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    HBA1c - please tell us how quick you reversed your numbers

    I was diagnosed with type two in February 2022 hba1c 60. End of March 2022 hba1c 49 on low carb diet and intermittent fasting, no medication. September 2022 hba1c 43.It remained at 43 in December 2022. I have lost 1 1/2 stone and kept it off since. Now I watch the carbs but am less strict. I...
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    BS levels after fasting

    Today I had a blood sugar reading of 6.8 at midday yet I had not eaten anything for 16 hours. My BS readings are always in the 6's in the morning and don't move to 5.6 until late afternoon after eating lunch. Can anyone explain why this is happening?
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    Type 2 diabetes and migraine

    Thanks for all your advice. I have ordered the Stanton book and ordered some magnesium supplements as well. I've gone back on to a tight no carb diet again. Oh how I miss potatoes. I can do without other carbs. I'm also using xylitol to sweeten garden berries to have with cream as a pudding. I...
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    Type 2 diabetes and migraine

    Thanks Robbity. I was put on beta blockers a few years ago following a severe migraine. However I found that I was sweating intensely whilst walking and becoming intensely tired. I researched the problem and found that some beta blockers can inhibit the livers ability to release glucose for...
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    Type 2 diabetes and migraine

    Thanks for the advice HSS and Ronancastled. I think they were triggered by varied blood glucose levels. Because I had lost the weight and only just in the pre diabetic range I began to introduce some carbs again. This may have caused spikes in my blood sugar levels. I will take a magnesium...
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    Type 2 diabetes and migraine

    I have suffered from migraines since the age of 11, usually having an episode twice or three times a year. However in the last ten days I have had four migraines, two so severe that I was admitted to hospital with a suspected stroke. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in February of this year...
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    Devastated at diagnosis

    Hi, I was newly diagnosed in February 22 with a mmol/mol of 60. I was very shocked but went on a fasting 16/8 regime and low carb. By 4th April 22 it had gone down to 49 mmol/mol. I'm due to be tested again in August so hopefully I will be out of thdiabetic range. If your level is 48 mmol/mol...
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