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    Metformin Or Not!

    I have been low carbing for the last few years and have seen good result with a reduction of blood sugars down to 46 mmol or 6.4%. at my last check up in May I decided to remove myself from my 1 x 500mg metformin daily to see what would happen and if I could manage without. Since then I have...
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    Metformin or not?

    In November 2015 my HBa1C was 68% and I started low carbing and it worked I lost weight and my HBa1C dropped rapidly initially to 49% and latterly the mid 40% my last reading in October was 47%. At about the same time November 2015 I was put on Metformin 2 x 500 mg per day. I have dropped it...
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    Effectiveness of low carbs

    Had to post this it clearly shows when the graph falls off the cliff edge at the start of 2016 how effective LCHF diet really is. Previous 15 years show a gradual decline is blood glucose levels on a NHS recommended diet.
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    Whats going wrong

    I have made great progress since last November when I started a LCHF regime. I have lost weight and reduced my HBA1C considerably. I am on metformin and in the last month had it reduced from 2 x 850's daily to 2 x 500's. In the last couple of weeks I have had a bad cold, cough, sore throat...
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    Whats going on!

    I get very odd reading or at least inconsistent and am unsure as to what is happening. My first reading of the day tends always to be high today at 5.30 am it was 8.1 mmol/l which for me is good. Then 2 hours after breakfast of a protein roll and half an advocado it was 9.8 mmol/l now 5 hours...
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    Type 2 What constitutes a spike

    I am not sure what constitutes a spike in BG levels. Mine range between 6.5 mmol/l and 9.5 mmol/l is this considered a spike?
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    Celebration Time

    I have struggled for 15 years with type 2 watching things generally deteriorate until I discovered a low carb diet and this forum back in November. Just had my results from blood taken this week and guess what the diet works and self monitoring is a great motivator. HBa1c has gone from 68% to...
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    Type 2 Embarrassing Question

    I have been on a low carb diet now since November and doing well weight dropped a lot and blood sugars lower also. The problem that I am having is constipation I know its because of the high protein intake. I do eat mountains of veg and salad, and drink loads but it still leaves me struggling...
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    Type 2 Controlling Blood sugars and low carb

    I have been monitoring my blood sugars now since November, I have also modified my diet by reducing my carb intake to 150 gms per day, as a consequence my weight has also dropped by almost a stone, which is great. My concern is that my blood sugars are still averaging 9.10 mmI/L no where near...
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    Type 2 Sugar level results

    Help please I am new to taking my blood sugar levels and am getting some odd results or at least I think they are. My maximum has been 11 and my lowest 7. I have two questions please. 1. It seems to be at its highest first thing in the morning which I find odd and would have expected it to...