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    Type 2 Fast food Glucose checks

    I have managed to get my sugar levels down but I decided to have a McDonald’s wrap and fries and black coffee .I was quite surprised to get a reading of 10.1 mmol when I had started off at 6.1 mmol about two hours earlier,I know before I got diagnosed I would have drunk a large coke large fries...
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    Type 2 Checking Blood Pressure

    I have been using my blood pressure monitor but the other day I noticed that my readings on the pressure monitor were a lot lower after I changed the batteries for a brand new set . The old ones were seeming to be working and the battery low icon seemed ok . I was just wondering would this make...
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    Type 2 Weight loss

    Hi there if you are already in remission the chances are you have lost a reasonable amount of weight to get there, if you carry on further and lose more weight and are then able to maintain that weight loss and not gain any back ,is it safe to say that you can pretty much eat what you want
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    Type 2 Hba1c Test

    Hi I am going for a blood test for my hba1c I have fasted overnight and on waking up my blood sugar levels were 5.3 mmol I have then shortly after gone and done hours exercise my blood sugar level shot up to 6.5 mmol .I know my hba1c is over 3 months but will this higher reading if I take it...
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    Latest result

    Hi I was diagnosed with diabetes type 2 end of February my hba1c was 8.6 at the time I mentioned to the Dr I didn’t want to go on meds. I felt with my lifestyle at the time I had a lot of things I could do to improve it.I was fairly strict for two months and then went on holiday to Vietnam...
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    Type 2 Blood sugar levels

    How high would a non diabetic blood sugar level spike after high sugar or carb intake comparing it to a diabetic .I know there body will bring it back to normal levels quicker but just curious what the differences would be ?
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    Type 2 Pizza

    Hi there iv just recently been diagnosed type 2 diabetes and on the whole iv been in my opinion quite good.Iv reduced the carbs knocked the sugar on the head and even started the gym , but yesterday night I cracked I eat a huge pizza and it was absolutely fantastic, 2 hours afterwards I checked...
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    Type 2 Quickest drop in blood sugar

    I’m type 2 diabetic just recently diagnosed just wondered how quick you can drop sugar level and what’s best way to do it ,say from 12.0 down to about 6
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    Type 2 Shift worker

    I have just recently been told I have diabetes type 2 and in my time have done a lot of shift work I was just wondering how many on here type 2 that have done shift work ?
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    Type 2 Hba1c test in uk

    How much would hbac1 test cost in uk ? I am over in Vietnam on holiday and thought I would get quick test cost me just under a tenner which included a cholesterol test. I know it costs nothing on nhs but are u limited to how many each year.
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    Type 2 Hbac1

    Does reducing hbac1 reduce blood pressure as the blood is less sticky only asking as I had high blood pressure and high hbac1
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    Type 2 Exercise early morning

    Hi I have just had early morning workout and noticed my sugar levels higher then if I had not bothered .i am type 2 just recently diagnosed this result has surprised me seeing as I had not eaten since the evening before ,does this mean exercise is not that beneficial for diabetes ?
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    What are the long term effects of taking medicine for diabetes 2 ?

    I have been diagnosed with diabetes 2 and I am at the moment trying to control naturally by diet . A person I know has I had it ten years and eats what they like and just take medicine what are the disadvantages to this
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    Holidays

    Hi I have just recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes,so far I have managed to lose 10 lbs and stick to a strict diet .I am off to Vietnam can anyone give us an idea what I can get away with eating out and drinking without raising my sugar levels to high