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    Is it too good to be true? Questionable testing?

    If it was a finger-prick blood test, some people argue that they're not worth the paper they're printed on. Was it finger-prick or venous draw...?
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    Fasting blood test

    As others have already stated, a 'spike' is normal, which I fully expected to be the case. I also didn't have the unrealistic expectation of a 'flat line' between the pre and post tests. When you first found out about the 'spike', and regarded it to be a symptom of the disease, did you take...
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    Fasting blood test

    Most mornings I wake up at 6 mmol. That would be 7 mmol if not for 2g of Metformin a day. I have 100g of Cheerios and 300ml of semi-skimmed milk every day for breakfast, and a whey protein shake that gives me 42 grams of protein. 2 hours after that meal I would be at around 8.5 or 9 mmol. It...
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    Metformin alternatives

    I've been on 100mg Sitagliptin for about 3 weeks now, and I've witnessed a 66% reduction in the blood glucose increase I would normally see 2 hours after eating my breakfast. (this started to happen after only a few days on the drug) That's a very impressive drop in my opinion, much to my...
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    Vitamin B12 confusion

    The providing of a range isn't the issue, it's that they cap people's test results at 150. You can see from the second picture that they updated the reference range in Oct 2022, after I took the first test. So even though the upper end of the normal range increased, the test result itself...
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    Vitamin B12 confusion

    I use Medichecks for all my private tests, and I've tested twice as being "greater than" 150pmol/L for active B12 - which of course could mean 151, or 2000; I'd really like to know the exact figure, if anyone knows of someone offering a test that isn't capped like that...? I've been on 2g of...
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    Supplements

    Would love to see your source on that. So which is it...? Did it halve it, or did it slightly lower it...? Those are obviously two very different things... I read the study you posted as best as I could; I see no mention of anything being halved.
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    Supplements

    Yes.
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    Never diabetic to begin with?

    What volume of sugary drinks were you actually drinking per day then...? And how many weeks of this "reckless" eating was there before this most recent test...?
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    Metformin

    It's worth mentioning also, that any pain or cramps could be caused by the diabetes itself. From Google, when searching "diabetes cramps": "Muscle cramping is a relatively common manifestation of DM. It can be the result of electrolyte imbalances, hypoglycemia, peripheral vascular disease...
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    Metformin

    I had been on Atorvastatin (40mg) for 3 or 4 years before I had some terrible calf cramps. I was under the impression that any intolerance to a statin would show up very early on, but the doctor says it can happen at any stage. Even a 5mg dose of Rosuvastatin (which is what they moved me on...
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    Type 2 - Hypo During Weights

    If my body told me that I needed to eat more carbs before a workout, then I'd listen to it. Simple solution. What's the alternative? Suffer like that for the rest of your life?
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    Prunes in Grape syrup (Tinned)

    Even if by some miracle they treated you well in terms of blood sugars, I'd be highly concerned about the medium to long term risk of fructose-induced gout.
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    Revisiting cholesterol meds and my Type 2 journey

    When you say you were 'screened' for it, do you mean that you underwent genetic testing...? Also, if it is genetic, why would you expect to see much if any reduction from a drug that only (as far as I've read) helps to reduce cholesterol intake from food...? (that's the only method of action...
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    C-Peptite Test

    I was on the Randox website the other day for unrelated reasons, but I noticed that as part of some of their tests they do C-Peptide. Might be worth keeping that in mind if your doctor says no to performing the test. They have a test called 'Discovery' that includes a bunch of stuff, and costs...
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    Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver

    ALT and AST.
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    Help !- Creatine Kinase Elevated

    Are you taking a statin...? I wouldn't be worried about slightly elevated levels unless I suspected that a statin was causing the muscle damage. If that was the case, I'd stop it straight away, as per the information leaflet advice.
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    retiring to spain

    You might get a lot more replies on one of the British Expat forums for Spain, of which there is a few. https://britishexpats.com/forum/spain-75/
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    Cholesterol levels

    Do you have other complaints aside from not being able to get blood test results online...? I've been having my diabetic clinic appointments over the phone since the start of covid, I assume everyone else has too, don't know why you didn't get the same...? Covid or not, that should have...
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    Cholesterol levels

    What do you mean we "don't have the NHS" in Northern Ireland? Maybe you're making some kind of joke that I clearly haven't understood.