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We are all different but there is a lot of misinformation out there, so beware! The important measure of BG is your average over time so the HbA1C is the measure to concentrate on, not temporary spikes picked up on meters. Strawberries, blueberries and raspberries will do you little harm if...

I am always surprised at the fact that people are surprised that exercise affects BSL. This has been known about for years. But while short term benefits have been long observed the most important thing has been the research results which have shown the long term benefit of short bursts of high...

There is a lot of ill informed comment about HIIT and the effects on weight loss and insulin resistance. For an academic study try looking at www.hindawi.com/journals/jobes/2011/868305 which is a paper by Stephen Boucher from the Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales. It was...

The simple diet is the 5:2 plan which is being currently researched by the University of Aston and is backed by reputable research in the US. Basically eat 600 calls/day for two days each week and eat normally on the other 5 days. on the low cal days you won't starve just eat sparingly! Couple...

Whilst I fully accept that diabetes cannot be cured at present, It is possible to have HbA1c levels at non-diabetic levels and to lead a normal life in terms of what you eat and drink. With enough exercise you can get the levels down to the 5 level (in the old measurement) and can keep it there...

See my posting today on the "What exercise do you do" thread.

As many of the respondents have said, we are all different, and have different levels of capability. Don't confuse endurance events with fitness, an ability to run a marathon is often seen as a measure of fitness. It isn't! You can have a high relative VO2Max and a rapid recovery time and still...

I have just had my 6 monthly HbA1c test and I was interested to see what the result was as my exercise regime has concentrated on cardiovascular work these past 3 months with only small amounts of resistance work. I have also been making 2 days each week a low calorie day (not starving just less...

Hi All, I was diagnosed with type 2 in 2008 with HbA1C of 11. I was put on Metformin 500mg X3 daily. My BMI was 23 and cholesterol was 2.5 so I was never the classic obese diabetic, and I was going to the gym 3 times a week for about 1 hour and burning around 300 cals each time. The Metformin...

Hi All, I was diagnosed with type 2 in 2008 with HbA1C of 11. I was put on Metformin 500mg X3 daily. My BMI was 23 and cholesterol was 2.5 so I was never the classic obese diabetic, and I was going to the gym 3 times a week for about 1 hour and burning around 300 cals each time. The Metformin...