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Maybe I'm imagining things, but it seems that when I prick my finger to do a reading, if the blood flows readily into a nice blob then the reading is going to be low to normal. If it's difficult to get enough to wet the test strip, necessitating a re-prick, then the reading is going to be above...

Hi all. Diagnosed in April 2021, with HbA1C of 67 and put on Metformin, 500 twice per day. With hard (and hungry!) work I got that down to 40 by August 2021. Not had another blood test since then. I measure my glucose twice a day with a Tee2, mid-afternoon and a couple of hours after dinner...

Something I've been wondering is what the glucose readings would or should be for non-diabetics. My own (T2) readings, averaged over 10 months are: Morning : 8.1 Afternoon (about 4pm) : 6.3 Evening (2 hrs after dinner) : 6.5 Gross average, disregarding time of day: 7.05, lowest: 3.8...

Hi all. Received a letter from my GP surgery a few days ago which said that new guidelines suggest that all diabetics take a statin to reduce their cholesterol, regardless of their actual cholesterol level. She has presribed Atorvastatin, 20 mg, one to be taken at night. I have no idea what...

Hi all, I was diagnosed in April with an HbA1C of 67, and immediately went low carb. With good results I think, because in late August my HbA1C was down to 40. Trouble is, I've gone from just under 11 stone down to just under 9 stone, which I attribute to the loss of chocolate, donuts, bread...

We know that glucose levels tend to be highest first thing in the morning due to the morning dump. Yesterday I dozed off soon after dinner, and during two hour delay between dinner and taking a reading. When I did take a reading my level was just over 10, which is way higher than ever before...

I was diagnosed about 4 months ago, with an HbA1C of 67, and advidsed to go low-carb straight away, and to start on Metformin. I've been working very hard with the carbs but, oh how I miss the chocolate! I recently had another blood test, and the diabetes nurse just phoned. My HbA1C has...

Hi. I was diagnosed with T2 on 22 April with HbA1C of 67 from a blood test. I was prescribed 2 x 500Mg of Metformin per day, and cut out just about all sugar, starch - carbs in general. I'm 71, and weight has gone down from 10.5 stone to 9 and has stablised there. On 1 May I got myself a...

Hi. I was diagnosed with type 2 about 2 or 3 weeks ago and put on Metformin 2 x 500 per day. Since then I've cut out sugar, bread, etc, and try to keep low carb as much as possible. I was HbA1C initially at 67. My blood glucose readings range between 5.4 and, just once, 10.2, during the day...

Hi all. I'm a 71 year old male, diagnosed just this week with Type 2. I'd been suffering with dry mouth and frequent small urinations for a few weeks, and decided, enough is enough, and consulted the doctor. She asked for a urine sample and then, during a phone conversation, sent me for a...