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  1. mikecarter

    Just daignosed really need help

    Hi Sorry to hear about your diagnosis and predicament with the doctor/diabetic nurse. If you're anything like I was when first diagnosed you are probably really scared/confused/angry/fed up etc. You have found a great place to come though. Have a look around the board and take your time to...
  2. mikecarter

    desperate to lose weight

    Cut down on the carbs. Simples. Four stones lost in just over a year since diagnoses and Ha1bc down from 12.6 to 6.1 in 6 months. :D
  3. mikecarter

    Latest Blood Tests

    Since the test results from August, I've switched to a low carb diet. This has reduced my daily BG levels from the 20's to the 5s and 6s. I suppose I eat a lot more cheese, meat,nuts,green veg and very little carbohydrate.I've also lost about 2 stone in weight.Was drinking benecol and the like...
  4. mikecarter

    Latest Blood Tests

    Thanks Sue. Still a bit confused as to whether the drop in Hdl is a good thing or a bad thing - same with the triglycerides and Ldl! Do you add them all up for your overall level or is that not a useful indicatore anyway? Pleased with the BP and Hba1c though Mike
  5. mikecarter

    Latest Blood Tests

    Hi Never quite sure where to post this so it's on Ask the experts as well! Had my latest tests back today Diagnosed 6 months ago with Hba1c of 12.6 3 months ago it was 6.9 Today it is 6.4 L Blood Pressure 112 over 75 Have been on a low carb diet since the discovery of this site about a...
  6. mikecarter

    2nd hba1c with cholesterol test this time.

    Thanks for that. Mike
  7. mikecarter

    2nd hba1c with cholesterol test this time.

    2nd test due next week. Would like a breakdown of the cholesterol test (didn't do it last time)What should I be asking them for? Thanks in advance Mike
  8. mikecarter

    Any tips for the lowest carb lager or beer?

    Holsten Pils does the trick for also Marstons produce a a low carb bottled beer called, believe it or not "Low C" Cheers!
  9. mikecarter

    NEW! Accu Check Aviva Nano

    Hi I think my question may have been dealt with somewhere before but I can't find it! Received the accucheck yesterday and tested alongside my usual Optium -xceed. The difference is was 1 at one test then .4 and this morning .9 with the accu check always the higher of the two readings. Any...
  10. mikecarter

    taking meds

    Hi Re: the eye test. I think it depends on where you live. I was given a list of local opticians from the Doctors. Made the appointment and had the full check, eye drops , photos of the retina etc. He showed me the results/pics there and then. These were then posted onto a shared site where...
  11. mikecarter

    Am so dis-heartened

    Felt really cross when I read how you were treated. Those results are excellent and are all heading in the right direction. Well done and keep going! :D Mike
  12. mikecarter

    Any T2s still getting enough strips on NHS?

    Same here. Sure I could get more if I wanted. Mike
  13. mikecarter

    Low carb is the coming thing

    Because the Maginificent Magpie , as he was known , probably did. When James Whistler said something inceredibly witty, Wilde uttered, " I wish I'd said that." To which Whistler replied, "You will Oscar, you will." There does seem to be a lot more pro low carbing press about. Or is it just that...
  14. mikecarter

    Are complications inevitable?

    First off congratulations on the 4.9! I have been diagnosed just over three months so my experience with this diabetes thing is limited. My understanding of the situation is that if you keep your BG in the 5s that complications and progression can be kept at bay. That is why it is paramount that...
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    Good news (for me)

    Oh No! :lol:
  16. mikecarter

    Flu and pneumonia jabs

    I think you need to be checking your levels so you know which foods are doing what to your blood glucose. When I was first diagnosed about two months ago, I kept a food diary and tested before I ate and 2 hours after eating.I now test 3 times a day ; first thing on a morning, 2 hrs evening...
  17. mikecarter

    I'm new too

    Not my job to judge your DR and DSN but.....,look at the low carb advice on this forum.
  18. mikecarter

    new to site - some advice please

    I'd say browse around this site and take in all the information on offer here. The low carb info is excellent and will certainly improve your BS levels. I am so glad I found this site so early in my diagnosis. I now feel it is my destiny to fight the misinformation I have been given from other...
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    Flu and pneumonia jabs

    Sorry .... Feelings and fever running high. Point taken and will be remembered! :oops: