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I am a T2. I lost 5kg by low carbing but for the last month have not lost any weight at all. Saw the doctor yesterday and he wants me to go from 77kg to 66kg at the rate of 1kg per week. He says I should cut 500 calories and exercise 500 calories worth every day. I have never really exercised...

How do I know whether my body is not producing enough insulin or it is but not using it properly? Is there a simple test? My doctor seems to have assumed that it is type 2. I appreciate that the vast majority is type 2.

I am *really* confused by my glucose readings (One Touch Ultra 2). I am recently diagnosed and have found this forum to be a God send. Had one Metformin 500G as I have just started on them. I had a modest DINNER at 18:30. My readings were as follows: pre meal 10.7 AT 18:30 19:51 12.4 21:32...

Hi there I am new to diabetes and testing. From reading it appears that the glucose reading two hours after eating should be lower than 1 hour after eating - is this correct? Should i be measuring time from when I start eating or when I finish. In the tests so far I have started timing when I...

Is the GI Index calculated by testing on healthy people or on people with diabetes? It seems o me that the increase in blood sugar for healthy people is likely to be less than those with diabetes. If this is correct, is here a GI Index fro perople with Type 2. I know its relative to glucose or...

I have recently been diagnosed with diabetes and high levels of triglicerides. I have had two blood tests and the fasting glucose levels were 14.1 MMOL in Oct and 11.9 in Nov. Hba1c in Nov was 10.7%. Triglycerides were 5.9 MMOL in OCT and 4.84 MMOL IN Nov. I have a further blood test due soon...