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Thank you. It has happened the last three nights, the other two were around 4:30 and 5:30 - I really wish the graphs were easier to see the times! Unfortunately, they happen when I'm asleep, so can't finger prick, but I will if I happen to wake up when it's that low again. I dont have the low...

This one of them.

Thank you - that seems a rational explanation. I won't worry about it then as I do swap the side I sleep on throughout the night. It has definitely given me the motivation to eat more sensibly. I fill up on milky coffee (no sugar and I like it very weak so not too much caffeine) if I want...

Hi - Three weeks ago I started the trial of Libre 2 (and have since bought two more) in the hope that seeing my BG levels in real time would make me moderate my diet. It has worked brilliantly with exactly the effect I had hoped. I find if my level is 'green' it stops me eating unnecessarily...

Hi - Just wanted to say I am poorly controlled (T2) and have decided I need to take control. I have just tried the free trial of Libre 2 sensor. My thinking behind this is that if I can see the real time BG levels it might stop me from eating poorly and, wow, it has done just that. So I'm sort...

Hi there! I have been a type 2 diabetic for almost 6 years and in denial. However, since my recent retina screening showed minor changes I have to get a grip! I tried low carbing last year for about 6 weeks and it really worked in bringing down my BG, but I slipped back into eating poorly. I...

This is almost an exact replica of my last visit to my DN (which I also posted on this forum as I was so upset). I think the worst thing about the conversation was the fact that they want to up our medication if our Hba1c rises! How can it be good for us to eat what we like and take more...

Thank you for your replies. I have looked at the glucagon article - maybe this is what was happening. Caryn

Hi - I'm trying to do the LCHF thing which is working well so far (only a week into it but my BG has come down already. I've even had two 5.8 readings which is the lowest I've ever had.). I'm testing before and 2 hours after meals and today I ate lunch late at 3pm, BG was 6.6 before and 6.6 two...

Hi Steve - I don't feel I can add to all the excellent advice you've had above as I'm very new to all this too, but I just wanted to say that, if you want to keep eating a cereal for breakfast (as I do, even though I'm reduced carbing - its easy, quick, doesn't need cooking etc.) then you might...

Wow! Thank you all for taking the time to reply with your reassurance and good advice! I am so heartened by your replies. If I wanted any more confirmation that I am doing the right thing, today's pre meal BGs of 7.5 (lunch and dinner) were proof - I'm usually hovering around 10. I have...

Thank you so much for your supportive replies. It was when I mentioned reduced carbohydrate she flipped. I think it is because the NHS dont recommend BG testing for Type 2s, just 'healthy eating', which is all well and done but if I could manage 'healthy eating' with no help, then I wouldn't...

Just had my three month check up with DN and she upset me so much I dont want to go back! She wanted to know why I was checking my blood glucose levels (and this is with a meter provided by the surgery when I was initially diagnosed, as my DN at the time said I was young and it would help me...

Thank you for your replies. Bridgette you seem to be saying that I should just tell myself 'tough, this is how it is going to be' and eat foods I hate for the rest of my life? I don't like eggs, or meat, or fish (as a piece of fish), and I dont like leafy green vegetables. I've read and read...

Hi - I have had type 2 for about 2 and a half years now and have been burying my head in the sand all that time. I'm terrified of complications but can't get a hold on my diet. I have always eaten a lot of carbs and, looking at the foods I should NOT be eating, I can't actually see what I can...

Hi again - thanks for all the advice. Well this is certainly happening as I cant find anything I CAN eat yet without raising my levels. My portion sizes are about a quarter of what I would have eaten before, when I was maintaining my weight, and I am not eating breakfast as I cant think what...

Thank you so much for your replies. I have taken the advice to eat a certain food/meal and see what it does to my levels. It is helpful to know that the levels should drop gradually over a few months instead of expecting to get down below 7 instantly. I have tested banana (not good) and my...

Hi again - thank you for the replies, but I had already read all of the info you gave Daisy, and lots of the other posts from newly diagnosed too, and loads of other stuff around the web. Not that I'm ungrateful for your reply of course! Am I correct in thinking that if I have the same...

Hi there - just diagnosed type 2 this week. Been told to use diet control and given leaflets about diet and a meter with the advice to 'play with it'. My question is - if my level at the beginning of the day is 11.2, every time I eat this will go up and I need to metabolise the sugar which I...