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Eating before the walk is a major rethink - for years I wasn't even a breakfast eater - first meal was usually a late lunch. I'm having to rethink - bit of challenge :-) but duly noted

I'm not formally monitoring my carb intake, just minimising the obvious ones (bread, spuds, pasta and rice)

Sure - eggs for breakfast no toast., usually a sandwich for lunch (wholegrain bread -couple of slices - meat, salad filling) dinner varies , today was a beef casserole - small baked potato -. A slurp or two of vino collapso most evenings :)

Hi All, I was diagnosed type 2 earlier this year, prescribed metformin 500mg daily. Since then I've shed 8K in weight & still working at that, low carb diet. Reasonable exercise regime , - well reasonable for a 64 year old with a wonky knee :-) . My question - after intitial success in...

Thanks to all for taking trouble to respond. Very much appreciated.

Thanks for the comprehensive answer, appreciated . Well spotted , the clinic's results were mmol/mol, the meter is mmol/L. Easy conversion now I know. :-)

I've just joined the "club" as a type 2 diabetic, with lots of info from my GP's practice but some advice would be welcome. I've invested in self test meter but the readings it gives me are typically 50% higher than the diagnostic test results from the clinic. Is this normal? Also when is the...