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Hello forum T2D diagnosis 2011. Currently taking metformin 2 * 500mg per day. HbA1c hovers around 5.6% - 5.8% (down from about 9.5% when first diagnosed). Fasting BG around 6 (down from about 18 when first diagnosed). If I eat low carb my BG barely moves - very stable indeed. 5 to 6.5. If I...

Hello forum. T2D, diagnosed 2011. However my blood sugar control has improved enormously since then (thanks to weight loss, change of diet, more exercise, etc.) - HbA1c now hovers just over 5%. I'm still taking 1000mg/day metformin though. In the last year or so I've started having stomach...

Hello forum. Haven't been on here for quite some time. Dx T2D May 2011 with a pretty bad fasting BG of 17 or 18. HbA1c up around 9.5% as well IIRC. Been taking metformin since, and lost about 10-12kg in weight. HbA1c tested periodically and has fallen to 5.4% as of about 6 months ago. Much...

Hello forum. I've been taking metformin for about 4 years following T2 diagnosis. Initially 3 x 500mg daily, reduced about a year ago to 2 x 500mg daily. My latest blood test showed HbA1c at 5.4%, which I like. Started out at over 9%. HOWEVER... When I first started with the metformin I had...

Hello forum, I was diagnosed T2 diabetic 3 years ago. At the time I had an HbA1c number of around 9.5% (80mmol/mol), not pretty. Prescribed 1500mg metformin daily. A lot has changed since then. Pretty much quit drinking (I was drinking an awful lot then), more physically active, etc. Until...

Hello forum, I was diagnosed T2 diabetic about 2 years ago. In the months that followed, I started to follow a low carbohydrate diet. Initially, the weight dropped off quite quickly and my blood sugar numbers improved an awful lot (also taking 1500mg metformin daily). Since then, my weight...

Hello forum, I'd be interested in anyone's thoughts on this (in advance of me discussing with my new GP on Monday): * 42yo male. No family history of diabetes at all. * Blood test in May 2011 showed HbA1c of about 9.5% and sharply elevated blood glucose (17ish IIRC). Repeat test a couple of...

Hello forum, Briefly: Blood test in May showed hyperglycaemia - blood glucose up at 17 (can't remember the units of measurement) and HbA1c at around 10%. GP said textbook type 2 diabetes, prescribed metformin 1500mg daily. 4 months on metformin + increased exercise + almost complete...

Recent T2 diabetes diagnosis - would like to buy a BG monitor (NHS wouldn't give me one). A bit confused by the different choices. Is there a simple, reliable guide anywhere online - either on this site or elsewhere? Thanks, Alan.

Good evening forum... Recent T2 diagnosis...confirmed early last week, treatment with metformin commenced immediately (along with the usual advice to base my diet on starchy carbohydrates, yeah, those things that break down to glucose inside my body). Have low-carbed in the past with some...

41yo, male. Two recent blood tests showing blood glucose (after 12 hour fast) of 17 and 16 mmol/litre respectively. GP told me anything over about 10 is indicative of type 2 diabetes. Initial appointment at diabetes clinic tomorrow at my local GP surgery to discuss. Questions/thoughts... *...