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A hba1c of 39 mmol/mol correlates to an average bg of 6.5 mmol/l, with some individual variations. I aim for the same range (and definitely don't succeed all the time), but I can only do it by eating lowish carb. This suits me because I like the food, and the action time of my insulin matches...

I'll have my fingers crossed it'll be all good! Your finger prick tests seem pretty good, you seem to be doing well on your current medication. Hopefully your hba1c number will confirm this. :)

Hi @Dennis78 another welcome. Always nice to see a fellow Dutchie on here! I'm 48, 9 years into the diabetes game, MDI by choice.

I've never had fish cakes. How do you make them? I have a tin of salmon I have no idea what to do with so this may be just the thing!

Is this a new friend? You say he didn't give you his phone number, is this correct? So a very new friendship? When you see him again, please ask if he's under treatment from a doctor. If he told you his legs are going to be amputated, it sounds like he is receiving treatment from the hospital...

What do you mean with ointment? Can it be that something went wrong in translation? If your friend has a problem with their leg, can they visit a doctor?

It is possible to be allergic to specific insulins. Bruising sounds more like the cause is due to your specific body type though. The long acting insulin glargine (Lantus, Toujeo, Abasaglar) is known for stinging, as is the quick acting Lyumjev. I've noticed slight stinging with Levemir as...

Rotating just means moving an inch or two at minimum from the previous site. There are even cardboard templates with holes you can hold over your stomach or thigh to guide you. I'm more the type of the wild rotations: stick the needle anywhere I can't remember injecting lately.

A free sensor is worth practising deviding by 18!

No sugar, very low carb, the establisment has 'Keto' in it's name for a reason. Everything they sell is low carb to keto level, and the whole place is gluten free too.

I'm glad I'm not that good looking now. I'm still trying to find a date through that dating site and just switched from there to here, and you scared me for a moment... Evening meal was the second half of yesterdays smoked sausage, and a slice of low carb toast with grated celeriac and lots of...

I absolutely love your updates on groing things @jpscloud , even if I'd never be able to do it! My plants are lucky if they get watered more often than once a month. :bag:

No recipe,and I don't know where you live. But should you ever find yourself near Frinton, there's a small place called Keto Bite UK, which has the most amazing very low carb cakes and lunch food. I loved being able to choose anything from the menu without even thinking about diabetes. This is...

Congratulations on the weight loss. I think you may be right about the carbs, and if you weren't really focusing on them there's likely a lot of room for improvement, and short term too! While reducing weight can help in lowering blood glucose by reducing insulin resistance, lowering carbs means...

I think mentioning it or not (from a personal point of view, not a legal one, I don't know much about that part, and rules are different between our countries anyway) for me would depend on if I'd expect to need serious adjustments. I had a formal job interview a year ago and didn't mention it...

I had started making a chilli con carne type of dish (minced meat, onions, tinned tomatos, chilli pepper, garlic, herbs and spices, spoonful of Branston for more depth and sweetness) when I found out I didn't have beans. Went to neighbour Tale for beans but no luck. No problem, without the beans...

I can confirm that a fructosamine test is an alternative used for hba1c if there is reason to not fully trust the hba1c, even though I have no personal experience with it. Worth discussing this with your practice nurse @BBGRAMMY .

Not trusting the weather this week so to be sure I bought a lot without having actual meals in mind, there's a enough for different meals. A bag of runner beans, a celeriac, onions, tomatoes, a cauliflower, garlic, chilli peppers. Carrots for the bunnies but I may steal a couple. Canned...

This is the same Abbott company that produces the freestyle Libre sensors, widely used in both mg/dl as mmol/l countries, isn't it? If so, they have over a decade of experience toggling apps between the two. Very odd issue.

Sounds very annoying. Lovely graph though!