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I am 50yrs old recently diagnosed T2 on 2000 mgs metformin. Have been low carbing for two months with 30% drop in fasting bs when testing. Still too high at 8 though. Don't know if it is the meds or my low carb diet but I have absolutely zero energy. Anyone else get 'lead legs' ? Sent from...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn Mine was 6.5 this morning despite being on a low/almost no carb diet for three weeks. Was double that pre diet though. Meds are 2x2met. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn Hi Paul. I am recently diagnosed T2 and have been looking through this thread to see what the other people were testing at. Yours was the only numbers that were close to mine. I am rarely under 10, even on my fasting test, and am...

Thanks all !! I am going to sort out a meter and try to take control a bit more. I have been careful about my food - but from reading some of these posts, I think I have not cut down enough on carbs. The fatigue sometimes gets me down though. I had two meetings in different counties over the...

Thanks for that advice ! What would be a good meter to buy ?

Was diagnosed with type 2 in January this year and placed on 2 x 500mg Metformin and told to come back in 3 months. Somehow my blood test was lost and it took over another month to organise one and make appointment with GP. This morning I felt really slow and clumsy and did not feel safe enough...