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I wonder if anyone can help ? I eat low carb/keto and have controlled my type 2 by diet alone for 10 years. I have a glucose monitor but recently was experiencing high levels which were difficult to bring down. I had a sizable emotional upset two weeks ago and soared to 16.1. I decided to get...

Dear All, Just an observation. I have had readings of around 1 to 1.5 mmols during this very hot weather. I was also in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in March and April and my readings were quite a bit higher than usual with no real change of a strict low carb diet. It also seems to take longer...

I wonder if there is any more I can do as a Type 2 to aid my recovery from pneumonia? I am diet controlled only and with low Carb can manage my numbers well. I got a bad chest infection on Dec 18th which flipped quickly into pneumonia by Boxing Day. I was pretty ill and had a cloudy lung and was...

Today I decided to experiment. I have thought for awhile that coffee spiked me, today I finished my Ristretto and my number was 12.1 having been 7.6 before, then I waited 15 mins and tested again and it was down to 8.1. I have read that coffee is meant to be good for type 2 in the long term, but...

I have been so good, strict low carb, sensible and rational, but when I have a small fail it makes me lose all sense of proportion and just binge for the rest of the day and feel rough. I am a full time reader of the forum but this is my first post. My SD Codefree monitor has rarely shown a 7 or...