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I am on basal insulin only. The only recognised diabetes bg testing seems to be 7point. However this assumes a surge of insulin with eating, either naturally or injected. With basal the insulin just sits at is low level chugging away at the bg. Any suggestions of useful testing times? I am just...

What does post prandial mean, assuming I have spelt it right. Why test two hours after starting a meal? What if you are still eating? For bg testing a particular meal e.g. cauliflower cheese, I always also drink tea? How can you test one food on its own?. This does not reflect a true meal. I...

Type 2, since Dec. 2016. Rather too successful with LCHF diet. Now need to stop loosing weight. Don't like nuts but any other ideas welcome using Chronometer app which says I am getting 85 to 95 percent of my daily calories OK.

I have just been diagnosed type 1.5 adult onset, on Metformin only. I do not drink during the week but like the odd glass or 2 at the week end. The metformin leaflet just says don't take with alcohol. Does this mean alcohol is dangerous to me as I am on metformin or can I still try alcohol in...