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    what are your standards for bg's?

    I try to keep fasting levels between 4.5 - 5.5 and no more than 7 one hour after a meal going back to 5 or under by two hours after.
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    Itchy Feet and Hands

    The guidelines might say that you should see your GP within two days, the reality is often a week, sometimes more....up here anyway
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    Herbal-Life

    I'm not a fan of any of these so called weight loss programmes. Usually it's just a way of parting you and your cash! I've managed to lose 30lbs since the end of March just by restricting my carbs and exercising more. It's been simple and I just wish I'd had info about reducing carbs three years...
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    Severe denial

    HI Farang....nice to meet you. I'm glad you found this forum because it will help you get to grips with it all....diet, meds etc. When you are in control of your diabetes, you will feel so much better....physically and mentally. I'm not saying that it's all roses because there are going to be...
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    Metformin

    Echo Cugila here. I did'nt have heart op but was seriously unwell and overweight. Changing my diet has changed my life, and taken 2stone of my weight since the end of March :D
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    Very high 2 hrs after breakfast

    I agree. My hbA1c was 8 in March, down to 6 by the middle of May so I'm hoping for under 6 by September. I reduced my carbs (drastically at first), and tested at least eight times a day to find out what I could and could'nt eat. It's just perseverence and fear (on my part) of complications, that...
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    understanding spikes

    I try, and usually manage to keep bg levels under the guidelines I read on here....somewhere... Under 8 - 1hr after meals, and under 6.5 - 2hrs after meals. Fasting (wake up) bg is usually 5 - 5.3
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    Blisters!

    Hi there. A thought occurred to me. My son and daughter, both in their twenties have Asperger Syndrome. My daugter has a problem with blisters on her feet and this is due to her gait. Most people with AS have a slightly different walking gait and this can have quite an impact on your feet. She...
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    Framingham and cholesterol

    My TC is 4 or 4.1 and has been for the last two years. I take a statin and don't have a problem with it so I'm happy to carry on in the meantime. I was advised that under 4 would be more desirable for a diabetic but I'm not going to get hung up on numbers unless there was some medical reason to.
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    Breakfast cereals

    I don't like cereals much and as I have never liked milk I have only eaten them rarely. I did try having eggs in the morning but soon got fed up of that so I have greek yoghurt with rasps most mornings. Today I had a slice of wholemeal bread and 2 rashers of back bacon....lovely....and very...
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    Diabetes and Sleeping

    Ah well I have had a problem before with drugs for high BP, which I shouldn't have been prescribed because I'm an asthmatic, but after taking ill and ending up in hospital he tended to check everything new in front of me.....I am going to phone up and make an appt....I know my thyroid is ok but...
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    Diabetes and Sleeping

    Hi Ken...I haven't really had many side effects just the metalic taste and some abdominal pain, but I have found that I get tired, but find it hard to sleep at night ( I don't go to sleep during the day). I phoned my GP and he said that this is sometimes found and it should wear off. I'm...
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    Diabetes and Sleeping

    Hi Gabrielle....I had the same thought as Sandy...from your post it doesn't sound as if you test yourself to see what your BG levels are. Although I have been type 2 for over three years, I only started testing regularly about three weeks ago and also have cut my carb intake a lot. This has made...
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    Achieve your ideal weight

    I breast fed all my four (adults now), and had little in the way of dairy products because I don't like them...except for cheese, and my teeth are all still intact, and no bone density problems. Although I wasn't diabetic then, I ate pretty much as I wanted apart for avoiding stuff that upset...
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    Three Word Story Game

    and beautiful stranger
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    WORD ASSOCIATION GAME!

    dancing
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    Wholemeal spelt bread

    Its a cousin of wheat and becomming more popular....well more of it around now anyway. It just looked nice and smelled divine, but I'm not going to risk spiking BG levels for a slice of bread
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    Wholemeal spelt bread

    Hmm that would seem to be high carb then.....oh well. Mind you would it depend on the recipe used?
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    Wholemeal spelt bread

    Does anyone know if this has the same carbs as any other wholemeal bread? I live close to an organic bakery which makes all sorts of different breads and I go there for gluten free as my son has crohn's disease, today I saw spelt bread and just wondered....
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    Three Word Story Game

    lots of flannel :lol: