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Type 2 diagnosed four years ago. No meds. In the past four years or so I have gone through periods of unmonitored sloth and debauchery, only to get a shock when my denial finally gives way to a need to test my BG and get real again. Each time this has happened, I went onto a low carb diet, did...

Just occurred to me recently: As I understand it, under normal circumstances the liver converts excess glucose into glycogen for storage until needed. Presumably there is a limit to how much it can store easily? So here's the question. Take my own case: I was downing litres of orange juice per...

Just as a matter of interest, here is what happened this morning. After a night drinking too much starchy beer (I've already birched myself - don't worry), I had a BG reading (on my machine!) of 8.6 this morning. Had some breakfast, which was just omelette with cheese and ham, and then went for...

I have had a quick search and been unable to find anything on this, so sorry if I missed it. My question is about the statistics of 'increased risk of complications'. Does anyone know of any findings about this? Just for example, if we read that 'regular peaking above 8 mmol/l leads to...

I haven't found any mention of this yet, although I expect there will be some, but here goes - Has there been any discussion of how this forum might approach television channels (e.g., CH4, BBC4) about looking into the ridiculously inappropriate advice emanating from the NHS? I can envisage...

I'm sorry if this information is already here, but I haven't been able to find it yet. Please redirect me if appropriate. What I would like to know is how to take a home GTT by ingesting a specific amount of something like Cola, or the like. Does anyone know what quantity I should take, and of...

I forgot to ask about this - My Accu Chek Compact Plus meter has not been checked against a control solution (just ordered one today), but when I recently went to the hospital to give my blood sample, I tested my BG level at home before and after the visit. My meter gave readings of 6.7 and 6.3...

I certainly don't want to come across as being pompous, self-opinionated or even pig-headed, so if what i am going to say here seems just wrong, or questionable, I warmly invite others to set me straight. However, having said that: Since I produced high fasting BG readings some two or three...

I'm having a big problem getting my head around this, so I'd appreciate any experts on here who can clarify things for me. I finally got to see a 'diabetes nurse' a few days ago, and I found our conversation very frustrating (and unhelpful). She wanted me to just accept that i now have...

Hi everyone - my first post. And it is a bit different. Last week I took a urine glucose test (positive) and then a fasting blood glucose test, and it came out at 16.3. This was the first indication I have ever had that I had a problem. Two years ago, and again three years ago, I got fasting...