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  1. CondorX

    New HbA1c results - despite lockdown

    My HbA1c and other regular bloods have been delayed, as have so many others of course, by the pandemic and I gave up trying to organise my follow up via the NHS. Did an HbA1c via one of these private labs and will let GP know - very pleased it came back as 5.6.......even though I have been at...
  2. CondorX

    Just had a text from my GP........Cholesterol Gurus please advise!

    Not posted for a while although still popping in regularly........have stuck to LCHF consistently since diagnosis in April 2019 and have now lost approx 20kg........ Used to test blood glucose very frequently and also used Freestyle Libres for some time, although not recently. My finger prick...
  3. CondorX

    Cholesterol Guru's Info please!

    So I had my first bloods following diagnosis of T2 in April 2019. Have been eating strictly LCHF since diagnosis. Am due to see the DN again next week and I need some ammunition to counter the "you really MUST go on statins" argument. I was at the GP surgery today with my partner and the...
  4. CondorX

    DN appointment looming - should be fun!

    Offered an appointment with the DN at the GP surgery...........thought I would go along and see for myself whether this one is enlightened or not..........luckily, I am not easily intimidated in all things medical given my own background......... I aim to discuss diet at some...
  5. CondorX

    T2 Libre User added MiaoMiao and Spike....reflections

    Not wanting to derail LitteGreycat's Libre thread, I thought I would share my experiences as a fellow T2 Libre user who has recently added a MiaoMiao and Spike to the sensor. I have used three sensors and found the results from the first two a bit inconsistent - one under read a lot by quite a...
  6. CondorX

    Started Freestyle Libre today

    Having managed to purchase some sensors and a reader, and also having a compatible smart phone on which I have downloaded the app and software on my laptop.......I have taken the plunge and started the first sensor today. I am hoping I will get insights into how my glucose levels are behaving...
  7. CondorX

    Interesting happenings since I started LCHF diet.......

    Since original shock / surprise on 26 April 2019 of my diagnosis, I started following a LCHF diet that same weekend and started testing BGl. I wasn't prepared for the first major change though........ I have been on PPI's / Ranitidine for many years due to GERD - even when i was young and...
  8. CondorX

    New T2

    I was told on Friday by my GP that I am "definitely diabetic, likely T2" . I had some bloods done recently after he gave me a form months ago when I visited with a chronic cough - usually only go to the GP once or twice a year, as I also have asthma so have to have an annual check and a flu...