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In the spirit of sharing success (& allowing myself to feel proud!) I thought I’d share my story. An ‘out-of-the-blue’ diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in September sent me into shock & a 2 day binge on self pity. The shock was that a) I’ve always been slim b) always been active c) seemed to have no...

This question has been buzzing round my head for a while & I hope I can word it clearly! Roughly how much/long would I need to exercise to ‘burn off’ carbs? I’m following lchf & managing to control bg well, hba1c coming down nicely (2nd review since diagnosis next week [emoji50]) but on days...

Since diagnosis in September last year I’ve managed to get good pretty tight control of my blood sugars (4.8 - 6.8) with metformin, low carb & exercise. For the past 2 mornings I’ve woken up with blood sugars over 14. Testing at intervals through through the day show that the rest of the day I’m...

I'm very recently diagnosed & slowly stumbling my way through the mountain of information out there! I don't have a blood glucose monitor but would like to purchase one so I get to understand what's happening to me....ie when I wake up with a headache is it because my bloods are weird or do I...