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It's natural that you want to see what your body is behaving. If you are pricking your fingers very many times a day, driving up the cost of the strips, you might want to consider a continuous monitor like freestyle libre 2. It provides 14 days of continuous data, more informative than finger...

Thx! it's very reassuring to know this is actually prescribed by Drs.

We're already doing self-testing/diet changes to control my husband's BG level. I'm looking into ALA because there are accounts that some diabetic patients have seen improvement in treating certain symptoms, hence i m very attempted to get my husband to try it. I did look into food sources but...

Hello hope all is well. Its said this antioxidant can help reduce nerve damage, (nerve damage is one of the complications from diabetes.) Wonder if it's worth trying? Has anyone's doctors mentioned it? Is it harmful for liver? Basically does anyone know about it? Theres lots of info on...

homocysteine, we have never seen this test in our test results. Wonder if or not doctor will agree to have it done if we ask for it ..

Hello everyone Did anyone get tested on these after changing diet due to diabetes? Read that one may get high uric acid after increasing protein intake eg. beans. Increased homocysteine leads to higher chance of stroke/heart attack. Did anyone's doctor ever tell you these and give you these...

Just to share what I read a while ago: skipping breakfast may lead to higher chance of getting gall stones cos the gall has got the thickest bile in the morning from overnight and the bile gets out when digesting your breakfast. This may be something to look into when planning fasting..

Thanks.. Our concern is that things like rice noodles pasta all sorts of bread are what his body is used to. Our diet above is already a drastic change from before, the portions of starchy food are much, much smaller, let alone ditching those deserts... my concern is his body may not be able to...

I totally agree, self-testing is needed, unless the patients or their family don't care. And we are not being obsessive ie. doing many tests everyday (so that his fingers don't get stabbed too much. In some countries it is greatly encouraged by medical staffs to self-monitoring. Now I am...

Hi! Just came back from hospital with him today, and thx for all your comments. So his diet and numbers: Just after getting up in the morning, Glucos usually is: 6.0 ~ 7.5. Also tested him once at 3am: 6.7, so, no Somogyi effect yet. Breakfast: 2 pieces of wholemeal bread, +salami...

Hello Did anyone get told by their doctors of the target of BG levels they should aim for (with medication such as Metformin)? What are your told targets? Yes I have read https://www.diabetes.co.uk/features/pre-and-post-meal-testing.html that NICE guideline says the aim for fasting is <7...

We bought a finger prick test kit soon after his diagnosis based on some recommendations here and on youtube, and yeah we have been just told to not self-monitoring. But a couple wks ago when my other half showed some strange symptoms worrying enough to get a paramedic in to check on him...

I am VERY curious of your 2nd GP's view about self-monitoring blood glucos level.. So your 2nd GP has no problem (or even encouraging) with your self-monitoring and trying to find out what food spike you and all that? ---- update --- ah, I now read your comment in #23 about your 2nd GP ..

Thanks! That Diet Doctor looks very interesting!

Thx for your reply. We were told we still need to eat those basic stuff i.e. rice, bread, pasta, corn, and fruit, but in smaller portions, and what we do is that if corn is to be added to a meal, than less of the others e.g. rice. I read that one cannot go totally carbs free, and only a couple...

Thx for replying to us! What I mean by eating the same food: Ever since his diagnosis 3.5 wks ago, no more added sugar in tea/cooking, no more occasional chocolate energy bar or sweet yogurt between meals when hungry; ~ 70g of spaghetti at lunch, a small bowl of rice ~80-90g at supper (which...

Hello, I have 2 questions here: 1. I noticed my other half (type 2) have cold feet all the time. Putting on winter socks on does not make them any warmer. Strangely above the ankles the lower calf still feels warm. Is this related to diabetes i.e. due to poor blood circulation? What should we...

There is one count -hba1c - that reflects your AVERAGE blood sugar level in the past 3 months or so. If that's too high then I'd think that definitely means something is wrong. in some countries patients will also be checked on fasting blood sugar level and 2 hrs after taking a measured amount...

After taking Metformin for a couple weeks (this week on 1000mg/day), morning sugar level has been on 7.0 or so (before meal, i.e. fasting). How good is this level? Is it considered good control of my sugar level? Or should I aim to keep it even lower? (age is about 60). :woot::woot::woot: