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Hello All, Returning after some time here. I have just started using a libre ( using the free one time sensor they send) for now. I have noticed few things and I am now confused and need some feedback. Please note I am T2, and without any medication. Low to moderate carbs. 1. Started the...

Just had my yearly blood test. Key markers are TC = 5.4 mmol/mol TG = 0.55 mmol/mol LDL = 3.5 mmol/mol HDL =1.65 mmol/mol HBAC = 50 mmol/mol Everything else in range. GP sent me a low fat diet sheet Any feedback/suggestion. I am a low carb dieter. Not strict keto but generally low carb

Key markers from last test. Do I need to worry about LDL and Total cholesterol? I am Keto/Low carb mostly. Total Cholesterol = 90 mg/dl ( 5 mmol/l) HDL Cholesterol = 30.4 mg/dl ( 1.69 mmol/mol) LDL Cholesterol = 54 mg/dl ( 3 mmol/mol) Triglycerides = 13.5 mg/dl ( .75 mmol/mol) HBAC = 49...

Hello,I had my latest blood test. Results below. Nurse wanted to put me on cholestrol medication but I said no. I still get 6.5+ morning blood sugar readings despite being low carb and fairly active . What else can I change / do to lower hbac and fasting glucose? is Cholesterol ok? HBAC =...

Hi All, Hope everyone is safe and keeping well. I have my yearly blood test/eye check etc in march/april but this year due to situation we all are in, I have not received the letter from NHS. Just before I contact my GP, can I confirm if you are having your tests done as per normal...

So my wife is non diabetic and she can eat what she wants. Over last year and half i have been very low carb with occasional cheat meals. Over last year and half, its has also become very difficult to have a meal together. She makes effort and we have had many meals together which are keto/...

So, I have been eating low carb generally for an year or so. Have had some success but not to the level others here. My last hbac marginally improved as you can see in signature. No medication. my typical day is morning tea with cream no sugar. Lunch is most days a chicken/tune salad with eggs...

It must be a routine questions from new users of libre sensor. After waiting for a year I finally got mail to order. The first one I am using seems to be showing atleast 2 mmol higher reading than finger prick. Is it common?

So I had my routine check. Tri glycerides - 1.56 mmol LDL - 2.5 mmol Non HDL -3.2 mmol Serum HDL - 1.19 mmol Total - 4.4 mmol Hbac - 47 mmol ( same as November last year) Any feedback please? Was hoping my hbac will be lower but disappointed. Nurse said doing great. No medication. Thanks

Hello, I have recently did a 72 hr fast. Consuming only water and black coffee. My blood sugar hovered between late 4s to late 5s from second day onwards. I also lost some fat around lower tummy. My question is for people who fast regularly. How many such fasts are safe?once a month, once...

Hello, I have read in most online media that for normal people , BS rarely goes up from 7.8 My question is , does this mean level around 7.8 are not harmful to body? I know that 7.8 is upper limit but considering normal non diabetic people get it, is it harmful for body? N

Hello Fellow T2's I have been low carb and high fat for almost a year now. In this journey, my weight has gone from 68 to 62 and now back to 68 ( by choice). My last hbac was 6.1% or 43 mmol. However I some time wake up with higher BS number. Never have I seen them below 7 unless I fast or...

Hello, Have been quiet for few months but here we go. I had a lipid profile test in Jan and the results are as below. It seems my TC went up from 4 in last test. mmol/L : ( TC = 4.7, TG = .79, LDL = 3.1, HDL =1.2) mg/dl : ( TC = 182 , TG = 70, LDL = 120.1 , HDL =47) Feedback welcome...

INSULIN, FASTING (F) & POST PRANDIAL (PP) Insulin, Fasting 4.00 µU/mL Insulin, PP 12.20 µU/mL after carb breakfast SUGAR ADVANCE PANEL Microalbumin 7.00 mg/L Creatinine 189.02 mg/dL Microalbumin : Creatinine Ratio 3.70 mg/g GLUCOSE, FASTING (F), PLASMA (Hexokinase) 133.00 mg/dL GLUCOSE...

Hello, I have read online that nutritional ketosis is when your body uses fats around your organs to feed itself and provides the benefit of cleaning. How would a person with 13%- 14% body fat and no weight to loose enter this state then? I am 5' 7" and weight about 63 Kg. Have not got a lot...

So I had an hbac of 50 in march. Decided to go LCHF in April. Have been good except few cheat days and a beefest. In October ,recent hbac is only 47. Pleased with the drop but was expecting a bit more. All my finger pricks put me below 8 except when I know I had consumed carbs. Even then max I...

Hello, I am diet controlled. For last 5 months been doing low carb. I had a downward trend for my daily average BS for three months. I take around 10 readings daily. However over last few weeks, I have noticed that my BS stays up and doesnt go down that much even over night. As in I either...

Hello, I may not get much response for this but will ask :) I am off to a weekend of drinking beer whole day next week. Three days in total to be honest. I have been low carb and generally in keto for last 5 months. I realised last week that I can't handle beer as much as I used to be able to...

Hello, as title says, I am going to ocotoberfest in two weeks time. I generally avoid beer when I drink since lli started lchf but that will be the only thing there. Does anyone have any tips on how to not undo all the hard work of last few months and anyone else going there ? Would be good to...

I use a code free meter. While I didnt had any issue but lately I noticed that the readings taken at same time vary too much.ie more than 15% tolerance. e.g. this morning just now I checked. First reading = 8.0 Was not convinced as no reason for high so checked with different finger = 6.8...