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  1. MarkArt63

    Phone Call today.......

    Got a call today from the Docs,..... They have told me today that after 2 years of first being diagnosed T2 , and there after taking stock, losing nearly 2 stones ( no gym ) through cutting carbs mainly , re educating myself, blood monitoring and will power, they have taken me off Metformin. My...
  2. MarkArt63

    Share Your Progress!

    Hi , diagnosed in 2017 with a Hba1c of 50. Had my first annual check recently and Hba1c is now at 39. I was also 110 kilo back then and am now at 100. Cholesterol 4.2 BP 154/84. So all in all quite pleased , i want to get down to 94 kilo....ish so carry on carrying on I guess ...
  3. MarkArt63

    Yogurt Drinks?

    Thanks .....im going to need some more fingers for all this testing lol
  4. MarkArt63

    Yogurt Drinks?

    What are peoples views n info on these are they ok or not?
  5. MarkArt63

    48 ......what?

    Took a fasting reading this morning and it came in at 6.8mmol.Thats against the 8.1 of yesterday afternoon.
  6. MarkArt63

    48 ......what?

    Thanks for that also. Im not a big sugar fan anyway and dont eat much processed food at all really.
  7. MarkArt63

    48 ......what?

    Ok gin and soda it is then....cheers
  8. MarkArt63

    48 ......what?

    great ...my wife is a chef and shes already cooked me a low carb high fat meal she'll keep me on the straight and narow regarding that........don't know about alcohol though tried a gluten free beer the other night , quite nice.
  9. MarkArt63

    48 ......what?

    Great stuff cheers very helpful.
  10. MarkArt63

    48 ......what?

    Cheers haha just played with my glucose meter got an 8.1 mmol 2 hours after lunch .......i dont even know what that means lol
  11. MarkArt63

    48 ......what?

    Thank you
  12. MarkArt63

    48 ......what?

    Hi ive been diagnosed Type 2 by my gp hes stuck me on 500mg of metformin twice daily. Is that good or bad ? And whats the 48 measurement relate to ....im a bit in shock to be honest and pretty clueless as to the whole thing. Going for an eye test on Friday organised by the nurse. I've also just...
  13. MarkArt63

    Metformin - when to take it?

    So far i take mine with breakfast and evening meals .....nobodys told me thats best i was just prescribed them and left to it . Honestly im clueless over the whole situation so far ...diagnosed 1 month ago.