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Hi A couple of random questions if I may. Recently ish diagnosed type 2 and (trying) control It via diet. Have had about ten weeks of daily finger prick tests and 90% of the time I am in the borderline numbers, five % normal and five % high. Had a hba1c test today and it was 64. Does that...

Maybe a silly question, but: Is an hba1c figure more important than a daily reading? I understand that one is looking at three months average, is that normally an accurate figure if compared to three months worth of daily figures?

Recently diagnosed type 2. Have so far taken two readings....one a few days ago after a meal and chocolate bar = 11.1. One after 9 hours fasting = 10.1 which surprised me, I'd been hoping for 5 something. Not on meds as trying to control via diet....need to sort out my sweet tooth pdq!

Cheers guys....it worked. Now I've got to sort out my sweet tooth, I exercise enough, my diet needs some change but logic dictates it's my sweet tooth that will be the key. I shall scan this site over the next few days to see if it's best to go cold turkey or find sugar free alternatives...

Hi & thanks for the reply. Firstly I think maybe I haven't fed it enough blood , and secondly I've probably been dripping/canning it on the strip flat on, if that makes sense. Next time I will try it from the end of the strip and hope that works. Cheers

Hi....I am newly diagnosed & currently have opted to try and reduce my numbers by diet. However my question is this: I have bought a test machine etc but I am either doing something wrong or the machine has gone wonky. I did one test 30 mins after (purposely) eating a meal and a bar of...