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Hi lovely people, I’ve posted a few times about slurred speech, dizziness and brain fog. The other day I was bad then tested when I got home and got a reading of 1.9, thought it was an error and tested again at 2.2. Had a pack of dates as it was the only thing in I could find that had sugar in...

Hi all, So I’ve noticed after a couple of weeks being optimally medicated with levothyroxine that my dawn phenomenon seems to have just disappeared and insulin resistance massively improved. Like, overnight. Within 20 minutes of taking my morning pill the glucose readings stop rising to 6.5...

Hi all, I’ve got my hba1c down to 43, with low carb around 50g a day and about 1500 calories. I’m also taking levothyroxine for hypothyroidism. When I’ve had a busy day, I get dizzy, nauseous and slurred speech. My blood sugar is around 5.5 when this happens so I thought this was due to the...

Just a quick update, I know I appreciated these types of messages when I started out. I decided I’d get a libre 2 every 6 months to see my progress. I’m low carb and have lost 24 pounds since July. I’m now steady in the 5s pretty much all the time unless I have anything with carbs and the...

Firstly, I’m doing way better than I thought I was! My finger pricks were picking up dp, and the top of the curve fluctuations, the rest of the time I’m 5-6, with an average of 5.4. The blips for coffee finally convinced me to switch to almond milk - it was my last bastion of carbs so now into...

I decided to get a libre2 after 1. Not losing any more weight. 2. No energy in the evenings to do any work or after 3 hours activity/ exercise. To cover my bases I got a private thyroid test too with family history. I was really pleasantly surprised with my readings. Between 5-6 mostly apart...

Hi, With no family history of diabetes and a strong family history of hypothyroidism I wasn’t convinced by GP who said no need for testing (hit a wall after 3 hours activity and very very tired after). So I used letsgettested. Results are high for antibodies (TPEX and TGAB), TSH high which is...

Hi, I’ve just had a random reading of 3.3 when I woke up. I’m type 2 unmedicated. Is this low enough to be a hypo or a random low reading? I thought type 2 didn’t get them without medication? I just had something to eat and I’m fine now back to my usual 5s. Just really curious as to causes...

Hi, I’ve had my second set of hb1ac results in and seen the doctor today. In 8 weeks I’ve gone from 48 to 44, lost 12 pounds and moved bmi from 30 to 28. Everything else ok; blood pressure and no fatty liver. So just wanted to say a massive thank you to all advice here on low carb...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone else has tested their blood glucose after being on a rollercoaster?! The reason I’m asking is my trip to a theme park with my niece and nephew. I suspected that I was going to get a spike from the adrenaline of a rollercoaster and knew I shouldn’t have gone on the...

Morning all, Especially any other teachers out there waiting for results day! 4 o’clock this morning my brain: It’s results day get up! Me: But I know the results. I gave them. They did fab and worked really hard. I’m very proud of them. Brain: Get up, get up, get up! Checked my bloods and 2...

So I was feeling so good in energy levels, clear head, and getting levels between 5-6 I felt it would be alright to up my activity. 3 hours of walking yesterday and 17000 steps and I feel dreadful today with banging headache, really tired, and a fasting glucose 1 point higher than it’s been in...

Hi all, Firstly there are loads of really experienced and helpful people here to give advise - that’s not me! I just thought it might be nice to share a few things I’ve found out that have been helpful as I’m only about a month in of my journey. I fiddled around with diet and exercise with...

Hi there, So I’ve just joined because there seemed to be so many helpful others out there. I’ve had a hba1c test back at 48 with request for another appointment in 2 months to confirm diabetes (likely t2, bmi 30, 42 years old). I’m not waiting around and am doing everything I can think of but...