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Thank you. I think I might as well do this test after I am done with at least stabilizing my pancreatitis... I have a killer combination when I cannot eat both: sugar / carbs (pre-diabetic) and mostly all the meat (at the moment) and a lot of vegetables and fruit (pancreatitis)... Insulin is...

HbA1c and finger prick tests show that our BG levels are all right but... How do they measure insulin? Could anybody fill me in a little, please? If all the tests' readings show that there are no problems, but there is not enough insulin produced by a person's pancreas then... there actually IS...

Right, thank you for your comment, Jim. In fact, what my eyes and feelings tell me is that there is no accuracy at all, it's totally not correlated in between these two, and the readings completely mismatch. The reason is that 8 regular finger tests per day (2 hours before and after each meal)...

Well, the reason for asking is quite simple and I thought it was obvious as well. My every day finger prick tests show me that I am all right, but... I do not feel so good so I thought I might as well go do this HbA1c (I cannot do it myself at home) to check what's on there. I also thought I...

Well, it's like this regular prediabetes of 6.2% reading on my HbA1c and the highest reading of my meter has been 5.9 mmol/L for the past month maximum, usually it's a bit less.

Now could these two be completely on their own? Let's say these finger prick tests are done 6 times a day for 2 months in a row and show nothing, that is it shows that the sugar is fine, it's neither low nor high. When now HbA1c shows that there is a problem. Is this scenario possible at all?

I have a little question. Could anybody advise please, if it is theoretically possible at all. Let's say my meter shows me I am pretty much OK on my daily basis and the levels are acceptable. But my HbA1c tests show that I am not OK and have a problem there. Could that actually be the case at...

That's pretty much the same what I was saying in my previous posts. There are vegetarian and gluten free sections. However, low-carb food stuff is not sorted out. You have to dig through, grab every single item and read the labels. That's what I have been doing lately and believe it or not it...

Noooo.. :lock: :eek: Do not use any sugar. The difference is that all the bakeries (small or big) and the production one I used to work for use sugar almost in every single recipe. That's why all the bread for sale contains added sugar and a whole lot of carbs. Not sure why they just cannot skip...

Yep. It sure has. That was a great surprise for me as well. Follow my link above, it's from Morrisons, you can also buy it straight online and have it delivered anywhere. I've never checked it out before though as I could eat pretty much anything I wanted. I am lucky, my nearest Morrisons is...

My favorite Morrisons is still the best store ever! I have always loved it because they genuinely care. I can see it and feel it in my bones. I thought I would just browse through to take a look at what they have on their low carb zone shelves and wow! Surprise! Low carb bread with just 3.7g of...

esattamente (Italian) - exactly :) As an ex production baker I will just bake it myself.

I just also realized that there was no eating out for me any more.. When you cook it for yourself you're 100% sure on carbs, sugars, and stuff in your meals, but I guess no chef / restaurant will care about this. Are there any restaurants / cafes for diabetics?

That's how the matters stand. I would definitely buy the same one again. However, I won't be able to do it before I sort them out first and choose the "correct" ones.

For example your "80 different varieties of sausages" are not sorted out. You have to grab each pack, turn it over, and read through the labels for ingredients. The same applies for yogurt. I'd say 90% of all types and brands of yogurts normally have tons of sugar added. You have to grab them...

Thank you so much ziggy_w. That is so very kind of you. :happy:

I still eat one little slice of bread per day (13 carbs) and one apple per day (12 carbs). That's roughly about all the carbs I get per day. I hope my apple a day will keep the BG away :rolleyes: ;)

Right. I think that's a good option to bake your own bread. I would say the only option since I am not going to live in Germany forever where the low carb bread is for sale in Lidl. Then again, I used to work as a baker so I might as well have to roll up my sleeves and do it myself. It's going...

Thank you for clarifying, @britishpub. Appreciate. That's exactly what I thought as well but was getting kinda lost in all these diets. o_O

Hi @ziggy_w, Danke schön! I really do appreciate your help! I would write in German but I'd like all the others to understand it too :) Right, that's exactly what it is, "Eiweißbrötchen" means "protein bread" in English. It's that simple. Love it here in Hamburg, real nice place :) Lots of...