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My bloods have not been great hovering around the 10 mark. Never thought of testing when having a bout of the burps. Although mainly when I get up is when I get the most gas

I have asked for a dietitian referral to get some advice

I have been on Mounjaro for about 6 months and Rebelsus before that and one of the side effects I have had is sulphur burbs or eggy breath as I call it. Has anyone found a way of controlling it or something that breaks the gas and keeps the smell at bay? The other side effects I seem to get is...

Don’t be frightened of the kitchen learn by making mistakes. A can of tomatoes & spices can rescue most things. Plenty of videos on you tube to help. Good luck [emoji106]

The community here will give you far better information than the nhs. I have been diagnosed for a year & have had sleep apnoea for a few years. It all takes time to get your head around but it’s achievable. Low carbs diet will help you lose weight, and help control the blood sugars. If the gp...

I am hovering in the 6 - 7 I tend to only check in the morning and before bed. Just to make sure not too low before sleeping. Good luck [emoji6]

I was diagnosed in January with a Hba1c reading of 98. I was put on metformin 1 tablet a day. During the first 3 months I used this forum to get as much information as possible. I lost 10% of my weight through eating differently and dropped my carb intake. Target lower than 100g per day. No...

I’m booked on a DESMOND course in October. Will let you know the feedback

Just had my first 3 month review after being diagnosed in February. The nurse called me with my results. When diagnosed my hba1c was 98 and my weight was 96.7 kg with a bmi of 32. So all in all a fat unfit git. My results today are : hba1c down to 38, my weight is 86.3 kg and my bmi is 29...

I too have both. Never knew there was a link. I was told when diagnosed with osa that if I lost weight it would potentially reverse the condition. So interested in the findings of this study

Good for you, keep it up. [emoji122]

7.1 this morning forgot to take meds last night

6.1 this morning but got a fright. Took first test and 21.5 thought that’s wrong tried again and got 17.2. Washed my hands & changed the battery 6.1 that’s more like it [emoji15]

I had a homemade bruschetta yesterday. Bg 5.8 before 12.8 2 hrs later. Take care not sure if it was the spelt bread or the tomatoes, felt rough too. Although carbs etc all seemed ok [emoji19]

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5.6 this morning

Had 2 slices of spelt bread toasted as a bruschetta 5.6 before 12.2 2 hours after won’t be doing that again [emoji19]

The only side effect I experienced was blurred eye sight. I sort of lost my focal range at close range. Only lasted a few weeks and has settled down. I agree with the low carb diet, I have lost 5kg in a month and my bg has stabilised to 6 - 7 pre food and not spiking much after

6.3 this morning

I’m confused this morning. Had a pre dinner reading of 6.7 then had a roast chicken Sunday lunch with veg & few potatoes which I calculated to be 90g of carbs and my post dinner reading was 7.8 which then fell to 4.7 before bed. I was expecting a spike following the high carbs or are they the...