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    Fallen off the wagon

    Thank you. It has been a difficult winter
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    Fallen off the wagon

    Just went out for a stroll, got back and decided to test my blood glucose for the first time in ages. Was shocked it was 6.8. Opened a new tub of test strips and got 7.9 followed by 7.4. I am yet to eat today. The walk will have made my liver dump a bit of glucose but the numbers reflect insulin...
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    Have you been asked to buy your own Blood Pressure Monitor?

    I should clarify that I wasn’t directly asked to buy the machine but the alternative would have been to go to the surgery twice a day and use the machine there
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    Have you been asked to buy your own Blood Pressure Monitor?

    Yes. My blood pressure was high when I got diagnosed. I think the doctor didn’t address it then because I was reluctant to take medication so ranked the problems in terms of what needed addressed first and blood sugar came out top. Anyway he sent me a nice form to fill out with 2 morning and 2...
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    Liver

    You need to ask what was tested and get the numbers and units. Then you can compare to the normal ranges. You probably want to know your GGT and ALT levels. It really bugs me how secretive the NHS can be with test results. I’ve been there at reception as they slowly print out each number one by...
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    Is Type 2 Coronavirus low risk

    I am not a doctor but I think uncontrolled diabetes can cause inflammation which affects the immune system. If you look at the Wikipedia page for neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio you will see that it is a marker for inflammation and “NLR can be used as a prognostic marker for COVID-19 given the...
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    Eye tests

    I got my HbA1c done in Aug 2020, one year on from my last NHS test (both 39 mmol/mol). They also sprang a cholesterol test on me and later got a call from my doctor offering me a statin, which I declined. I hope to sort my cholesterol out my fixing my weight and fatty liver - work in progress...
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    Slacking big time!!!

    It’s hard work avoiding seed oils. You have to read the ingredients on everything
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    Slacking big time!!!

    Assuming you are type 2... I’ve been doing intermittent fasting and reduced carb for over a year now. Recently I switched to The Croissant Diet plus one fast a week. Not been on it for long enough to report results but it’s an interesting approach. I intend to give it at least 6 weeks. I found...
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    Yoghurt

    I’ve recently tried adding a spot of cacao powder to yogurt. Super chocolatey
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    Is this Diabetes fatigue or something else?

    So you’ve checked blood sugar, vitamin D and thyroid. I think the next thing to try is electrolytes. I think diabetes can mess up your electrolytes with all the peeing. I’m not aware of any way to tell how much you need of what so I think you’ve just got to try them and see how you feel. I...
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    6.0 at 6:40. My highest fasted morning reading for ages :(
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    Sugarfree/No added sugar products

    I occasionally have sugar free jelly. I don’t get the premade stuff which has strange ingredients. I only get the powder where the top ingredient is pork gelatine. The main problem is it takes a long time to set so you pretty much have to decide the day before that you’re going to want jelly. I...
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    Extreme fatigue t2

    About the fatigue there are couple of things that might help but they are not standard advice round here. First I would recommend getting a postal blood test to check your vitamin D level. Vitamin D supplements are dead cheap so if you are low it’s an easy fix. I have found it took me many...
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    Extreme fatigue t2

    Hello Bellboy, Is 76 your birth year? If so then we are the same age. I got diagnosed with an HbA1c of 58/57 in May of 2019. At my 3 month check up I’d got that down to 39 through diet and exercise (but mainly diet). I was also suffering from fatigue which is what made me reply. I think you’ve...
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    5.2 at 8:40. Went long daily exercise walk yesterday.