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Thanks everyone for the advice. I'm a total carbaholic so it's going to be a shock to the system! I'm going to buy a spiralizer and sub in some veggies instead of pasta and noodles. Hopefully my eyes will see 'spaghetti' and my belly will be fooled into thinking it got carbs [emoji23]

Wow, that's an amazing reduction in your HbA1c! I cut down on my carbs today, not down to low carb level, but about half what I'd normally eat. I added in more veg and fat instead. I have to say, I'm feeling very hungry and dissatisfied! I absolutely love carbs [emoji28]. I'm going to find this...

Thanks everyone for your replies. I'm going to go back to my GP and ask for a meter. If he prescribes it, it'll be free, as will the strips. If he won't give me one, I'll just buy one. Either way, I think I need to know what's going on with my blood sugar. As requested by Azure, here's what my...

Hi everyone, I've just been diagnosed with T2 a couple of weeks ago. I'm 35, and I live in Ireland. My fasting sugars were 14.7 and my HbA1c was 89. I've been put on metformin 850mg twice a day, and told to exercise, lose weight, cut out sugar, and eat a healthy diet based on the food pyramid...