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Hi, I have enjoyed reading these experiences this morning - its nice knowing there are others with such similar experiences! I suffered a sudden and shocking bereavement 9 years ago and within a few months I was having weird experiences which I now know were exactly like hypos. At the same time...

Another like me! I posted something similar very recently and thanks to the advice on hear I am now doing the low carb high fat diet and reading "The diabetic code" by Dr Jason Fung. I'm feeling much better in that I'm doing something and there are lots of success stories in the book as well as...

I agree your full reduction might not show up as the test measures the blood from the past 14 or so weeks and is an average, so over 6 weeks it is unfair to rely on it. Why not query this point with your surgeon and ask for a different test? I do feel really sorry for you as I too struggle with...

Yes that's just right. But the paper is a little testing strips already put in the machine by you just before pricking and as soon as blood touches it counts down from 10 and gives a reading. It seems very good. I tried to reuse a needle though to save time and now I've got a purple sore finger...

it's called safe-accu 2 and bought cos not cheapest but good reviews

Hi, I think I'm very similar! Warned at level of 46 some years ago - improved diet but mostly ignored despite my mum being type 2 and her grandfather before her. Told diabetic at reading of 50 18 months ago and did 8 week Dr Mosley lost 1.5 Stone and hbA1c down to 40 ....yeah....cured!! Allowed...

I was told I was pre-diabetic like you and did a very similar adjustment in diet but it wasn't effective and I wish now I had got a monitor earlier. Got mine this weekend just gone and been on here asking advice ever since! it was £18 delivered with Prime and came with supply of testing strips...

thanks - have put porridge experiment on hold. I do like to nibble so had a few mixed nuts after 8pm, will try to stop but tonight didn't get to eat until 8,30pm. Will leave cookies for while now as that is quite alarming and would prefer the twix!

Dr admitted didn't know much so got see another one in 2 weeks. He just said I'm diabetic and needs to be controlled. Said can be told anything on internet but it's a disease and did not seem to believe it could be managed with diet. Hope the next one is more supportive!

Wow that's really helpful, thanks. I think you're right about the morning one so I will follow you're advice and leave it for a week. Lunch I had mashed cauliflower, smoked mackerel and cucumber. After 2hrs and 10 km on the exercise bike the reading is 7.9!!!! First time under 12 since sat so...

Thank you ! Must be a bit stressy still as your reply made me cry lol! Had 2 coffees with bit zero syrup and double cream today and managed drink cup tea black with lunch and wasn't as bad as I expected! So much to discover and fingers full of holes already!! Seeing Dr this afternoon - going to...

Hi and thanks for your reply, it has cheered me up this morning and I feel more positive. My reading first thing was 15 and I then have had breakfast of tomato.musroom and eggs cooked in butter and a coffee with sweetener syrup and cream. Going to walk the 4 dogs now and see what happens! Last...

Thanks I do drink endless cups of weakish tea with semi-skimmed milk. To be honest I.m horrified that it might be the cause as it's my main crutch in life! I will try tomorrow to cut it out and see what happens.

Thanks - It is nice to know there are others out there! It is depressing to think of all you have to change.

The meter has frightened me though - I didn't expect the readings to be so consistently high. Am I extreme or did you have readings like these at first?

Lovely you think I'm young enough to be mum lol The picture was taken from FB and it's my first grandchild - I am 53! Have just walked the dogs and found that 3hrs after eating avocado and two eggs scrambled with cream my reading is still 12.3 barely any different from first thing but still...

But that is why I am panicking as I don't understand how it can be high when not eaten. Yesterday before the high readings I had eggs scrambled with an avocado for breakfast and a can of pea and ham soup for lunch and 2 diabetic chocolate chip cookies. Why 2hrs after lunch was it in high teens...

I was told was diabetic in Sept 2017 when hb1c was 50 so followed Dr Mosley diet and after 8 weeks was down to 40 and cured! Since then tried to be "good" but allowed carbs to creep back in and last Autumn was back to 50. Have since been trying hard but got very confused over porridge. Always...