blood sugar

Hi, i have been sharing my diabetes struggles on tik tok and had a few people come to me and recommend me this product called "unicity" it costed me £145 via a referral and they sold it to me... telling me it is going to help reverse my diabetes and insulin resistance.. its basically come with...

I have a friend who has recently had a stroke from high cholesterol at the age of 30 and is suffering from uncontrolled type 2 diabetes acquired through morbid obesity. We’re trying to help her follow a strict Mediterranean diet, but she frequently demands unhealthy carbs and toppings...

Hello, I’ve been experiencing symptoms of dizziness, blurred vision, tiredness, poor sleep, sweats, lethargy recently. I’ve not been diagnosed but I felt my blood sugar was all over the place. So I bought a continuous glucose monitor (cgm). It’s shown my blood sugar goes down to 2.9 mmol and...

Hi, What you eat and what you do one day has a big impact on your FBG the next. So, I thought I'd start this thread to see if there are others out there that enjoy incorporating physical activity as well as diet in the approach to dealing with T2. So that we can post what we are eating, our...

First off, I'm an ex-pat living in the States for 32 years now. Was diagnosed with Type 2 in 2001 and on insulin since 2010, firstly Lantus and now supplemented with Humalog. Since I test more than 5 times a day and inject at least 4 times a day I get Freestyle Libre 2 as part of my medical...

Hi everyone! So yesterday was a confusing day. I’m still kind of testing to see what stuff is good and what’s bad for my own system. I decided to have Nando’s, a butterfly chicken, salad and some chips for lunch. My glucose levels came down nicely after the 2 hour mark. (Around 6.9). For...

After my routine blood tests a couple of months ago I had a phone consultation with the GP who told me I was prediabetic (stupid me did not get my actual numbers from him, so I've no idea at what end of the range my number landed). He wanted to refer me straight to a diabetes education class or...

Hi there dear community ! We know it is very difficult to come up to conclusions in terms of the efficiency of certain food supplements. Let's try and make this post a comprehensive recap of all your experiments and feedbacks over the years in terms of the actual effect on blood sugar from...

Hi all, I have been taking b12 and vitD along with magnesium and potassium, and my question is, can it effect my diabetes medication if i take altogether because my blood sugar was dropping after 3 hours and now its staying around 8-9mmol i probably might try without the vitamin supplements...

Hi all, Since my blood sugar are not coming down with my diet most meat and very few carbs I have decided to go no carbs. I will discuss with DN monday but I'm going to give it a go, Without the insulin and if I lose weight and my blood sugar come down and I get engergy then I will continue. I...

Hi everyone, I'm still trying to figure everything out When I eat, blood sugar goes up, its suppose to come down 2 hours later but mine will keep rising, and even till the next morning. I'm not sure what to do anymore, even without carbohydrates I can still be high throughout the day, I'm not...

Dear all Apologies I'm sure this will have been covered elsewhere but I'm struggling to find it. Regarding daily BS tests. Other than my first day (and today) I've been avoiding taking readings first thing in the morning. This was really to save lancets/strips because I didn't have many...

Hi, I am going back to work next week, I work in a supermarket and a few of my colleagues have told me nobody follows the rules. Since my blood sugars aren't controlled, I cant take any risks I have told my manager I will only return if its safe too. But I still think if my blood sugar arent...

Hi all, Since I got myself a libre I have had better understanding how my blood sugar are during the day. Instead of testing 3x a day it gives me the choice to scan whenever I want. So, I have been scanning. Before breakfast 30 minute after 1 hour after 2 hour after I have had a really...

Hi all, I have been gaining weight within 3 days I have put on 3kg. I am low carb and exercising 4-5x a week. My blood sugars have been creeping up within those days but I dont understand the weight gain, I have been eating and noting everything and I know I've been exercising more too, if...

I went into hospital two days ago because I was feeling really ill. I was shaky and my heart was racy. Checked my blood sugar at home, it was 28.0 and went to the hospital, it had dropped to 20.9 but my heart rate was 188. and my blood pressure was 157/101 They rushed me in and hooked me up to...

so I checked my blood 1 hours after my meal it was 7.4, completely normal Then 1.5 hrs later I checked 8.9 so was very surprised as I rarely get those numbers. So I check 30 mins later, and it was 5.1 mmol. So was that 8.9 most likely an error?, I didn’t wash my hands as it was only 30...

Hello, I’m 21 years old and been a type 1 for over 3 years now, I’ve done a lot of drinking over these years as I’m at the prime age of wanting to go out and get smashed! I’ve never ever had an issue with alcohol affecting my blood sugars which is extremely lucky, however recently over the past...

hi I’ve been diagnosed with type 2 since March...I have lost 1.5 stone. And have another 7 to lose, so far I’ve got my blood sugar back in non diabetic levels and have to go for another blood test in June to see my progress. I am losing weight well and I follow weight watchers to help me lose...

So before my dinner last night my blood sugar was 4.8 1 hr after my dinner I was a 5.5 Then 2 hours after it was a 6 So o checked half an hour after and I was a 5 Is this ok and normal?....I know the numbers are normal but is it normal for food to have a little rise after the 1st hour