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Hi, I would like to introduce myself, my name is Olek (Polish for Alex). I was diagnosed astype 2 diabetic two years ago and look forward to learning more about the disease, about the new technologies and discoveries on the illness.
 
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Hi, I would like to introduce myself, my name is Olek (Polish for Alex). I was diagnosed astype 2 diabetic two years ago and look forward to learning more about the disease, about the new technologies and discoveries on the illness.
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Welcome to the forum.
Would you like to say a bit about your diagnosis and how you manage the condition, people tend to regard it as that rather than disease or illness. What is your HbA1C, are you on any medication and what dietary regime do you follow.
Technology provided on the NHS is limited if Type 2 unless on certain medication so many self fund home testing blood glucose monitors which are relatively inexpensive or a limited supply of Libre sensors as they are expensive but can be useful to provide information on which to base dietary options.
We can point you i the right direction to help you manage your condition better with a bit more information.
 
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Welcome to the forum.
Would you like to say a bit about your diagnosis and how you manage the condition, people tend to regard it as that rather than disease or illness. What is your HbA1C, are you on any medication and what dietary regime do you follow.
Technology provided on the NHS is limited if Type 2 unless on certain medication so many self fund home testing blood glucose monitors which are relatively inexpensive or a limited supply of Libre sensors as they are expensive but can be useful to provide information on which to base dietary options.
We can point you i the right direction to help you manage your condition better with a bit more information.
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Ok, sorry about the lack of info. I am actually a british expat living in France so I am not sure how to calculate my H A1C level but if you coukd let me know how to calculate it that would be great, my blood sugar level is on the decline and am currently around the 120 mgdl level. Sorry fir tge vagueness. I am currently 100mg twice a day of metformin.
 
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Ok, sorry about the lack of info. I am actually a british expat living in France so I am not sure how to calculate my H A1C level but if you coukd let me know how to calculate it that would be great, my blood sugar level is on the decline and am currently around the 120 mgdl level. Sorry fir tge vagueness. I am currently 100mg twice a day of metformin.
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HbA1C is usually given in mmol/mol or % in most places and will be the test done from a blood sample from your arm and sent to the lab, it is a measure of your average blood glucose over the previous 3 months. The reading you get from a finger prick test are a snap shot of that moment in time and in the UK they are in mmol/l but else where in mg/dl to convert that divide by 18 to get the UK equivalent. so 6.7mmol/l in UK money.
How good that is depends on when the reading was taken, as people aim at 4-7mmol/l before eating and morning reading and no more than 8-8.5 mmol/l 2 hours after food. Those are more useful than random readings. But are no usually used got diagnostic purposes as it doesn't directly convert to an HbA1C as they measure something different.
Are you sure it is 100mg metformin as the usual minimum dose is 500mg as that what the tablets are.
 
Leadinglights said:
HbA1C is usually given in mmol/mol or % in most places and will be the test done from a blood sample from your arm and sent to the lab, it is a measure of your average blood glucose over the previous 3 months. The reading you get from a finger prick test are a snap shot of that moment in time and in the UK they are in mmol/l but else where in mg/dl to convert that divide by 18 to get the UK equivalent. so 6.7mmol/l in UK money.
How good that is depends on when the reading was taken, as people aim at 4-7mmol/l before eating and morning reading and no more than 8-8.5 mmol/l 2 hours after food. Those are more useful than random readings. But are no usually used got diagnostic purposes as it doesn't directly convert to an HbA1C as they measure something different.
Are you sure it is 100mg metformin as the usual minimum dose is 500mg as that what the tablets are.
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My HBA1C level is 7.4 down from 7.8 at the moment and dropping with any luck.

My Metformin tablets are 1000mg not 100mg. I take them twice a day.
 
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My HBA1C level is 7.4 down from 7.8 at the moment and dropping with any luck.

My Metformin tablets are 1000mg not 100mg. I take them twice a day.
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Those look like results in % which convert to 62mmol/mol down to 57mmol/mol so a good improvement, the threshold for diagnosis is 6.5% or 48mmol/mol so although doing well a bit more work on your diet might help jog things along.
Have a look at this link for ideas which may dispel some of the ideas you have as to what is a healthy diet and point you in the right direction. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
 
Welcome to the forum @Big O

You’ll find lots of helpful information in the Learning Zone (orange link in the main menu) which has loads of bite-sized modules you can work through gradually at your own pace 🙂
 
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