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I have just had 2 bits of good news: Annual HbA1c came back as 30 (4.9 in old money) Annual eye examination came back as OK (last year some background retinopathy) The only flag was total cholesterol at 6.2. There was no breakdown which I hope to get when I see the PN in 2 weeks as I am...

As I had been doing well with my weight loss and fasting BG numbers (see charts below), I asked for an HbA1c to confim that I was on track. I have just seen the doctor who told me that it was 5.1. She is now questioning the initial diagnosis. I have persuaded her to carry out an OGTT...

I thought I had a handle on bg numbers but I am now very confused. I had been doing the 8 week diet and was happy with the way that my bg had responded. The end of the 8 weeks coincided with my 60th birthday so I fell off the wagon for a couple of days as can be seen by the chart below: Last...

Hi all, newbie just joined today. I had a routine blood test in mid-Dec 15 as part of my blood pressure monitoring and a second one in Jan 16 which confirmed that I was Type 2 diabetic but not too severe (HbA1c of 7.1). I was put on 500mg metformin which I did not tolerate at all well so that...