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  1. Welshgooner

    Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

    5.4 Saturday 4.9 Sunday 7.1 Today Note to self - must drink more lager - seems to work wonders after having it Friday and Saturday and dry yesterday lost 3/4 of a stone in just over 2 weeks :)
  2. Welshgooner

    Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

    5.7 on another lovely poets day :)
  3. Welshgooner

    low carb diet

    Full fat milk is better than semi skimmed and for coffee I'd plump for double cream :) ! Never tried soya or almond milk etc in coffee....yet
  4. Welshgooner

    Type 2 So confused

    I'm sure @daisy1 will be along with the advice for new members. Have a read of it Basically you need to: 1/ Test 2/ Eat 3/ Test after 2 hours 4/ Test after 4 hours That will show you the effects of the meal on your system. Keep a record and slowly you will build up a picture of what...
  5. Welshgooner

    Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

    5.7 on a sunny and warm Glasgow morn
  6. Welshgooner

    Forxiga - anyone else on it?

    I'm on 10mg a day and have had no problems - came off Gliclazide completely now - and lost half a stone in last 2 weeks
  7. Welshgooner

    Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

    I really have no idea I suspect a lot as it was really sweet with marshmallows in it too Its called a Mallow Roll up here in Jockoland Dread to think of the carbs but was heavenly tasting
  8. Welshgooner

    Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

    Funnily enough my testing previously backs up your views :)
  9. Welshgooner

    Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

    8.6 ;( - bit later testing from waking today but more likely is the beer and mother in laws homemade cake that followed like my old school reports! Can do better ;)
  10. Welshgooner

    Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

    6.2 on a Sunny day in Glasgow....think it might even have gone above freezing
  11. Welshgooner

    Yikes! I have Type 2!!

    Oh and welcome Guess the main bit of advice I have is...eat it...test it...remember it Good luck on your journey and don't forget to have fun as its not all doom and gloom
  12. Welshgooner

    Yikes! I have Type 2!!

    Strangely beer doesn't cause me any problems....bread, rice, Jersey Royals and Bananas DO There is a God see! I manage a few lagers with some diet lemonade to increase the quantity lol. Am amazed but have tested it to exhaustion several times......the meter doesn't lie lol
  13. Welshgooner

    Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

    4.1 from a wet, windy and bleedin cold Jockoland
  14. Welshgooner

    My Diabetes My Way .. Scotland

    I'm just waiting on my password top come through the post
  15. Welshgooner

    Type 2 Test Strips

    Get 50 on prescription I've been testing a lot more of late so just phone the surgery and they put an additional script into the Pharmacy next door :) had 200 in the last month ;)
  16. Welshgooner

    Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

    You'd need a wet suit to lie in the garden up ere!
  17. Welshgooner

    Films that make you cry....

    Greyfriars Bobby
  18. Welshgooner

    Which one do you recommend?

    For accuracy comparison http://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/2013/07/blood-glucose-meter-accuracy-comparison-chart/
  19. Welshgooner

    FREESTYLE LIBRE ON SALE!!!!

    Blowtorch will do it ;) may smart a tad
  20. Welshgooner

    Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

    B - 3 packets of Pork Scratching's, 4 sausages, black coffee L - will be soup of some kind D - Lamb and sprouts no snacks