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    A diet that’s worked for me

    ho everyone thought I’d post a little update, so was diagnosed in March with a1c of 8.4 then 7.7 three weeks after the first...I started slimmingworld and in 3 months I lost 1.5 stone and my a1c came back as 5! I was regularly testing my blood sugar, I found per meal I could eat up to 70g carbs...
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    Are all type 2 just insulin resistant?

    when it come to type 2, do we lose beta cells? Or are we simply all insulin resistant where we still have all our cells?
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    Got my eye screen test results back

    so last week I had my first eye screening test...whilst I was there the nurse showed me the images and said there’s tiny little bleeds which would most likely go away by the time I have my next test in a years time..... So I received my letter today and it says ‘your test result Showed some...
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    Just had eye screening test

    so I had my first eye screening test today....the nurse showed the pictures of my eyes and doesn’t seemed worried at all....she said there’s one or two teeny tiny bleeds but said they will most likely disappear now my blood sugars are normal.....does any one know how quick the bleeding can go...
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    Was it most likely an error?

    so I checked my blood 1 hours after my meal it was 7.4, completely normal Then 1.5 hrs later I checked 8.9 so was very surprised as I rarely get those numbers. So I check 30 mins later, and it was 5.1 mmol. So was that 8.9 most likely an error?, I didn’t wash my hands as it was only 30...
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    Do periods affect blood sugar levels?

    So I’ve recently reversed my diabetes with my hba1c being 5% (31)....yesterday I started my period which hasn’t been consistent every month, I’ve been testing my blood sugars in the morning and it was 6.5 yesterday and 7.2 today?!....yet I’ve been eating no different than usual. I’m a little...
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    Hba1c results back

    so I got my results back today from last week, this was my first hba1c since being diagnosed 3 months ago! I can confirm my hba1c is 5% (31)!!!! Completely normal!! I’m so happy, my doctor said he’s extremely pleased with how I’ve been doing, and that it’s very rare he gets a result like that...
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    Interesting conversation with the nurse

    so today I went for my first blood test since being diagnosed 3 months ago . The nurse was lovely she asked how my weight loss has been going which I told her is fantastic, she checked my blood pressure and said the top number was perfect but the bottom number is just a tiny bit high. So I...
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    Veggie chinese option

    so my family are coming round and they all want chinese. Last 2 times I had chinese my blood sugar went up to 10 mmol, one meal was chowmein and other was curry and chips... Can any suggest beat veggie options? I usually can handle quite a few carbs but don’t want blood sugar spikes....I don’t...
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    Going away for a few days...advice

    So next Friday and Saturday I’m going to spend some time with family who I havnt seen in a while...apparently they have arrange for a meal out at Frankie and bennys...we are going to the Harry Potter studio tour which includes a hot meal...and a butterbeer which is probs full of sugar...and then...
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    Can a type 2 who’s recently been diagnosed get insulin sensitivity like a non diabetic

    so someone who’s recently been diagnosed and maybe got their blood sugar to non diabetic levels, can they fix their metabolism and have the same amount of insulin sensitivity compared to a healthy non diabetic
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    How long does it take for beta cells to regenerate

    so I read in several articles that beta cells can regenerate - how long would this take. I also read that our beta aren’t actually destroyed but they gradually wake up and recover when the blood sugars are getting lower
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    Visceral fat

    so I’ve been very interested In the Newcastle diet and the blood sugar diet, about how once the visceral fat has been removed the organs function back to normal.... I have been losing weight since being diagnosed in March, I lost 2 Stone so far and have another 6 to lose...for 6 weeks now my...
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    Have I caused damage.

    so tonight I went round to a friends house and she did pizza for dinner (frozen deep pan)...I usually do my own Wholemeal one and my blood sugars are fine. So I tested my blood after an hour and 20 mins: 7.2 mmol Then 2 hrs it went up to 8.6mmol. Then 2hr 40 mins my blood sugar was down to...
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    Will more weightloss help

    Hi everyone, so I was diagnosed in March, 23 years old, 5ft 9, i weighed 18 stone 4.5 Lbs....I have now lost 2 stone since diagnosis. I follow slimmingworld which has been great. For the last 5-6 weeks my blood sugars have been in normal range, I usually am between a 4 and 5.3 mmol fasting, and...
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    Has anyone tried the 8 week blood sugar diet?

    so I recently bought Michael Mosleys blood sugar diet book and find it very interesting and deciding to give it go. My blood sugar levels have been normal for nearly 5 weeks now (was diagnosed in March)...but I’m rather interested about the visceral fat around the organs, that if we get rid of...
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    Blood sugar doesn’t rise after one hour

    hi, is this a normal thing to happen. So my blood before my meal was 5.3 One hour after my meal it was 5.4 Two hours after meal it was 6.3 Then after 2.5 hrs is was back down to 5.5, Is it normal and okay that blood sugars doesn’t rise within a hour? I know the numbers itself are okay but...
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    Will it get even better with weightloss

    so I was diagnosed type 2 a few months ago, I have lost 1stone 10 Lbs so far...I havnt gone low carb, Keto, I still eat carbs (not refined, just brown and wholegrain), but focus more on veggies, fruits. I do eat low fat (follow slimming world).....I test my blood sugars like 10 times a day and...
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    Can a type 2 increase their insulin sensitivity like a non diabetic diabetic

    hi I’ve been diagnosed with type 2 since March...I have lost 1.5 stone. And have another 7 to lose, so far I’ve got my blood sugar back in non diabetic levels and have to go for another blood test in June to see my progress. I am losing weight well and I follow weight watchers to help me lose...