what's going on. I am going to take everyone's advice and just keep on the way I'm going but banish the scales!

Thanks Guzzler. I've never been so determined to lose weight and I think my body is saying "Ha! That's what YOU think!" On the plus side I am much fitter, feel/look slimmer, am eating well and to be honest, being in control of my eating makes me feel happier.

Well it's early days yet but I am well pleased the way things are going...apart from the weight loss bit!

I'm sorry for going on about this but I can't lose weight and can't work out why. I am not a person who loses quickly, I know that, but 6lbs in a month is ridiculous considering the amount I was eating before...and I don't seem to have lost a single ounce in well over a week. I am testing with...

Thanks for that Rach & Alison. It's a big learning curve isn't it?!

I used my meter for the first time today. I'd had some carbs but got a pretty good reading (5.5 mmol before breakfast and 6.5 2 hours later. However, I'm a bit unsure when I should actually be testing. It seems pointless testing when I'm not having carbs (not sure if that's right?) and I have...

That's great Bluetit, thanks so much for the quick reply :-)

Hi...yet another question! Got my monitor today and my husband is currently trying to set it up for me. Apparently there are three settings for low blood glucose but I'm not sure what to set it at? Can anyone help please?

I know the feeling. I've read a few times that 10% weight loss can turn prediabetes around so I am on a mission!

I'm hoping this is what's happening. I thought that sort of thing was for proper hard-core fitness freaks!

Congratulations on losing 1.5 stone and getting off meds-that is a great achievement :-) In the past when I've done low carb I have lost weight fairly easily but like you I am a lady of a certain age and it definitely does get harder!

Thanks for that, it's given me a bit of encouragement. Like you say this is for life so I have to do it no matter what anyway. It would just be nice to see the scales move a bit!

I am logging everything in Myfitnesspal. What I'm doing isn't especially "vigorous". We have a massively long steep drive (if I walked it I always had to rest at the top) but yesterday I did that up and down then 2 laps of the garden x 5, split throughout the day. It probably doesn't sound that...

First of all, I am aiming for 10% of my body weight as I've read that can sometimes do the trick but in total I could really do with losing about 3 stone :-(

At first I was just doing what I had read I should be doing (low carb, no sugar, no acohol, some seeds/nuts and sweet potatoes). However nothing much was happening so I cut the sweet potatoes and nuts out. Still nothing! So after reading exercise is good for prediabetes I did loads. Not sure...