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As a T2 I have read that my BG levels should be between 4-7 before meals and under 8.5 two hours afterwards. So is my goal to get as close to 4 before meals as I can or is it OK just to be in that range or should it be 5.5 or what? Someone that I met said that you have to aim for an average...

I have been away for a while but am now past the date for my annual review, so thinking about that now. I am just plodding on and getting an average over a day of 6.00 - 6.01. My BG is usually high first thing in the morning ?dawn phenomenon. My question is will I ever be able to get BG below...

This is going to sound stupid, but here goes. I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes a year ago tomorrow. My BG was over 18. I have been trying to control it with diet and exercise. My readings before meals are now in the fives or low sixes and usually under eight after meals. I do have the odd...

My employer has been very sympathetic about my type 2 diabetes. I now have an HbA1c of 46. When she asked me how I am getting on I told her this and she said does this mean that you have reversed your diabetes? I did not know the answer so I said I think it means I am gaining control. (It...

Diagnosed in September last year I have been working on controlling my diabetes with diet and exercise. Last HbA1c in Dec down from 85 to 46. Average before meals is now 6.3 and after 7.9 giving an overall average of 6.8. Oddly exercise seems to send my BG up rather than down and it stays...

I was diagnosed last September. Dr said probably type 2. I am not overweight and we have no history of diabetes in our family so one of the other Drs that I saw said this could be LADA. I have gone on a low carb diet and my HbA1c reading has changed from 85 to 46. Does this mean that it is...

I was diagnosed as type 2 in September. I am trying to control my diabetes by diet and exercise. I have come from 85 to 46 and my glucose levels are now around 5.5 - 6 before meals and about 7 -7.5 after. My doctor tells me that this is just a "honeymoon" that will not last for long. He says...

I was diagnosed in September. Over the last 10 days or so I have been rather ill. Doctor says that I have had a chest infection and 'flu. I don't seem to be recovering well and my BG is high. Doctor says that I have to be patient as my body has been subject to a lot of stress trying to fight...

I am working on controlling my BG by diet and exercise. Since diagnosis in September I have come down from 85 to 46 (December HbA1c). Although I walk I decided that I needed to go to the gym so I went on Sunday for the first time ever and did and hour long programme with a personal trainer...

I am still finding my way in the maze of conflicting information out there. So far although I have asked none of the medics have told me about hypos. The DN just said don't worry about them. Could someone here tell me exactly what they are, whether or not T2's get them and how to deal with...

Have just returned from my doctor having got the results of my first HbA1c test since diagnosis. I have dropped from 85 to 46, so I am very happy :D I have done it with diet and exercise spurred on by the help that I have had from this forum, thank you all. I am really pleased not to have...

I have to see the doctor next week. I was given three months "grace" to try diet and exercise to control my type 2 (maybe 1.5) diabetes. Started off with a fasting level of 11.9 in September. Doing my own testing the average is 7.2 taking into account fasting, before and after meals for 14...

Have just returned from my first "annual" check up with the Diabetes Nurse, (I was diagnosed in September). She said to stop testing myself because it just creates anxiety and that all I need to do is go for the annual check ups as the only blood test that is meaningful is the Hba1c . She...

Went on a course last week where the dietitician said that the BG level that was ideal was 42. She repeated this several times. I can't seem to find out what this means. Does anyone here know and is it a new target? I thought that it was 4.00 to 7.00 before a meal and up to 8.5 after a meal...

I have just come back from part 2 of my DEAL (Diabetes Education and Awareness for Life) course. Today was about diet. I am really confused as I have been told to reduce my intake of what I thought were OK foods. These are nuts, I eat about 6 as a snack most days, apparently they are very bad...

Since my diagnosis in September I have been trying to follow a low cabohydrate diet and test blood glucose levels. I started with a fasting level of 11.9 and am now getting it lower, some days not going above 7 at any point. :D I have not done anything unusual today and I started off with 7.1...

I was diagnosed with diabetes in September. I am not particularly overweight, we don't have any diabetes in the family. I do seem to have developed some autoimmune problems e.g. underactive thyroid. We have had a lot of autoimmune problems in our family such as rheumatoid arthritis etc. I...

How many meals should a type 2 have? I read somewhere that it is a good idea to spread the food eaten across the day having maybe a snack mid morning, afternoon and evening before bed so making six instead of three times to eat. The article said that this helped to maintain blood glucose...

I have had diabetes since beginning of September. I am trying the low carb route and lots of exercise. Forgive me for asking a probably daft question. My original test showed BG 11.9 I have now got it between 5.5 and 9.8 on average during the day but my fasting blood sugar is always the...

I have diabetes diagnosed in September. As I am an adult I assume it is type 2. Asked the Dr who said could be 2 or 1.5 but treatment is the same so it does not matter. Not at all impressed with what the surgery have done so far. Dr did not know why I was there and when I said no to...