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just returned from my annual review with the specialist nurse. Low carbing has reduced my glucose levels and my plasma glucose is now at 9.4mmol/L and my daily measurements first thing in the morning is usually about 6.5 mmol/L. Now they're saying that my cholesterol is too high and that i...

have been told by the specialist nurse to start on metformin 500ml twice daily for ten days then to increase to three times daily for another and then up to the final dosage of four tablets after a further ten days.I am reluctant to take the medication at all but if i have to I would like the...

I have always exercised quite a lot,these days mostly cycling, as a result i have always been slim.I am 5'10 and weigh 72kg...this does not leave much margin to lose weight so cutting down on food intake while retaining energy levels is quite a challenge. When i started the programme i was 76kg...

have been on the low carb. for seven weeks now.....my readings are usually about 7.4 two hours or more after food and before sleeping.After exercise it will drop to the low sixes.As for my carb intake i have cut out rice and pasta,which were my staples,have only one slice of wholemeal bread per...

After years of pre diabetes which I controlled with diet and exerciseIi was diagnosed and prescribed with metformin.I really do not want to start on this road so I started a low carb diet.I exercise quite a lot, mostly cycling and am not overweight so cutting down drastically on carbs was a real...