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  1. DaisyDuke 2

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    8 - with chicken salad for dinner!? Can’t understand it?..
  2. DaisyDuke 2

    High morning bs

    I’ve been T2 for about 5 years now and been in remission after abandoning Metformin and following the low carb diet, my morning bs have until recently been between 5-6. But in the last 6 months they have been in the 6’is and now 7,8 and 9 this morning. I really cannot understand why, I...
  3. DaisyDuke 2

    Type 2 Diet Coke

    I only drink Coke Zero sugar occasionally and always mixed 50/50 with sparkling water, its just to sweet otherwise.
  4. DaisyDuke 2

    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    I understand, but how much does it cost for an operation to amputate limes or a hospital stay for other complications. Meds to keep sugars under control. The NHS spends millions/billions on other meds for different conditions!
  5. DaisyDuke 2

    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    Totally agree, I don’t take any meds for T2, it’s all controlled by food and exercise. If you don’t no the affect food is having how can you control what to eat?
  6. DaisyDuke 2

    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    Considering I’ve not been called for a blood test in the past year, I think it’s very important. Oh correction they called me for a test in October, but then forgot to test my sugars! whilst I ruffle no what I can eat each day, sometimes I experiment with different things and it’s good to see...
  7. DaisyDuke 2

    I’m so fed up with my Diabetes

    Well it’s not the exercise then.. All I can suggest is looking at and doing more research into your diet plan, cut the carbs totally to start with, drink lots of water and green veg. Once your sugars drop then add small amounts of carbs. Most foods contain carbs so if you cut the obvious ones...
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    Food ideas for even lower carbing

    Has anyone had low carb Chinese food or eaten Chinese food since being diagnosed? As far as I can see, it’s just full of carbs and sugar, ever though I used to love it along with Thai food
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    Food ideas for even lower carbing

    Me 2, if I don’t feel hungry, housework/washing and stuff and then eat Eggs on toast with bacon & mushrooms around 11-12noon and then dinner about 6-7pm.
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    I’m so fed up with my Diabetes

    Totally agree, leave out the carbs. diet doctor.com is the way to go. .. you don’t need to join they will tell you free what are the higher carbs Basically everything below ground is out, with the exception of peas and sweetcorn, don’t eat them either. Everything green is good, Cabbage...
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    Food ideas for even lower carbing

    You want to give up peas, I find spinach really works for me, check out diet doctor.com, you don’t need to join, they will tell you what veg is highest in carbs and then you will know what to avoid.. Basically everything below ground is out, with the exception of peas and sweetcorn Do you like...
  12. DaisyDuke 2

    I’m so fed up with my Diabetes

    Hi, sorry to here this, sugars do go up and down, your body might like some foods more than others... don’t thin Turkey agreed with me! And whilst I walk 30 minutes every day it still wasn’t enough over the Xmas period... On a normal day I usually do a mix of jogging and walking, but over the...
  13. DaisyDuke 2

    Doctor refuses me test strips TWICE

    I can only tell you what my machine said... but it seems there are not alway accurate. I was on Metformin in the beginning but it didn’t agree with me and So, I did a little research and found this site and Diet Doctor and now cook everything from scratch. Doctor advised me to test every...
  14. DaisyDuke 2

    Doctor refuses me test strips TWICE

    Yes, after doing an online search Contour Next came out tops for accuracy 100%, however the strips are £20 for 50!
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    Doctor refuses me test strips TWICE

    Yes I can understand that, plus also listening to your body. I generally know when my blood is low. It’s just when it’s higher than usual. Thanks for all your help, Merry Christmas
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    Doctor refuses me test strips TWICE

    Arr thank you for all that info, I’ll look into... I still have some strips left for my old machine OneTouch, I’ve have purchased these Online before when the pharmacist ran out thin they are about £9. Are the Machines you’ve recommended more advanced/newer models, more reliable than the...
  17. DaisyDuke 2

    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    I will speak to my GP, it’s all very strange and dangerous, if you can’t monitor your blood you could be high and eat more food making it go higher. Onky a month ago my morning reading had gone up into the low 6’s didn’t know why but just missed lunch for a week and it came down again. Been in...
  18. DaisyDuke 2

    Doctor refuses me test strips TWICE

    I don’t think I’ve ever had a hypo? Wouldn’t know what that is? I just eat some nuts and had dinner... It’s never been that low since, lowest 4.1 the other week... I do a lot of gardening, walking/jogging and house work to work of what I eat, it works.
  19. DaisyDuke 2

    Doctor refuses me test strips TWICE

    Because I have an under active Thyroid I get all my prescriptions free and so, didn’t really think about it until not? I will speak to my doctor in the new year, he’s also diabetic so I might get somewhere?, And a little baffling because when I spoke to him about my meter, he said he would...
  20. DaisyDuke 2

    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    Yes I just had a letter from my GP... to say because I’m not taking any diabetic medication I don’t fall into the category that needs test strips? This all started when I spoke to my doctor because I thought my machine was not working properly, after testing 6 fingers and getting different...