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    Suspect that most people know about this but

    I suggest that everybody has a look at this blog by one of the leading researchers in the field of diabetes and metabolic syndrome. http://rdfeinman.wordpress.com/2012/02/ ... you-blood/ There are plenty of other posts there that are relevant to Type 2... Plough your way through the...
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    3 months later

    3 months after being diagnosed.... 2 * 500mg metformin a day, 8kg weight loss, exercise every day .... HbA1c 46 Total Cholesterol 4 HDL Cholesterol 1.3 LDL 2.17 Triacyglycerides 1.1 :D
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    How to STOP a diet ...

    Visited the diabetic nurse yesterday who gave me :D and :D ...... Although I am awaiting my HbA1c result I have managed to lose about 8 kg, my morning glucose values are perfectly fine - round about 5 in the morning. My BP gave me a huge grin: 120/68 The nurse would like me to stabilise my...
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    Evening all ...

    Time to say hello to all and sundry ... Just been diagnosed with Type 2. Been re-capitulating long forgotten biochemistry (BSc Hons) to remind myself what is happening! On metformin (did you know that it reduces risks of certain cancers? bit of :D info!) but decided to crack it by losing...
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    Exercise and type 2 ....

    Got diagnosed a few weeks ago and decided to do something about it: lose weight and exercise. So far lost about 8kg (from 84 to 76) and have invested in a rowing machine. I am on metformin - 2 * 500mg a day. Simple question: how does everybody plan their exercise so that they don't screw...
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    Who do glucose levels rise overnight....

    Got diagnosed a few weeks ago and am doing my damndest to beat the thing (exercise, lose weight etc etc....). Part of this is monitoring by glucose levels and am noting an odd thing : my glucose levels rise overnight. I am on metformin with my meals (at the mo twice a day - 500mg) . For...