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Briefly, I'm an overweight (very overweight) "classic" type 2, was diagnosed in January 2013, and started low carbing straight away. Have lost 20kg so far, and blood sugar wise I am, I think, doing very well - HbA1C of 8 (64 new money -> 11mmol) at diagnosis. Have not had a repeat yet, but my...

I had no idea that the plunger thing on the opposite end of the lancing device was to reset the needle. I've been religiously unscrewing the cap, pushing the needle back in manually, and rescrewing the cap back on. Duh. Type 2 on Metformin, diagnosed Jan 2013, ultra low carber, Hba1C at...

I read in a thread recently that I can't find now that someone was taking magnesium supplements and it had effective lowered their blood sugar. Does anyone know the recommended dose to take for this purpose? I've bought some magnesium supplements from asda and they say one tablet supplies 80%...

1) morning (fasting) levels can be the very last to normalise - you'd think they'd be the first but they're not. So don't worry, you're totally not alone. It is because your liver releases glucose in the early hours before waking, under the influence of cortisol, to "prepare" you for the day. In...

5.1 on waking this morning! That's my best ever waking so far :) :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I know it's a bit gross lol but for lunch that I had no option other than kebab house. They did an option of tray of lamb doner meat with salad. I thought this would be great. Meat and salad (and, shoot me, but I actually quite like lamb doner). BG before, 5.6. BG 2 hours later, 7.2! That's...

As an impulse buy when I was wandering round sainsbury's yesterday, I bought some linseed (I think that's what they are - I've thrown the packet away now cos I like things to be in pretty glass jars lol). They are slightly larger than sesame seeds but similar looking, more golden brown in color...

This was in Dr Bernsteins diabetes solution book so many people may already have seen it but for me, it's completely transformed my blood testing - he says to use the BACK of the fingers (ie the nail/knuckle side). Sounds really odd and I was sure it was going to really hurt but it totally...

What IS the deal with polypols? Every source I read seems to say a different thing. For example Dr Bernstein and bloodsugar101 both say avoid them completely because they metabolise just the same as sugar. But surely if that was true they wouldn't be allowed to sell them as having zero net...

Very good low carb day today. Measured pre-dinner at 6.8. Little bit surprised, as that is pretty high for me, but there it is. 2 hours post low carb dinner, measured 7.8. Very surprised, don't think I've ever had a post meal reading that high, apart from an 8.1 after fish and chips. So I...

Pancake day coming up this week, and would really love to participate! Anyone know whether you can make low carb pancakes? I'm calculating that a normal pancake would be around 15g carb each so would love an alternative Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Very good appointment on the whole. She told me lots of stuff that I already know, about what Hba1c is etc, and I just let her because I didn't want to sound like a know it all! :) Told her I was low carbing and showed her my blood sugar results from 18 jan onwards, and she was impressed and...

Anyone got any good food suggestions for constipation? I think I have been low carbing (or rather, high protein ing - I'm sure it isn't lack of carbs that are the problem) rather too vigourously, and as a result am, ahem, rather "bunged up". I have bought some psyllium powder from Holland and...

I'll start with an apology - I know that these figures are really not bad, and that some people are battling much higher figures (cos I know I always mind a bit when someone complains that they can't get below a 6 or whatever...) BUT, that said, I just don't understand the relationship between...

I'm really struggling to get enough of a drop of blood from fingertip. I wash my hands in hot water beforehand, I did try squeezing hard but then told this was a bad thing, I'm using the sides of my fingers, having to prick about six or seven times each time before I've got any blood, and...

Hi everyone! I am a newly diagnosed type 2 - had a HBA1C done routinely before Christmas because I have polycystic ovaries and when I rang up for the results on Jan 11, was told that I needed to come and see the doctor because it was 64 which is 8% in old money. Was really upset, then found...