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I've taken up residence in France a number of years ago and found out that I was Pre-Diabetique. So I bought a fairly inexpensive test kit to monitor my blood glucose. With the help of this forum I got some very good results, my HBa 1C is now around 5.6 mmol/L But only my constantly checking ...

Can anybody explain this for me. For a few months now I've noticed a peculiar trend. I test just before eating and 2 hours after but now my 2 hours after figure is either the same or lower. e.g. 6.1mmol/L before eating and 5.5mmol/L 2 hours later. It used to be the other way round ? My...

I've been LCHF for nearly two and a half years now and have lost about 20 kilos. I'm 175cm tall and my present weight is 85kilos. My blood pressure was previously borderline high is now 105/73 which seems ok. I feel better overall than I have for years ! I'm a 72 year old male. My last HBa1c...

For the past few weeks my blood glucose has dropped 2 hours after eating. Testing just before eating is usually around 6.2mmols and 2 hours later mid to high 5's. This is eating keto with only trace carbs like broccoli or green beans. Been eating LCHF for over a year and a half now but...

Is Metformin a prescription only drug in the UK ? Can you get it on-line ? Just curious.....

Has anybody else seen this ? http://mccarrisonsociety.org.uk/pdfs/Global_population_was_1_billion_in_1804_opt.pdf Any thoughts, comments ?

Good Evening everyone, I've just had the results for my first HBA1c test, 5.6% or 37mmol/mol , and my Fasting Blood Glucose was 5.55mmol/l . I had my blood tested in February this year which showed a reading of 6.44mmol/l for fasting and I was then considered prediabetique. I was recommended...

Hi Folks, I'm sure this has been covered many times before because I've seen the phrase crop up frequently. But could someone please give me a full explanation of what it means ? For example, I've noticed that my fasting BG is mostly low 6's but despite having nothing but black coffee for...

Good evening everyone. I'm Prediabetique and have been testing for the last twelve weeks or so. I've adopted the LCHF regime and I'm trying to keep the carbs to less than 50 gm a day. I've also reduced my calories by only eating one meal a day, i.e. skipping breakfast and lunch and just eating...

Do any Nurse or Doctors read these forums ? You never hear from them. When I was in the motor trade service industry, I spent a lot of time on the various forums for the particular vehicle we were interested in. You can learn a lot from forums, not just technical stuff, but how...

Last week, as an experiment....and probably due to pure greed !.....I ate 2 Magnum minis after having some roast pork and salad for my evening meal. I tested at 5.6 mmol/l before eating but two hours later had a reading of 11.0 mmol/l. two hours after that it had dropped to 8.2 mmol/l and a...

Could you tell me the difference between fasting and starving yourself ? I'm having a bit of difficulty getting my head round this. As always your opinion is much appreciated.

Hi fellow bloodsuckers, Can anybody help me out with this ? At lunchtime today I took a Blood Glucose Reading 2 hours after eating a little melon and drinking my usual black coffee. I got a reading of 7.0 which I thought to be perhaps a little higher than I expected. So following the advice...

I've been using an SD Code Free blood Glucose meter for the last month and also the GlucoNavii Software. The software's ok but it's not exactly FUN, is it ? Does anyone with a SD Code Free meter use any other software that might make it a bit easier to actually analyse the results ?

If you were limited to only 2 Blood Glucose Tests per day which tests would you make ? Fasting and last thing at night ? Before and after a main meal ?

I'm pre-diabetic and I've been using an SD Biosensor Code Free meter for the last two weeks. I've noted the usual variations like an increase after eating and sometimes a rise in Fasting Blood Glucose levels but today I got a reading that really confused me. Before eating my lunch of two hard...

Sorry if I've missed some glaringly obvious answers, but could someone please explain to me when the 2 hours countdown starts ? Is it 2 hours after you start eating or is it two hours after taking your last bite ? And what about your glass of red wine after your meal ? Is it 2 hours after...