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5.8 this morning

6.2 this morning. Unsurprising since I was high post-dinner (8.2 higher than I’ve been for months): the cook thought raisins in the fennel salad was a good idea… :(

5.5 this morning

my brother gets purple hands in the cold these days due blood pressure medication he was prescribed after having 4 stents put in.

5.8 this morning. Saka Dawa tashi delek! Today is the day Tibetan Buddhists remember the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death.

6.2 this morning

6.0 this morning - it's humid and hot here, well 25 C anyway which is a mild spring morning for the locals and too **** hot for me!

Congrats on your success! It does seem like you’re coping with the changed diet. If you haven’t used the Libre 2 free trail yet, perhaps it’d be worth enrolling? Two weeks of continuous data should confirm your typical glucose profile through the day and whether you are a “dawn person“ ;) My...

5.6 this morning

Check out Jo's blog - it's the advice that worked for me. The Nutritional Thingy To go into a bit more depth and for some meal planners, have a look at Freshwell Low Carb Project Have a look at the success stories - it IS possible to take control of this condition. Success stories and...

I've also used the MySugr app though the gamified approach is geared toward younger users, I feel. You can also record your glucose numbers in the Carb Manager app if you're using that for carb counting. My fasting reading in the morning is normally the HIGHEST of the readings for the day... as...

5.7 this morning.

I found keeping below 30g carbs per day but eating as much protein and fat as I wanted so that I wasn’t ever hungry put me in a calorie deficit. In fact, after a little while I began missing the odd meal because I simply wasn’t hungry. I didn’t worry about salt tbh - as I lost weight my blood...

5,8 this morning

I don't, no. If I delay eating a meal when I'm hungry, I get a liver dump, so my levels go up anyway (and the urge to have a carby snack gets stronger). Instead, I make extra sure I keep the carbs in that meal as low as possible. Doing this, I've found it's not uncommon for my 2hr reading to...

Good quality mayo (i.e. homemade) is my preference, but I can't often be faffed with making it, so... I default to extra virgin olive oil: with fresh herbs, or crushed garlic and chilli or toasted sesame seeds or just on its own :)

To echo the endorsements above - Jo's Nutritional Thingy is clear, waffle-free and provides enough guidance to make a difference - following the approach she outlines, I went from an HbA1c of 74 to 41 in 3 months. By continuing to follow it, I've been able to ditch the metformin tablets and...

6.2 this morning

6.0 this morning

A surprising 5.5.