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    Blood glucose too low ?

    Today when I went to my doctor to get the results of my HbA1C test, she told me that it was 40 (5.8) which she said is too low. I must say I was a bit surprised as I am very happy to be at that level, which is close to normal. Back in 2013 my HbA1C test suddenly shot up to 57 (7.4) (from the...
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    HbA1C not correlating with blood glucose levels

    My HbA1C levels have been 7.1 a year ago, then 6.6 (49 in new units) six months ago, then 6.7 (50 in new units), however, when I take my blood glucose I find I get many measurements over 8 and this morning it was 9.1. I have not changed my diet recently. I strictly avoid all foods with overt...
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    alpha-amylase inhibitor

    I wonder if the readily available off prescription alpha-amylase inhibitor pills (usually sold as slimming products) can help with countering glucose spikes in use type 2 diabetics when we eat too large a load of carbohydrates. I came across this very detailed article recently...
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    A1C self test kit from Bayer

    If anyone is interested in self-testing their HbA1C level, then Bayer make an easy to use test kit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_lgltKU ... r_embedded
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    Blood glucose graphing software

    For a year or so I have been using the free Soundtells software to graph my Blood pressure. I just discovered that they also have a graphing program for Blood Glucose. It is American but you can opt at the start to use British Units. http://www.soundtells.com/GlucoseTracker/index.html It is...
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    Is a temporary spike in blood glucose a problem?

    A number of people on this board seem very concerned about short lived spikes in their blood glucose, say after eating some fruit or high carbohydrate food. What is the problem with these temporary rises in blood glucose ? Do they do us any lasting harm? I would have thought that the base...
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    Which Muesli ?

    Which Muesli would one recommend ? Many have high fruit content. Is this a problem for type 2 ? Some of the "no added sugar" muelsis can have sugars as high as 15%. I suppose the sugar score, usually in grams per 100 grams, is a total for all types of sugars, including all the sugars in the...
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    What is the optimum target for HbA1c ?

    I have been diagnosed type 2 diabetic for one year and am on four 500grm tablet of Metformin. I am 63 years old and want to drive my blood sugars down to a level which can slow down any potential degeneration in my sight (and other health factors such as neuropathy). Last week I had a half...