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Does any one use a Freestyle Optium Neo Meter because I hate mine? I was told by Freestyle my Freestyle Lite which I have used for 20 years is obsolete and they were sending me the Optium Neo. I hate it because 1) the readings are much higher than the Freestyle lite by as much as 1.0 2) The...

I have been out of quarantine from a mild dose of Covid (bit of a runny nose, bit of a cough, sore throat, eventually lossof smell) for a week now and I am ony left with a bit of a cough which doesn't bother me. My fasting blood sugar pre covid was around 6.2 (down to < 6 in 4 hours becfore...

Hi experienced ones. A brief history. - which you can ignore and go straight to the next paragraph if you wish. I have managed genetic type 2 for 18 years on diet (initially low carb now keto) + exerecise successfully to keep my HbA1c down and although my results last week were 46 (6.4) my...

As you can see from my signature I have been at this for a long time but I feel now I might be getting to the end of the road re no meds. Please note my Type 2 is inherited not weight related. I do strict low carbs and quite frankly I reckon my only significant carbs these days is a bit of...

After trying fibre flour (Very expensive) to make bread and not liking the taste I have found a Quinoa and chia bread which I really like. :- << MAKES 1 LOAF INGREDIENTS: 2 cups quinoa (1 x 300g packet from Aldi) 3/4 cup chia seeds 1/2 cup mixed pumpkin, sunflower & linseeds 3 tbsp lemon...

Is anyone using Lonjevity flour to make bread with. How are you getting on with it and how do you find it? https://www.lonjevity-foods.com/product-page/fiberflour I made up my first batch of 9 rolls with 500g of this very expensive flour. Yes it worked to make the rolls and they look OK. I...

Should I be worried enough to go on meds? The last week or so my fasting numbers have been consistent at 7.1 . I took a reading at 3 hours after breakfast (my usual homemade oat based muesli , yoghurt , cinnamon , a coffee and a piece of fruit and it was 5.7 which I consider pretty acceptable...

My HbA1c was creeping up yet again in August '18 and I thought this time it will have to be meds. I did a load of research and found Amla https://nutritionfacts.org/video/amla-versus-diabetes/ (this is the short version as I read the research paper). So August '18 I was 48 , started Amla at...

I had a blood test yesterday and noticed on the form that there were 2 tests asked for. I asked the nurse who did the test and she said that they were both from the same blood sample but that was all she knew!! I have just been online and found my result which was down as Plasma Glucose Level...

I am interested in those of you who are taking berberine. In what form are you taking it? I have just been doing research on Berberis Aristata and in fact have ordered some 500mg capsules. The research paper I looked at reckoned you need to take 1 x 500mg capsule at every meal and that it works...

My fasting blood sugars on my meter have been consistently over 7 even 7.8 for the last month or so . I had an HbA1c yesterday and it is 44 which is 6.2 in old money. Does this mean I am in the clear and don't have to worry about going on Metformin after 15 years of low carb/low GI diet and...

My last HbA1c was in Octobr and it was 42 and at that time my fasting morning readings were rarely over 6. A couple of months ago I started getting higher fasting readings, in the high 6's but fine by lunchtime i.e. 5.4ish . At the same time I got a shoulder impingement and was having facial...

I am in total confusion about all these newish units 1. What units does my meter read. I tend t6o be 6.5 fasting in the morning 2. My last blood test showed 48 mmol/mol in my test results I found online and they want to put me on metformin but what is this in the old units we used to use. Is...

When you take 2 hour after eating readings should it be 2 hours from when you begin your meal or when you end it? My HbA1c has gone up a lot since last year and also many recent fasting tests have been over 6. However the last 10 days my fasting numbers have gone right down to 5.3, 5.4...

I keep a check on my Bs in the morning to see if it is time to go to the doc and ask for metformin. I have been on a low carb/low GI + exercise regime for about 10 years and so far so good but lately my numbers are over 6 in the morning - yesterday 6.6 . I was very careful what I ate yesterday...

This morning my fasting BS was 6.3 which was high for me although the last few months it has been hovering around 6 instead of in the 5's which I don't like. I decided to take my BS 2 hours after I started my breakfast of Muesli which I make myself from oats and seeds and other things like nuts...

I have just read an article about Guar Gum being helpful for Type 2 diabetes This glue-like substance from the seed of the guar plant contains fibres called glucomannans and galactomannans. ‘Guar gum can help slow down the amount of sugars absorbed in the stomach and intestines,’ says Prof...

I have been coping with good blood sugar readings for 10 years on low carb/low low GI diet but am becoming concerned because I am getting fasting morning readings of more than 6 now for the first time since I was diagnosed e.g. yesterday 6.7 and today 6.5. Incidentally I took my blood sugar...

I use gram flour for coating fish, chicken etc but wondered if you can actually use it to make cakes with probably combined with other flours such as almond and coconut. Anyone got a recipe. Gram flour is very high protein and used in bhajis.

I have just downloaded the free Back to School cookbook from the newsletter I received today and there are some interesting recipes there especially making lasagne with strips of courgette!! Anyhow I was looking at the cake recipes as I have been experimenting with coconut flour and many of them...