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  1. Swiggy

    C-peptide test result and a chat with my GP

    I have just had a chat with my GP about my latest results. Hba1c 61, unchanged for last 12 months. It was 143 at diagnosis so I have done well on low carb, just not well enough. C-peptide high at 1791. I don't know how I feel about this. Doc didn't know why that test was done as they know...
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    C-peptide and circulating insulin tests

    Well after more than a year of low carb diet, less than 50g a day my hba1c is 61 and I've lost 5lbs. At diagnosis my hba1c was 143 and I've reduced it without any medication. My GP has referred me for C-peptide and circulating insulin tests. Forum members have encouraged me to keep going and...
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    Advice about increasing calcium while on low carb diet

    Hi everyone, I have just had the results of my bone density scan having broken my arm in a fall in December. My spine is normal but the bone in my hip is slightly thinner than normal. I have been low carbing for over a year now and I have reduced my hba1c from 143 to about 60 without any...
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    Type 2 Will taking painkillers increase blood glucose levels

    I've been prescribed codeine and paracetamol after breaking my arm on Wednesday and my blood sugar level has been between 10.0 and 17 mmol/l since then. I haven't felt like eating much so I have only had coffee and cream and 97% meat sausages since I fell. I don't take any medication and my...
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    Podiatrist is very impressed by the Forum.

    I showed my podiatrist this site this morning and she was very impressed by the support and information available, she said that she will have a good look at the site and make her patients aware.
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    Blood results update as promised

    Latest hba1c is 61 down from 143 at diagnosis with no medication. My liver function tests are all in the normal range and there is no inflammation. I had a liver scan today and there is some fat in my liver but no cirrhosis or scarring so I have been encouraged to keep doing what I have been...
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    GP said it can take more than two years to get normal glucose levels.

    I have reduced my hba1c from 143 to 66 over the past two and a half years. I am having blood tests next week and the My Sugr app estimates 6.9 so hopefully my hba1c will be lower than last time. I saw GP today and he said that I need to lose weight. I told him that I eat low carb and I test...
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    Obesity Code or Diabetes Code?

    Which of Jason Fung's books would be most useful for my friend who is pre-diabetic and struggling to lose weight?
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    How much cream should I have in coffee?

    Hi All, my fasting level was 7.2 this morning and I had a cup of Nescafe with 50ml double cream. 2 hours later I have gone up to 10mmol. My hbA1c in 2015 was 143, a blood test in 2013 showed that I was diabetic but my GP at the time didn't tell me. I'm type 2 and I have never taken any...
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    Newcastle update, four weeks down four weeks to go.

    I didn't post an update yesterday, I thought that I was seeing things. My FBG was 7.5 and my weight was exactly the same as last week. I retested and it wasn't a mistake, after a week in the mid sixes I have gone up to 7.5. It was back down to 6.5 this morning but still no movement on the...
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    Newcastle update three weeks down five to go...

    FBG today 7.2. Total weight loss 9lbs, weight loss this week zero... Things were going very well last week, I tested frequently and had one 8.2 the rest were all below 7.2 with the lowest being 6.2. I even had three FBG in the sixes. Friday was a very stressful day and I succumbed to the bag...
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    Newcastle update. Two weeks done, six weeks to go...

    I'm still feeling very positive and I am determined to stay committed to my plan. Weight loss was just one pound this week which I was surprised about but we will see how I am next Monday. I had a bit of a hitch on Friday, I had a training event and I took my shake with me but the milk went off...
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    Newcastle update one week down seven to go...

    Hi, a quick update on my progress. One week in I've lost 6lbs and I feel very positive. I am not testing first thing in the morning this time around, I was very demotivated when my results didn't mirror those in the original Newcastle research. I haven't tested before and after shakes either...
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    I like lchf but I am gaining weight

    Since starting lchf five months ago I have gained 22lbs. My blood sugar has improved but fbg has remained at 8 and my lowest premium meal level has been 6.4. I have been testing before and after meals and rarely increase by more than 2.0. If I do I avoid that food. I took the advice of forum...
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    Would eating a banana be a bad idea?

    I am becoming really fed up. I have been trying so hard, testing before and two hours after meals and I am rarely seeing raises of more than 2 mmol. The problem is that I very rarely drop below 7 and my lowest reading is 6.6. My fbg is usually 8-9 at 6am falling to around 7.5 by 11am when I...
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    Halloumi chips

    I spotted these on the menu for a local hotel. I'm going to try to make some at home. I think it's just a matter of cutting a block of halloumi into chunky chip-sized pieces and shallow frying until they are crispy and golden. That'll stop me feeling deprived.
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    I've just spotted Lindt 85% chocolate on offer in Tesco

    It's £1.60 reduced from £1.99. None of it jumped into my trolley but I thought I would share.
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    A sandwich made me go very high...

    Hi guys, as some of you know I started lchf in January and I really like what I'm eating. I cut out all bread, rice, pasta and potatoes and it goes without saying that I have avoided cake, pastries and biscuits. I have been testing before and two hours after meals and I very rarely go higher...
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    No more hot cross buns for me...

    I woke up to a fbg of 8.5 today which went up to 10.2 before I ate 2 hard boiled eggs at 11am. I had two small hot cross buns at 2.30pm. Before this my level was 8.1 and two hours later it has shot up to 14.2! Luckily I am testing frequently when I eat something I haven't had since diagnosis...
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    Example of insulin resistance being lower in the evening?

    Yesterday I had two fried eggs (olive oil) two sausages (5g carb each) and a quarter of a tin of beans (14g carb). 2 hrs later BG had increased by 0.5. It was the first time I have eaten beans since starting to test before and after meals and I was pleased by the result. This morning I had...