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I've been managing my Type 2 diabetes with a low carb diet for the last 3 years. I finger prick at least twice a day - morning before food and evening before dinner and then if I feel a bit low or high I will check. My morning read is always high between 7.4 and 8.4 and my pre-dinner read is...

I have read a fair bit on here about the dawn phenomenon where the liver chucks a load of sugar out to get you energetic for the day and I have also read about fasting in the morning and maybe only eating twice a day and have been experimenting, however, I am confused. I go to bed with a read...

I did the 2 week free trial of the Libre 2 and it seemed like a really good idea despite it taking several goes to get a reading most times and it recording what i think were probably quite low readings. I ordered two thinking they would be a good investment in seeing exactly how my body...

Hello, this is a bit of a cry for help really. I felt I had a good handle on things and through low carbing had got back to pre-diabetic, but my last HbA1C was 6.5 which was a shock to me as I had got a bit smug and assumed I was doing well. Anyway, I know that over the last few weeks I have...

I have just put on a Libre 2 for the first time in a bid to keep an eye on trends and so on. I'd been doing really well and had got to pre-diabetic and thought I'd got the measure of what I needed to eat but my last bloods showed I'd gone up so I'm keen to sort things out, What better time than...

I've been following GlucoseGoddess on Instagram - her byline is "Biochemist sharing easy hacks to help... cravings fatigue skin diabetes moodPCOS …" and she has a book coming out. She posts a lot of infographics about how to curb sugar spikes by eating things in the right order and so on and I...

This is very interesting to me. Zoe suggests bedtime between 10 & 11 pm results in a more stable morning blood sugar. One of my perimenopausal issues is insomnia which is being helped with HRT. However, I find I often don't sleep until 2 am and have rather got into the pattern of making up the...

So back in May I posted this: And last week I went for full blood tests prior to my first annual diabetic review which is in 2 weeks time. I can see my test results online and I was anxious to see them. I relaxed my low carb eating a little bit and I suspected my blood sugar would go up a...

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1515381/diabetes-type-2-symptoms-diet-raisins-treatment-blood-sugar The headline here is "The cheap snack that causes blood sugar levels to plummet within minutes" This can't be true can it?

I have become familiar with how my blood sugar is behaving in the last few months. So much so that I can tell if it's high or low. The issue I have is that what seems low to me is what is normal! When my blood sugar hits 5.6 or lower I get this trembly feeling inside and can be quite shaky. It's...

I was diagnosed in February 2021 with Type 2 diabetes with an HbA1c of 7.7 (60.7) By May low carbing got me to HbA1c 6.2 (44.3). I've stuck to my low carb diet most of the time and although my morning reading is often 8 during the day I go between 6 and 7.8 usually, and if I leave it a bit too...

Guys, I can't thank you enough for all your advice. I was diagnosed in February with Type 2 diabetes. I had an HbA1c of 7.7 (60.7) and the diabetic nurse wanted to start me either a weekly Ozempic injection or Dapagliflozin tablets. I initially asked if I could try to get my levels down with...

Hi guys, Thanks so much for your help. I'm 7 weeks into testing and low (ish) carbing. My diabetic nurse gave me 12 weeks to lose a stone and reduce sugar levels from hba1c 7.7 to 6.5. I apologise for being a bit slow with this but if my average self test over the last 7 weeks is 6.7 that...

I'm only 3 weeks into self testing and have half a tub of strips left so went to the Spirit health site to order some more but they are marked as unavailable. On Amazon UK there are some for sale from Spirit but although it says 50 strips the photo of the tub says 10. Anyone ordered via Amazon...

Hiya, I'm hoping for a bit more advice, please. Newly diagnosed with Type 2 hbA1c of 7.7 and told the diabetic nurse I'd like to try to control it with diet and exercise before going on to medication and she agreed to give me three months to lose 1 stone and get the sugar levels down to 6.7...

I've been eating low carb for 2 weeks now and am pleased with how things are feeling/going. My husband and I are in a support bubble with my mum and when she comes to us we cook but when we go to her we get a takeaway as she's not up to cooking. Is there a takeaway that is low carb or is that...

I'm two weeks into low carb eating and self testing thanks to advice received here. I have a phone consultation with my GP on Thursday and wondered if you can help. I have been off sick since Christmas although have felt ill a lot longer. My symptoms have been extreme bloating (greatly reduced...

My calves are super achy! Is this a thing? I am drinking plenty of water and have added salt to my diet but the last couple of days my calves are really achy when I walk although fine when I'm sitting.

Hello, I bought a Tee2+ on advice here and began my readings yesterday after breakfast when it arrived. Pre lunch I was 6.1 and 2 hours after 7.7 Pre dinner I was 5.6 and 2 hours after 7.7 I was interested to know what my reading would be when I got up this morning as that's when I often feel a...

Hello. About 2 ½ years ago I was told my HbA1c was high enough twice for me to have a diagnosis of diabetes. After that, I went on a strict diet and exercise regime and when I was retested 3 months later I was down to pre-diabetic levels. Things have gone haywire for me over the last year and my...