general discussion

This is a thread for those chatterboxes who not only enjoy letting us know their daily fasting level but also like to engage in friendly banter above and beyond the simple 'hello'. I am not known for my banter but I do enjoy hearing from the regulars about how their day is going, feeds my soul...

Hi All, Happy New Year, a little late but that seems to be the story of me right now.....Didn't realize until a few days ago that I have been really burned out with the whole diabetes thing - going on my 18th year with it....Feels like it's go me by the throat at the moment....Anyway, wanted to...

Hello All, I finally have to put this out there.....I have a real concern about comments made about "high" blood sugars that are well within The Range for persons with diabetes....It really distresses me that there are those who feel a blood sugar of 6 is "high" and will lead to "damage if...

Hi All! Just got my latest results back at 6.8 (in Canada) so was quite pleased (last one was 6.6) as the summer is always harder for me to keep things under control with our anniversary, birthdays and such an awfully hot one this year!! Also just finished having two cataract surgeries and now...

Hey All! It's getting to be that time of year again and I have done a good bit of reflecting, especially over the past year when I found the Forum, did the Low Carb Eating course offered here, and where I was 4 years ago when I started my weight loss journey to where I am today....I can only say...

My husband has started insulin and doesn't seem to be getting any benefit and feels worse than when he was just on Metformin. His readings were middle 20's and now are coming down to 11 in the morning but still rises to middle 20's before bed. He is on one insulin for all day release about...

Hey All, Just had a call this afternoon from my surprised and enthused Nurse Practioner! My HBA1c was 6.6 from 7.2 due to the low carbing! She was very skeptical when at 7.2 she was preaching another med and I refused and said I was doing LCHF with the intent to eventually get off Metformin -...