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Thanks for the link DCUKMod. I will try to keep notes when testing of what % of the time I was standing for the 2-3 hrs before and what level of stress I was experiencing.

I forgot to add where I am now: 9.8% A1C (only test so far), average prick tests is still swinging ~160-220, FB ~185. I have so far gone very low carb and learning better fats, better food options. Not quite 0 carb but very keto-like diet. No change yet on exercise plans. Got prescribed...

That's an interesting chart. Is there any equivalent one for people who are NOT metabolically normal? I have heard fasting and intermittent fasting can help and it would help to know how our own levels react when our insulin resistance is present.

I have a few questions. I know each person's will be specific to them, I'm just trying to gather the types of experiences people have had. * How long have you been battling T2 and blood sugars with a dedicated plan? * Where did you start at & where are you now? (A1C as % and avg tested blood as...

Thanks, I do get that sitting is worse than standing, I just didn't realize for me how much it made a difference. It seems to impact even more than stresses. I've estimated that sitting increases my post-meal tests by as much as 40 mg/DL - that's a whole 2% of A1C. I plan on getting a...

I like carbs too, but soon as I was diagnosed I easily decided that moment that I don't like carbs as much as I like keeping my sight and not losing my limbs and not dying prematurely due to heart disease. It was a simple on/off switch in me. You can learn to find replacement foods. For...

This might sound nutty but hear me out, I thought I noticed 1 correlation to deviant blood sugar but now I have 2 correlations. I posted in another thread how I noticed a correlation with my stress levels and the blood sugar levels, in ways that were irrelevant to my eating times. I am leaving...

Thanks, I will keep the CAC in mind to ask about for next general visit, I just got my latest visit bills and they're enough to cause a heart attack on their own lol The most interesting thing to me is that my lowest blood sugar counts always come after eating grilled steak & green veggies and...

Just like any stat, tracking changes is most important. I know that there is a norm and established thresholds but humans are all different and what may be healthy for some would be unhealthy for others.I think whenever issues are diagnosed a holistic approach is best. Meaning for example...

Yes pretty extremely for me and I haven't even taking it to optimal meal plans yet.

I will ask for it the next time I go to the general doc's office for the follow-up A1C. I did got to an endocrinologist in the meantime this past week to get additional consultation and blood tests to specifically check for Type 1 just in case (anti bodies and c-peptide) plus checking fasting...

Thanks for the replies & the chart. The interesting thing about my A1C (US version) came back as 9.8 with an average sugar level of 212 mg/DL which doesn't match this chart. My current tested average is 163 I've been tracking and the app I'm using charts that as 7.9 or 8.0 which more closely...

I know others will have their own opinion based on their own experience but for me here is what I have found: For reference: I am newly diagnosed as Type 2 (~1 month) and other than blood sugar my only other diagnosed issues are high triglycerides and a vitamin D deficiency. Separate from...

Too much proteins damage the liver? Since when? It's one of the few things that doesn't affect the liver at all unless you have some kind of serious liver disease already. If you have a healthy liver, lots of proteins will not hurt it.

For my personal experience, when I got diagnosed with T2 3 weeks ago, the blood work also found high LDL and very high triglycerides. I have had high triglycerides all my adult life, and at one point a few years ago I had a heart concern so went to get checked out thoroughly - doctors ran me...

Perhaps this is something specific to the UK / Europe vs USA but I'm finding some people's references to their blood test numbers a little confusing yet it doesn't seem confusing to other readers. For example, someone reported a number of 48 for their HBA1C but I'm familiar with it being some %...

Try to be patient as you are doing the right thing while still feeling in the dark. Most medical practitioners will not do HBA1C tests more often than once every 3 months, the point of them is to get an average over 3 months. In the meantime, checking your blood is useful to learn what spikes...

Thankfully I have no food allergies other than noticing about a year ago that milk gave me cramps about 3-4 hours after drinking. Once I started taking a lactase pill before milk, it stopped the problem. I don't have the same issue with other dairy, just straight milk. I have not been properly...

Thanks, I agree that although the doctor is well-intentioned, after researching on my own I feel like there is a lot of new information out there that needs to make it into patient care. I will be treating this like I do everything I eventually master: research, study, observe, persist and...

Hi there from the USA, 47 yo man here. I'm new to all this and never thought I'd find myself posting on a diabetes forum. The diagnosis, which was initially about 3 weeks ago, came as a bit of a surprise. I'm not overweight and (at least thought) I didn't eat garbage and although I'm not a...