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Hi @Ladynijo Diagnosed 7 years ago. Many thanks for your reply, its heartening to know my readings are not unique. I'm recently retired so not on my feet as much or working the hours I used to so BG has gone a little awry in the last 12 months. I'll continue with more testing and see if its...

7.8 with no breakfast or early morning brew at 8am. Struggling at the moment, straight to the gym 90mins relatively tough workout. 750ml water during and decaf coffee 1 brown sugar after. Home 20 mins later BS of 8.5. No idea what I’m doing wrong.

What a great thread! I've been struggling to understand why after no breakfast and 1hr spent in the gym my BG is always around 2mmol/L higher than before I started. I'll now try varying the routine see what my meter says.

I have sarcoidosis also and was taking a high dose of Prednisolone also whilst on a new drug trial. During the trial I had a infection that put me in hospital and was taken off the trial and told to taper the steroid off. My average BG was 7.5mmol/L for around 3 weeks even after tapering off the...

SamJB, many thanks for you reply. Having now followed some of the links in the thread - a potential 1% decrease in risk of CVD opposed to a potential increase in diabetic management problems, mean I will not be taking the statins.

Thank you greatly for the link, knowledge is power.

Many thanks for your reply, I'll pursue the detailed blood test reading as you suggest, and follow bulkbiker's link.

which came out with a 22% chance of heart attack or stroke within the next 10years. Sobering thought (I'm 62) so I agreed to take the Statin. If my current average HBA1C rises I'll be off them straight away. In the mean time I'm trying to strike a balance between Low Carb and Low Fat.

I only received the total of 7.2 during a repeat visit to my GP. The visit was dur=e to a sudden increase in my BP (170/90) which I think was down to a dodgy Tuna steak. After he entered my BP and Cholesterol into a sort of spreadsheet

If that's your graph - congratulations, great work! I will be avoiding Statins as long as I can, thank you for your reply.

I was told by my GP I had raised Cholesterol levels and given an appointment with a dietician because I said I wouldn't take statins. After explaining my full medical history and being congratulated on my BG control (Type 2) I was told to eat more carbs and less fat to combat my cholesterol...

7.0 For me - bottle of wine last night and a can of coke. Should know better by now.