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I have been doing really well for the last month, after being diagnosed with hypertension and T2. My daily averages have been around 118/65 BP, and blood glucose by pin prick at between 95 and 75 mg/dl - 5.3 to 4.2 mmol/l. But this morning I had a nasty turn. My waking stats at 4am were 123/65...

I think that my progress is encouraging, but I know little about the topic. I hope though that what I have taught myself and put into practice may encourage others. I was diagnosed following a routine checkup; - BP: 179/95 - Hb1ac: 8.8% = 11.44 mmol/l My initial reaction was fury and...

Another newbie question. This morning my fasting glucose was 122 mg/dl, and my systolic BP was 121. All was well with the world. And then my wife tempted me with a cup of coffee with 2 sugars. I experienced an instant high; it was actually quite pleasant and I now understand what a sugar "rush"...

Hello. I received a blood test result, ordered by a cardiologist that I was consulting for hypertension, which gave a HbA1c reading of 8.8%. This was a week ago, and I haven't yet had the return consultation: the cardiologist is being elusive and keeps cancelling appointments! So what I am...