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    What next?? Nurse wants a GTT

    I’ve posted a few times over the last few weeks and received excellent advice and support. Long story short, I’ve been low carbing for 5 years since my brother was diagnosed T2. I did it to be his accountability buddy but he couldn’t stick with it. For me on the other hand, it really allowed...
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    Episode 3 of ‘things the practice nurse has said to terrify me’

    I had a 8.8mmol random BG three weeks taken within about an hour of a completely uncharacteristic high carb breakfast. What can I say - it was freezing, the cafe porridge looked lovely, nostalgia hit and I basically went for it. 3 weeks of spiralling anxiety later, I can say it definitely was...
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    Is this true about low carb?

    I don’t think I have diabetes but my brother was diagnosed with T2 five years ago. Since then, I’ve done a fasting blood glucose test on the first of every month, and eaten relatively low carb. While I know one random test means very little, I do now have 60 normal results over 5 years. While of...
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    Does this definitely mean T2?

    I had a routine ‘well person’ blood test earlier this week and I’m horrified that my random blood sugar was 8.8. I have to have a fasting test now and another test (HA something???). Will it definitely be diabetes? The random test was taken about an hour and a half after I ate porridge with...
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