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I suffererd from dizziness real bad before I got my glucose down. Couldn't garden any more because of the bending down. Now it is all gone. And I am just a borderline too. Low carbing is the way to go for me. Helga

Hi again, just like when you did the first phase of Atkins you can jumpstart getting lower with your bg's. At the beginning you might not even feel your greatest when you get where you want to be. But after a little while you will feel better and better. I can't go anywhere without people asking...

Are you sure you even have a problem with your glucose at all? I can only dream about those numbers.

Try 15 minutes walking every day. Doesn't have to be as strenuous as a gym workout. Really reduces my bg levels.

I didn't feel well with 5 at the beginning. Once you are there more often and longer you start to feel great. Try to fluctuate less with smaller meals and you will get there.

We are going through the same thing with my son in law. He was diagnosed as having irritable bowel syndrome. After going to a naturopath who suggested to try and go without gluten he found relief. He is currently having a relapse and nothing seems to help him. My daughter thinks going gluten...

Can you just buy them in a pharmacy in britain? How expensive are the test strips. I live in Canada and just get as many as I want but I have to pay for them as my husband retired about a month before I started to need them. I pay about 80.--Can.$ for 100 strips. When we get to be over 65 and on...

Hi, I do fairly well low carbing most of the time. I am still having a problem with my fasting blood sugars in the morning. It is mostly 5.8 to 6.3 even though if I was in the low 5's all previous day and 4.8 at bedtime. Any ideas how to get that down to low 5's? Looking forward to learning. Helga

I started low carbing many years ago before I knew I had a "sugar problem". Just thought I try the Atkins Diet. After about 2 weeks I ended up in hospital with diverticulitis. When it was all healed up I started with the diet again and sure enough the same amount of days I got the diverticulitis...

Give it some time. When I started to low carb I did not feel well when my bg level was under 5. Especially while exercising it would fall too much and I wouuld get all the symptoms you say. Didn't even take any drugs. Now that my bg is pretty good most of the time I feel great at 4.5. I guess it...

Hi, I am also one of the "Am I a diabetic or not type". I have decided to live like I am a diabetic and watch what I eat. Bought myself a meter and test, test, test. Know now what my body likes and what it doesn't like most of the time. No point in getting the actual diagnosis as I would not...

There is a lot of variations among diabetics and the same is true for nondiabetics. They vary at lot as well. Even nondiabetics can go as high as 10 for their Thanksgiving Dinner.

Is there a possibility that you are just starting menopausal symptoms with everything else?

There is a small study on the internet performed on university students with no history of diabetes no family history of diabetes and perfect fasting glucose readings. All are in their twenties. They were monitored for a few days with same foods and then were put under stress with same food...

Hi, I heard of it about 25 years ago. A girl with T1 had medication flown in from Germany because she had antibodies to insulin. She eventually had some kind of meds that worked o.k. Didn 't have a good outcome in the long run though. She died in her twenties of a heart attack. I am sure meds...

Hi, I am not an expert by anybodies standards but I would strongly suggest to low carb until you can see the specialist. Increase your exercise as much as you can and go as close to the Atkins diet as you feel comfortable doing. You might find that you feel a lot better after even a little...

Hi, I was there 2-3 years ago. My first symptoms would be that I would feel ill after walking for about 40 minutes. My doc send me for all kind of tests for my heart. It wasn't until I had a glucose meter I realized I get very low when I exercise. But the fitter I have been getting the less...

Hi Stuart, sorry to hear about the severity of your problems. Do you know what caused your problem with the pancreas? I often feel nauseated and have a dull pain in my left upper adomen. Not very bad though. I don't need painkillers or anything. I have been wondering if it is my pancreas. I...

Hi, I have never been officially diagnosed being diabetic. About 9 months ago my doc told me that I am prediabetic. I asked if I should get myself a meter and he told me no. I did anyway and quickly realized that I am diabetic. I have just always been watching my carbs a little. Because I knew I...