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    Recently Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes

    I use an indoor rower and I changed from 25 mins hard to 40 mins gentle Same cals burned but now bg goes down not up You learn a lot on this forum Thanks to all contributions for the advice
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    NEWLY DIAGNOSED

    Thanks I have had a very similar trip Started in July lost weight 99k down to 93k By down from steady 9 ish to 6 ish Job done….. oh no it isn’t 2 weeks in Greece 2 boys golf tours later and weight ok but bg back up and bp back to old numbers Sooo back on the wagon, and NO BREAD BREAD seems to...
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    3 weeks in Started by around 10 No wine much less carbs Now normal around 7 Poor week, away in Portugal back up around 9 back to the grindstone thanks for all support
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    Newbie a few weeks in - what I wish I’d known at the start!

    Update after first week What a learning curve After the initial ‘shock horror’ got stuck into forum. Bought the test machine, stabbed myself 8 times until re read instructions and stopped smearing blood on the window instead of the tip DOHH Initial readings all around 11 when waking, gradually...
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    Newbie a few weeks in - what I wish I’d known at the start!

    4 days in Thanks to all for the info and support My waking number is 10.6 but Down to 7.6 by midday Roughly same each day, but slightly lower Working off the eating drinking excess of lockdown Trying to avoid meds with better diet no wine and plenty exercise Beginning to realise it’s forever gulp
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    Newbie a few weeks in - what I wish I’d known at the start!

    Just starting out after lockdown overeating and drinking Tested first. Thing at 10.6 but down to 7.6 by midday Only done 4 days,no booze sensible eating but always highest 10.2 first thing then drops through the day Get lots of exercise but haven,t done before/after testing yet Thanks for all...