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So this week I had a blood test. My last test was in June and my HBA1c was 49 so I was officially diagnosed as diabetic. I was gutted as I’d been pre diabetic for years. I was given advice from my diabetic nurse, most of which I disagreed with as she was referring to the NHS Eat-well plate and...

Hi all, absolutely gutted. I’ve been pre diabetic since 2019 with my first reading being 46. I managed to lower it to 43 quite quickly through eating low carb meals. However each year since then my HBA1c has been on the rise despite low carb eating. My reading today is 49. I know my weight has...

Hi all, I’ve been low carb dieting for some time now as presented with HBA1c of 46. I have lowered it to 43 on my last reading. I’ve lost a good stone in weight which was welcome. Weight has now stabilised. BMI is in the healthy range. However I have been getting palpitations which are quite...

I am pre- diabetic with a reading of 46. I’ve been following the LCHF diet since October 2018. I’ve lost some weight and recently bought a monitor. However I’m confused as the Diabetic UK web site encourages pasta rice etc albeit in small portions whereas this site completely discourages all the...