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<blockquote data-quote="Rachox" data-source="post: 2033831" data-attributes="member: 400972"><p>Hi Andy and welcome! First let me tag in [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] for her useful info post.</p><p>Can you give us the numbers you have had for your various tests to help us explain the numbers please? The diagnostic test is usually an HbA1c which is a clever test which measures your average blood sugar over the previous three months, it’s usually quoted as mmols/mol but the older unit used is a percentage. The finger prick tests, which are a snapshot of current blood sugar are measured in mmols/litre.</p><p>Metformin takes a while to build up in your system but will only help a tiny bit, you need to adapt your diet too. This is where your testing is useful, you need to test before eating and two hours afterwards to see which foods your body can tolerate. </p><p>You obviously need to cut out or reduce hugely sugars but also carbohydrates as they all turn into sugar once eaten.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rachox, post: 2033831, member: 400972"] Hi Andy and welcome! First let me tag in [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] for her useful info post. Can you give us the numbers you have had for your various tests to help us explain the numbers please? The diagnostic test is usually an HbA1c which is a clever test which measures your average blood sugar over the previous three months, it’s usually quoted as mmols/mol but the older unit used is a percentage. The finger prick tests, which are a snapshot of current blood sugar are measured in mmols/litre. Metformin takes a while to build up in your system but will only help a tiny bit, you need to adapt your diet too. This is where your testing is useful, you need to test before eating and two hours afterwards to see which foods your body can tolerate. You obviously need to cut out or reduce hugely sugars but also carbohydrates as they all turn into sugar once eaten. [/QUOTE]
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