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This spring I (49 years old, female, T2 for 8 years, Ac1 40), had to go to the ER because my heart was skipping beats, and they determined it was due to a confluence of factors - I had had a cold two weeks previous, I was dehydrated, and I had a heavier than usual start to my period the same...

I went in for my yearly diabetes check last week, and there were some results I wondered about. My trombocytes were slightly higher than normal (403, normal range 165-387), which I guess means I have an infection? My P-ALAT level was higher than normal (55, normal range 10-45) , while my...

You mention diet changes. Have you tried reducing carbs as far as possible, testing as you go? I am T2 and there has never been any doubt about that, unlike what you describe, but if you have seriously cut carb intake, yet your blood glucose levels won't come down, it is reasonable to think your...

Just got my HbA1c results back, and from 10.2% (84) in August, and probably much higher over the winter as I wasn't low carbing and was on corticosteroids, I have since May managed to lower it to 5.8% (40). I think that is pretty impressive, especially since my bgl has been higher than average...

It's weird, isn't it? My mom is the opposite, she's started gently querying if I have managed to continue low carbing, since we haven't seen each other in person since this summer, when I managed to low carb very successfully even when on holiday in Paris. Her concern is not without foundation...

It's funny to hear all different birth weights. I remember my sister talking about being warned against "cola babies" when she was pregnant with my 19-year old nephew - babies that were 6+ kgs because the mother had a generally unhealthy diet, metonymized by drinking full sugar cola. I wouldn't...

Was leafing through the magazine my country's diabetes association puts out, and there was a small notice about research showing that having a low weight at birth increased one's risk of getting type 2. The researchers theorized that it was due to getting less nutrients in the womb making organs...

6.2 today, but 5.9 yesterday. Still not over my cold, and I did sneak some sorbet at dessert yesteday (it was a fancy three-course dinner) so the reading wasn't bad. I'm glad I can get back to normal meals now.

6.7 this morning. I'm still not over my cold, and I haven't kept track every morning, as I had to stay home from work a couple of days with a fever. I'm chalking my higher readings up to that, but it does make me nervous about my HbA1c test at the end of the month. I had hoped to show my GP that...

7.5 today, as I have built up to a wicked cold these past few days. Parent-teacher conference tonight, but I've already called out from work for tomorrow. Hopefully these higher levels this week won't mess too badly with my HbA1c test scheduled at the end of the month.

Hey, we're birthday twins! It's my birthday today too - and my actual, born five minutes before me, twin's birthday too*! As I always say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! *Having the same birthday... or even birth month...is not guaranteed even if you are twins, as my great grandmother Julia and her...

6.1 today. Last week was all in the sixes, and it is quite noticeable what stress does to my blood sugar, as well as iffy sleep. (Hello, menopausal hot flashes at night, you will be hated.)

Had to weigh myself a couple of days early, as I had a doctor's appointment for my lungs tonight, and am now 72.2kg. They note down weight for the spirometry tests. The doctor was very impressed at my 7kg weight loss since the last time I saw him this spring - since most of the weight came from...

Stress is definitely kicking my blood sugar up this week. 6.6 this morning, with earlier results in the week being 6.2, 5.9, and 6.9. After weeks of only green results (under 6 fasting and before meals, no higher than 7.8 two hours after meals,) I am now getting yellow results dotting my week...

I think that is a very good point. I am trying to switch my mindset to see carbs as something my body doesn't tolerate, just like shellfish. The difference being, of course, that shellfish, and by extension seafood, no longer seems enticing - after throwing up enough seafood dishes because they...

5.3 this morning, 5.4 yesterday. Stressful start of the school year, and a busy weekend, so keeping steady is good. Hopefully the coming week will even out a bit, work-wise, so I can start adding exercise back into my routine.

4.7 for me today, and my lowest reading yet. I have apparently gotten my fbgl in order, now to continue working on my overall numbers.

When I was diagnosed, I had scored just under my country's limit for a diabetes diagnosis in the middle of December, so when I tested 0.1 percentage points over the limit in my follow-up visit in January (thanks to Christmas eating), my doctor told me that it was a good thing. Even though having...

5.2 for me today, which I am happy with. I was 7.4 yesterday at 9 p.m., after a somewhat stressful day back at work, so I feared today's fbgl. Have a wonderful 'small Saturday' (what we call Wednesday in my country, as it's halfway through the workweek) everyone!

5.3 today. Slept much better than yesterday, and hopefully it'll stay low.