Active 5 days agoTrying to understand why the foods i eat take so long to register I just got diagnosed with t2. 65yo. Dr put me on metfrorum and glimepride along with long acting insulin. I have a bgm g7. I'm trying to learn how different...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesBlood Sugar ManagementGlucose Meters & Monitors
FeaturedActive 6 days agoFinger Pricks or CGM When it comes to checking your blood sugar levels, which way do you prefer: Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) or Blood Glucose Monitors (BGM, aka finger pricks)?...Reactions0reactionsComments49 repliesBlood Sugar ManagementGlucose Meters & Monitors
A1C droppingHi folks Ok so I have done absolutely nothing to change things, however, I have had several lows and readings under 170(9 Canada's). While this is awesome, I do not...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesBlood Sugar Management
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Testing blood sugar after eatingPlease delete if not allowed. My endocrinologist wants me to make a list of what I eat in order to see if my diet is affecting my blood sugar. It...Reactions0reactionsComments165 repliesBlood Sugar Management
Several episodes of blood sugars droppingI have type 2 and take 14 g of rybelsus and 10 m of glipizide. My a1c went from 9 to 6. My problem is I get low blood sugar...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesBlood Sugar Management
When to monitorI have been pretty successful about managing my diabetes but am puzzled by something. The difference between 1 1/2 hours and 2 hours after meal is big. This morning after...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesBlood Sugar Management
Help adjusting when decades of managing prediabetes no longer worksFor those of us who have controlled prediabetes for decades, but the progressive T2 disease no longer responds as well as it used to, suggestions to keep the control going...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesBlood Sugar Management
Post ShinglesI’ve stayed in good control with lifestyle & Berberine for years, but since my nasty Shingles bout, my numbers are WAY UP. Tried 2 months of Metformin (1000mg/2per day) ...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesComplicationsBlood Sugar Management
Post-prandial Blood sugar spikesHello. I am 73 years old, quite fit and thin having lost over 35 lbs in the past 6 years. I am very active and my blood lipids are great...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesBlood Sugar Management