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  1. catinahat

    Is this an Error

    Remember that the meters are only accurate to +/-15% that's a 30% possible range. Your result of 6 means the actual glucose level could be anywhere between 4.8 and 7.5 And your 4.6 means it's somewhere between 3.9 and 5.3 Our meters just give an idea of where our levels are, it's the main...
  2. catinahat

    Can intermittent fasting cause higher bs levels until you eat?

    Yes it happens to me , the only theory I can come up with is that the incoming food wakes my pancreas up. I know other people's levels keep rising until they eat, so maybe for them the food is a signal for the liver to stop dumping glucose. Nothing is straightforward with this diabetes malarkey.
  3. catinahat

    Finger tip question - no squeezing?

    I have read that also but can't see why it would make much difference to an already inaccurate test. Would it make any difference If your watch was fast or slow by 5, or 6 minutes, you would still have a pretty good idea of the time. The only way to get a truly accurate blood sugar level is to...
  4. catinahat

    Eating guided by bs

    It matters because it's not about dying, it's about living the best life we can. No one gets out alive so how we live is more important than how we die.
  5. catinahat

    Olive oil

    It always pays to check anything you read about diabetes, there's an awful lot conflicting , confusing and occasionally downright barmy things written, usually by people who don't have diabetes. It's one of the reasons a glucose meter is such a useful tool, it doesn't have any axe to grind or a...
  6. catinahat

    Manuka honey

    I'm not scientific at all and have no idea if honey can regenerate a pancreas and restore beta cells function. If it were true it would be a major breakthrough in the treatment of diabetes and I would be astonished that the medical profession has somehow not noticed honey's potential. Even so I...
  7. catinahat

    Manuka honey

    I understand that it does have some health benefits, antibacterial properties that help with wound healing. As far as T2 is concerned It is still honey, something like 80% carbohydrate, slightly less than sugar I suppose but still extremely high carbs. I suspect that not having it will be more...
  8. catinahat

    confused about reading

    The Hba1c measures how much glucose has stuck to your blood cells over their lifetime. The higher your blood sugar levels have been, the more glucose will have stuck. Blood cells usually hangs around for about 12 weeks , so the Hba1c is a sort of 12 week average of your sugar levels. Your meter...
  9. catinahat

    Strategies to help when shopping.

    Everyone loves a freebie, you could make it part of your plan, only eat chocolate if it's free. I think it would be a brilliant way to cut down, after all, who gives away chocolate, not something that happens everyday ;)
  10. catinahat

    Strategies to help when shopping.

    I also do my best to avoid the aisles of temptation, but I find making a list of the things I want beforehand is the best policy. I don't spend any time looking round, just go in get what I need and get out of there. If something is not on my list it's not going in my basket, I use the same few...
  11. catinahat

    Can a finger prick give a false low reading?

    Yes it's possible to get a rogue reading with a finger prick test, could be a faulty strip or just the accuracy of the machines. If you get a reading you don't expect, high or low it pays to double check by repeating the test. Remember our testing methods are not as accurate as we would like...
  12. catinahat

    Specsavers OCT image vs Eye Screening

    Only way to find out is to go to your diabetic eye screening. Not going because you are worried about what they may find is pointless. If there is a problem, not knowing about it doesn't make it go away, it just pretty much guarantees that it will get worse because they can't treat it if they...
  13. catinahat

    Eating guided by bs

    I remember someone on the forum doing something similar to this years ago. They used their meter as a sort of fuel guage but rather than picking a number and not eating until they reached that number. They used their 7 day average on the glucose meter, they would only eat if their blood sugar...
  14. catinahat

    Blood glucose not increasing with sugar??

    4.3 is a perfectly normal blood sugar level, diabetes causes high blood sugar not low. Anything you have read or heard about the dangers of low blood sugar levels will have been caused by medication. If you were taking any drugs that could possibly force your levels dangerously low then levels...
  15. catinahat

    Type 2 Numbness and tingling.

    Peripheral neuropathy is one of the possible consequences of high blood sugar but we are not dr's, if you are concerned about it you should ask your Dr. Do you know if your levels are high? The best way to avoid any of the possible consequences of T2 is to keep you sugar levels as close to...
  16. catinahat

    Blood glucose levels

    Welcome @Leigh1501 Different foods get digested and release their glucose at different rates, it really does depend on what you ate and what combination of foods made up your meal. If your meal contained a good amount of fats for example, fats slow down the digestion of the carbs and can cause...
  17. catinahat

    Will I need insulin eventually?

    We are all different and face different challenges, we all have to play the cards we have been dealt. If I needed insulin I would happily take it, the damage high blood sugar causes to our health is far scarier than insulin. low carb does not have to be restrictive, even though I eat fairly...
  18. catinahat

    Will I need insulin eventually?

    Some probably will, some will never need insulin. I'm just over 10 years since diagnosis, still not taking any medication. I don't think it's correct to say all T2s will eventually need insulin. It depends on many factors, not least of which is diet. If you eat more carbohydrates than your body...
  19. catinahat

    Nutritional Drink as Meal Replacement

    From the perspective of blood glucose control I don't think drinking your food is particularly helpful. Liquid food is going to be quickly digested and any sugars will find their way in to the blood in no time. Much better to eat real food and let your body work to extract the nutrients.
  20. catinahat

    Snack ideas

    The best place to start would be cutting the carbs from your meals. Carbs when digested release glucose into your blood, as a T2 your insulin is not as effective as it should be dealing with that glucose, rather than giving you the energy you need it stays in your blood until it can be used or...