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Just thought I’d let everyone know about the progress I’ve made since my diagnosis just before Christmas last year. I came onto the forum with an HBA1C of 101. After religious almost evangelical low carbing, taking advice from the experts on here and checking with a meter every meal to see what...

Hi all, Just a little update on where I’m at after a few days testing with my new meter. I’ve managed to stay within range over the last 4 days in the main, but did twice spike. The first time I think was too many carbs in one sitting for sure and the second was today when I tried a little...

Hi all. I purchased the Gluco Navii after much tooing and froing and did my first testing today. I found the lancing device even turned up to the highest setting of five wasn’t doing the trick of getting enough blood out at first ( wasting a load of test strips in the process) even trying...

Hi all, Just an update after my first diabetes related appointment. Spoke to the practice nurse today (No diabetes specialist nurse available at my GP) She was supportive of low carb eating to tackle my type 2 and got my GP to prescribe me the slow release Metformin instead of the standard stuff...

Hi everyone. I was diagnosed diabetic (I presume type 2 although nobody has actually said it yet) just before Christmas after an HBA1C test result of 101. I have long suspected I might be, due to having all the classic symptoms of diabetes so I asked to be tested when at my GP for a possibly...