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Thanks - I guess the next thing is to target our Practice Diabetes nurse to get some proper readings - mine have only been fasting blood tests. The HbA1c one I had in February was as part of a Pre Diabetes plan 'Healthier You' which consisted of an hour long interview with a nutritionist which...

Yes I am surprised the Dr didn't suggest HbA1c test - I have had one before in February and that gave the same reading (6.7) so it looks as though I was at that level. I will look again at my diet to see if i can reduce carbs further - it is such a bore doing the daily diary that I no longer...

Having a fasting glucose level of 6.9 I was advised to try the low carb/more exercise method to reduce. Over the past three months (diarying everything that passed my lips!) I have reduced my average daily carb intake to 65 per day. I have increased my exercise to approximately 5 kms from 2kms...

Thanks for the helpful advice I will look into it - as you say the consumables are always the most expensive part of a machine - think vaccum cleaner bags - if you don't have a Dyson!!!1

Very many thanks for all the info. No certainly not on low fat diet - my nutritionist at my first meeting said that thoughts had changed on that. I am already keeping a food diary, but will have to change my carbs/sugar record as i was recording only the sugars!! Reckon I will find it harder...

Although my starving blood sugar level has hovered around the 6mmol mark for the past 12 years my doctor has now decided I should seek help. I have been enrolled on the newish govt programme 'Healthier you' run by Independent Clinical Services Health & Wellbeing. I have had my first 1 hour...