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Hello you lovely lot! Just received the fantastic news my HbA1c is now 42 (cue the Hitchhiker's jokes, for those of a certain age)- down from 61 six months ago. My Diabetic Nurse has taken me off all my medication - this turnaround is thanks to the many forum members who passed on excellent...

Hello all. Hope you're all well, just wanted to pass on my recent experiences to hopefully help some other members, newcomers especially. I am now medication free (bar atorvastatin, need to shift that, time will help) and am diet controlled. My average morning fast figures are 5.4 or there...

I was diagnosed with Covid on Sunday, went for a test after losing my sense of smell and taste. A week or so prior to this I had small spikes after eating my normal diet - readings going up to 8.2. Now I've got the lurgy, my average for the last seven days is 5.6 - I've had great fasting...

Need some input from you lovely lot, please. I've been reading quite a bit on here of late and notice that several of the more active members mention fasting for 14 hours or there about, am I right in the way I'm reading this? The other thing I've read is not eating too late - I'm trying to...

Here we go, HbA1c test booked for Wednesday, this will be the first since I followed the advice of the members of this forum and cut out carbs. Am I excited? Yes. Am I nervous? Very. Why am I nervous? I don't know but if my average bloods are anything to go by, I should be under 40 -...

Thanks for reading as always. Now coming into my fifth week of cutting carbs, my diet consists of above ground vegetables, meat, some dairy and an occasional wine. My treats are ground almond cupcakes or some very dark chocolate. The first two to three weeks saw fairly rapid weight loss, I...

I've downloaded MySugr and I read what people are saying about it being optimistic with it's HbA1c estimate. My main app is the Contour Next from Ascencia/Bayer, this is what talks to my meter and imports my readings into MySugr Looking at the last 30 days, my average reading is 6.6mmol/L...

Hello All. So far so good, but I’m seeing plenty of other members with lower fasting levels. I’d like to get mine sub 6 - they currently run at 6.5. Do you test as soon as you wake and before getting out of bed or soon after getting up? Also, please, do you eat to your meter or when you feel...

Folks. Just been reading with interest about the Freestyle Libre 2, please may I ask for your advice and thoughts on the following? 1) does it have to be on the under arm? 2) is it just a stick on sensor? 3) are they painful to apply/remove? 4) are they really THAT good? I've gone on to a...

Just over four weeks ago I went to see my GP with a bad stomach and he took me off Metformin, I had taken it for the best part of 18 years. Something inside me clicked and I took big steps to try and get off my Dapafliglozin (sp?) in the two weeks I had before returning to see him. I got...

Hello to one and all. I've been type 2 for coming up on 18 years now, the majority of that time I have had reasonably good control with Metformin and a mixture of (recently) Trulicity pump and dapaflaglozin(sp?) My Hba1C has hovered around 50 for years, I'd like to get it lower but - I have...

This is a genuine question, I'd really appreciate some helpful advice. I'm seeing good weight loss after switching to a low carbohydrate regime, I'm also starting to exercise with swimming and gym as my main activities. What constitutes good sugars? I am starting to eat lots of fruit, mainly...

Hi All. Thanks for taking the time to read my post. I have been diagnosed for 4 years now (ish..) and until recently had my T2 well in control. When I say recently, about the last 4 months I have noticed a change in my health, this co-incides with me changing my job. I used to drive Artics, on...

Hi all.. 42 year old type 2 here. Been diagnosed for 4 years now, and just came across the site whilst googling for some information. Currently taking Gliclazide ( have been doing for 2 years or more) but think its starting to fail somehow. Thanks to the mods for keeping things sane, and Admin...