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Apologies if this has been covered elsdewhere - thought I remembered a discussion but cant find. After I do some sports - usually games like badminton or squash - rather than lone exercise like jogging or swimming - my bollod spike. Juts now after an hour of badminton I am showing 11.5 from...

Hi I was diagnosed last June as type 2 diabetic with a H1AC of 147 - I went through a process of lowering carbs and as I felt better increasing my exercise levels. which meant that by mid October my blood levels (morning and average of about 6 tests a day seemed good) after then I got a...

Hi where can I understand the basis of Ketosis? I would like to educate myself. I currently eat a very low carb diet but have not sorted out my diet to be low in protein or to be sure how much protein I am consuming . one of the things I would like to understand is - do I need to be I n...

I avoid anything with added sugar - because I am affronted that sugar is added for no reason. However does the actual sugar content matter? or is it just carbs that make the difference. For example is chorizo with dextrose in it and carbs of 0.7 per 100g worse than chorizo with no sugar and...

Hi - I am 45 diagnosed type 2 in june 2016 with H1ac of 147 my last 2 tests were 40 and 39 respectively by some sites online these numbers are in the normal not diabetic range - however I suspect that the line is arbitrary and in fact healthy non diabetics have lower H1ac's than this. So...

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/111821/ Bg monitor reliability / how to make sense

Hi all I was diagnosed in june this year h1ac 147 4 weeks ago down to 47. i have been low carbing for about 8-10 weeks now. until recently i was assuming that my monitor was consistant if not correct and that over time i woild be able to make a rough guess as to how it related to the h1ac...

hi has anyone had similar experiences or advice. i waa diagosed in late may h1ac 147. i have been learning from these forums and my meter and low carbing for last 8 weeks or so. 2 weeks ago my h1ac was down to 47 and for the last few weeks fasting blood low 5s or even 4s with no peaks above low...

What i mean is when i was first diagnosed and had a h1ac of 147 - when i started testing it was not often that my morning sugars were below 7 and now they always are and oftern below 6 also mt post meals results are down. this is due to taking metformin and to reducing (a lot) carbs. However...

Hi Does anyone have and references / links to studies that show food combination affecting blood sugar. i have heard a few people say that if you eat fat with carbs it lessens the impact, but my searches haven't found anything supporting this. Also can anyone point me to a good explanation as...

Hi all I was diagosed in May with a H1ac score of 147. Since then with the help of improved diet and metformin twice a day, my H1ac score has gone down to 85. I have been testing myself and my guess (based on mornings 7mmols, 2 hours after meals 7-11 and after exercise 3.5-5.5 that my H1AC...