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  1. Bigbumcooper

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Mine was 8.2, fallen off the wagon!
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    Completely off track

    When I was first diagnosed I was hba1c of nearly 20. I had a massive shock and kick up the bum and managed to get rid of a stone and to get down to 6 with the help of metformin. I am now back up to 11 and have a blood test in 3 weeks and am starting to panic !! I walked 90 miles last month and...
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    New to this..blood sugar level 18.1 last night

    Hi, when I was feeling unwell doctors did my hba1c and it was 20! Changed my diet and walk more and mostly 6 and below now
  4. Bigbumcooper

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Mine was 7.8 this morning, usually high first thing. Two hours after breakfast 5.6
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    My readings are always between 6.4 and 7.8 in the morning but 2 hours after breakfast are in the 5’s???
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    feel like i cant cope

    I I cried when I found out I had type 2, my first test was 20 and a year later I average between 5.2 and 7 and have really come to terms with this. I think it gave me a massive kick up The rear!
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    It used to apply to me, not so much now[emoji23][emoji23]
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    6.4 this morning, full of cold but had my yearly check and hba1c at 40, well chuffed as it was 100 a year ago
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    Type 2 Early morning testing

    Why is it that I did a test at 6am and it was 6.1 went back to bed and when I got up it was 7?? Don’t get it
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    B12 And Metformin

    How would you know if you were deficient? His would you feel?
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    Type 2 Low Blood Sugar

    I am on holiday petersh2, so just wondered if anyone had the same, bloods this morning at 6.
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    Type 2 Low Blood Sugar

    I was diagnosed type 2 last December but recently had a result of 40. I am taking two metformin morning and two In the evening. I am on holiday and had porridge with almond milk and berries, hot dog for lunch and two pints of cider and two gins this afternoon. We walked a mile home and tested...
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    Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

    Boiled eggs, whole meal toast for breakfast, cheese salad and apple for lunch and chilli chicken and strawberries for dinner
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    Results

    Nothing to do with more excercise and better diet[emoji3]waiting to see what they say!
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    Results

    Just looked at my results on the computer and they have gone from 100 last December now 40. I take x4 metformin a day. Do you think they will keep me on medication?
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    Has anyone been on XPERT diabetes course

    Sorry for the late reply. It covered all sorts of things including reading labels and why and how things happen. Found it really informative
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    Type 2 Beer

    All sounds like the answers I want to hear!! Off to Whitby for a couple of days and a pint or two instead of red wine sounds good[emoji3][emoji3]
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    Type 2 Beer

    Hi All, last December my bloods were 17 and generally now between 5.8 and 8. I have been sticking to the odd red wine or G&T but am really missing a pint of bitter. Does anyone know if it would be ok occasionally to have a couple of pints?
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    Has anyone been on XPERT diabetes course

    I am on week 5 and found it really useful, mine have been 2 1/2 hour sessions and work allowed me the time off. I was diagnosed type 2 in December and was 17.9, now I am averaging 6.5
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    Blurred vision

    I was diagnosed in December and had the same problem. My vision got much better 4 weeks ago