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No I don't have a finger prick/blood testing meter. Scared of needles so would rather not!

Hi everyone I joined this forum last week after recently being diagnosed with RH. I used a Libre for a month and saw my levels stabilise dramatically when I started avoiding carbs. After 3 weeks without one I started a new sensor this weekend, intending to try out new foods and test the reaction...

Thanks for these responses. I'm back on the monitor this weekend and hope to add to my list of foods that I already know I can and can't eat. I read somewhere on this forum that a spike of 2 or more mmol after eating is too much - is that right? It said 2 hours after but found my spikes...

I have a few questions about food please. I've read that it helps to avoid caffeine - is that true? What about grains, beans and pulses? Information sources on keto or blood sugar diets (like Michael Mosley) vary about these. I am really missing bread! I've found the Freshwell low carb project...

Thanks for the welcome and the information. It's a huge relief to have access to people who understand this. Someone asked what tests I've had - loads of blood tests, including 9am cortisol (normal) and c-peptide (high). Faecal elastase (high end of normal). I saw an endocrinologist through the...

Age 65 I've recently been diagnosed with RH. Have always had a bit of a thing with low blood sugar but it got suddenly worse recently. I bought a Libre monitor & was shocked to see the highs before the crashes. Advised by all medics to eat complex carbs & take sugar/glucose when low. This made...