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Hi guys, Type 2, 500mg metformin twice a day, last a1c=39. So I have noticed when I test first thing in the morning my blood glucose is consistently 5.5 - 5.9 but in the hours after that, up until my first meal (lunch about 1pm) it will rise above 6 to around 6.5 and stay there until I've...

Hi All, Type 2 here on 4x 500mg metformin a day. Diagnosed in March with a1c of 107, a1c result last week was 39 so obviously really pleased with that. Had an appointment with my consultant and he said we should try reducing metformin in half to 1x 500g twice a day. Typical readings are 5.5-6...

Hey guys, I hope you're all doing well. I just had my first blood test results since diagnosis in March and I thought I would share to show the effect of lowering my carbohydrate intake to 100g or less per day. I'm 31 and was diagnosed with Diabetes in March and initially put on Novorapid and...

Hi Guys, Following a meal, should your blood glucose be at its highest after 2 hours or should it be back to its normal level after 2 hours? My blood glucose is 4.5-5.5 before meals, around 6-7 at the two hour mark then usually goes back to 4.5-5 after about 2.5hrs. Is this normal? Just...

Hi guys, After reading Dr Fung’s book I want to get off insulin ASAP. I’m 99% sure I’m type 2. Blood sugars were 17 fasted on diagnosis a month ago. Lantus and Novorapid has controlled my sugars well but I’ve lowered my carbs to 50g a day. Blood glucose was in the 4s this morning so decided to...

Hi everyone! I am a 31 year old male and a month ago I was driving to work and noticed my distant vision was blurred. After a few days I went to the opticians who recommended I check my blood glucose and it was 17mmol/l fasted. I was admitted into hospital for two nights until and came out with...