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How consistent at 4.2? Like an average or every reading is 4.2?

It may well be food choices that are the problem if your type 2 as i would guess from your meds? What sort of things are you eating?

Sorry the only one that your Dr might talk a out is the gfr, that's basically your kidney health, it's just below toelerance but only a little. Quite oftern diabetics have some lower function in kidneys or liver, these can oftern repair over time once you get your bloods turn around. (I had...

First off, good work! Secondly as the hba1c is a 3month average it may still be on the way down. So your next one may yet be lower, if this one is being pushed up by slightly higher values a couple of months ago. Generally they do a load of tests, kidney function, various protein levels etc...

I would say that my journey and path has been quite similar to what your looking for - perhaps with more stick testing as im an engineer so data is of interest. I did the same with both an app and a spreadsheet. The app i used was myfitnesspal (partly because it linked with my Garmin watch)...

To be honest, my HBA1C is low and has been a while. 3 tests and 9 months at 30 - 33. I'm still taking the Metformin. I know if i stopped my HBA1C wouldn't change much as it does not do a huge amount for it, however it has other benefits and at the moment my Dr is not happy with the idea of...

Yea i consider it like eating a meal. If your working hard your body naturally releases the energy you need from its stores. It should drop when you finish.

Yea i just emailed them and told them i test fairly frequently and want to try the Tee2 and they sent a meter in the post with 50 strips for free with very little interrogation.

I find stepping sets are the best for me - really help progress and also helps with making sure form is right So i do 8, 6, 4, 4, 6, 8 reps with increasing weight on the way up and decreasing on the way down. Especially with free weights but i tend to do that rep.weight pattern on all...

It does also depend how high you have been and for how long. If any damage was done. It can be tough for a few days, weeks, months or in same cases year or more while your body gets used to normal sugar levels and repairs damage. Also, it depends if your sugars are low because you have...

It usually gets done annually. If your levels are out of range your Dr might request more frequent testing. (What is considered out of range is cirtainly a point of contention on this forum as the low carb high fat diet can lead to quite high cholesterol values)

There are lots of posts about how to do this, but I would test 1 and 2 hours after every meal to see how it affects.your bloods If you intend to do energy drinks still I would test after those also, you may be surprised how much they hit you. As a note how long does a 70km bike ride take you...

Yea the main difference is that gliclazide stimulates your pancreas to produce more insulin. So on the one hand the extra insulin helps reduce your blood sugars. The down side is that becuase the drug is forcing to produce more insulin, it doesn't stop if you don't eat carbs. So normally if...

Yea, like a bar squat but you dont have to worry about form so much - be also really good for calv raisers. Assume its bolted to the floor so its not one you also have to walk along with?

I have shredded wheat every day and it does not touch my bloods. The more whole wheat it is and the less sugar present the better. However total carbs do need to be considered - one reason i like shreadded wheat is that its always the same portion - i find self control and issue if im pouring...

I think from the bulk studies it was suggesting weight/overall health was one of the biggest factors in Covid taking a significant hold. I know its been talked round before, but fundamentally allot of Type 2's are over weight or very over weight so that may be why they are at high risk. The...

This may not apply so please done jump at me - just saying. My BP was linked directly to my weight - my weight came off and i did more exercise my BP came right down to a very good level with no meds. I also cut out all caffeine and significantly reduced my salt content which i think helped...

If you have a microwave i take a box of eggs in and do scrambled eggs. I take a couple of eggs then a little pot with say cheese and ham in. The eggs take a min or two most to cook them mix it all in if you want toppings. Scotch eggs are also a favorite of mine - boiled eggs, coated in...

I think its national, i would guess it will be those with a high BMi, High HBA1c and on Medication will be the target. They will prob target a mix of age groups but more likely target people who are younger.

I will add - i know lots of people here go a different way, or it dosnt work for them. But there are some, maybe many cases that could be resolved by weight loss and exercise. If you have already lost the weight down to a healthy BMI and are doing the recommended mins of exercise a week and...