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ok, so clean fingers (ie washed in water) took reading in middle finger, 11.2. For me that seemed very high. Took reading in index finger, 9.1 which seemed more like it. Is this normal?

It's been over a year since I last had my eye test. Are this still being done during COVID?

All my life ive had classic symptons of hypos and usually just scoffed sweets to stop the symptons. Now Im diabetic Ive been monitoring my blood levels reading up. Started low carb diet and lows are now 5.2 to 5.6 with no spikes after meals. Yet I still get the hypos(?), however when i measure...

Hi, I have a question on freestyle libre. I didnt realise this gets inserted. As someone who is very clumsy always catching sleeves and ripping them etc this is making me very wary of getting one of these as I feel like I would always be catching it and ripping it out. Is this a valid concern?

So I restarted low carb diet after falling off wagon. I am now averaging 5.2 before meals and at most I spike to 6.0 maybe 6.2 odd few times. Is this any good? The sticky post would suggest so but so many posts have people aiming for less than 5. The few times I am less than 5 I feel a bit...

I don't understand how you geg dnough calories ona low car diet and avoid too much protein. a typical day for me Bf half packet bacon lunch fish/chicken ( 100 - 150g) plus plate salad eg spinnich, lettuce, tomatoes, pepper, egg etc dinner same as lunch acording to loseit app my calorie...

So my Dr is constantly trying to push statins on me due combination of high bad cholestal/ high blood pressure and diabetes. He ssts I have 20% chance of dying in 19 yrs although I like to point out I have 80% chance of not dying. Everything I’ve read about statins makes me want to stay well...

Reading about diabetes type 2 one of the often mentioned symptoms is tiredness. However I’m not sure what this means, a little sleepy, very sleepy. If I eat too much carbs I will literally crash, what I mean by that is I will have to lay down, my mind gets very exhausted(but in a dif way to...

Doing some reading and one thin I keep reading is hypos occur in type 2 diabetics who are taking insulin. But I cant find any info on whether they happen in type 2 who arent taking insulin. Im not taking insulin, my hb1ac was i think 42 or 45. However all my life Ive suffered from what i...

A lot of the posts talk about having their type diagnosed, but that never happened to me when i was diagnosed last year. They just gave me the advice for a type 2 without ever saying it was type 2. The reason for me being diagnosed was failing the hb1ac test twice. Do you have to have certain...

Is anyone still getting the yearly diabetes checkups? My GP practice seems to have stopped any service that involves face to face contact?

After reading some posts just realised I have never been told what type of diabetes I have. I was just told my hb1 was too high and I had diabetes. I just assumed it was type 2 (from symptoms). Is this normal?

For those who have managed to get your diabetes in remission, does this mean the NHS stops treating you as diabetic and hence stop monitoring, or do they continue even if your blood levels remain ok for a few years?

Watching some of dr fungs vids on fasting. He says that you can eat what you like on the non fast days. I’m confused whether this means you don’t count the calories but still do low carb or whether you can as much carbs as you like?

Does anyone know of any decent recepiee shows on youtube fir low carb diets? I was looking for breakfast ideas and nearly every show had muffins, toast or lots of fruit. One even had roast potatoes!! They seem to equate diabetic diet with vegetarian diet.

Hi, newly diagnosed. Should I be offered an diabetes eye test. Do I have a right to this? (In UK) tx

Hi, newly diagnosed, not too bad at 6.6. What I was wondering was for the last few yrs I’ve had weird feeling ,hard to explain, best expressed as feeling like s*** (sorry lang). Sort of just a general rundown feeling like when you have a cold. Always in morning, comes and gos through day...

Is it normal for people with T2 diabetes to go about twenty times a day? Asking cause I will probably be diagnosed at my next GP meeting and this is how much i go.

So I’m probably diabetic my h1abc keeps swinging above and below 6.5 so not officially diabetic. One of the symptoms I have read is fatigue, but this is a very vague term. I have been suffering fatigue, but more mental similar to like when you don't get any sleep and you just want to lay down...

I dont get it, I am looking at trying a low carb diet. This excludes or limits about 90% of what I eat. How do you get your 2000 calories a day. The only thing i ever drink is water, milk, coke. Obviously no coke and milk restricted so very little calories there. A whole bag of salad is only...