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I tested my blood when I got up this morning (7.30am), like I do every day it was slightly higher than normal at 8.1. I have since worked out for 40 minutes with a kettlebell and a session of Pilates, again as I do every day. I then walked to the shop and back which isn’t far about a 15 minute...

I use the Libre 2 plus and thought that the readings had been fairly accurate when I used the Libre 2. Since using the upgraded one however my readings are so much higher. When I got up this morning CGM reading was 8.7, finger prick was 6.1. Tonight when I got home from work my CGM was showing...

Apologies if this is a pointless question. I have just received an appointment from my GP for an annual review. The appointment is with a GP assistant. My questions are: what should I expect? Will they do tests? Should I take a urine sample? Will they push for me to take medication? I haven’t...

I’m still new to all this so I apologise if this is a silly question. i was diagnosed in January, refused medication, mainly because I can’t see how I know I’m controlling things if also taking medication. up until last week I have been doing finger prick testing three times a day. I was...

I have just received my freestyle libre 2 today. I’ve put it on and the readings are quite a bit lower than what I was expecting. I usually read between 6.5-10 using the finger prick method. The monitor is reading at 4.5 so I ate something and it went up to 6.2. I tested it using my normal...

I have a foot appointment next week. When I had my first appointment I seem to remember being told that I could no longer go barefoot, must always wear shoes but not sandals, flip flops or basically anything nice. She also told me off for wearing nail varnish and said I shouldn’t do that either...

Not sure what is going on with my readings. I’ve been regularly reading between 6.8 -9.5 for about six weeks now (only diagnosed in January) then all of a sudden (Monday and Tuesday) I have been hitting readings of between 10 - 14.5. Then today my readings are back to 7.5. I’ve not changed what...

Since being diagnosed (114mmol) as type 2 in January (complete shock, no symptoms) I have been on a low carb diet and my BG readings have dropped from an average of 17-20 down to 6-9. My weight has dropped 6kg. I have another blood test booked for Tuesday. With reading like I’m getting now is...