Forum: Glucose Buddy Specific (Questions/Support)
03-16-2016, 05:42 AM
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You might want to try CoPilot by Abbot.
I exported my data from here, converted to a tab delimited file, and uploaded it to CoPilot.
It imports directly from my meter - but I was able to transfer directly from an excel spreadsheet...
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Forum: Type 2
01-20-2016, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,735
Yes, but the fact that you are not overweight...
Yes, but the fact that you are not overweight makes it less likely that you have an easy dietary fix
If you can afford it (or can convince your doctor to prescribe it), it is not too early to...
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Forum: Type 2
01-20-2016, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
01-18-2016, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,518
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
01-17-2016, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,518
Have you considered dramatically cutting carbs?
What influences your blood sugar most is the number of carbs you are currently consuming. It is very hard to maintain a vegan diet without consuming a level of carbs that will elevate most diabetics...
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
12-14-2015, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,162
Aside from the distress of GI side effects,...
Aside from the distress of GI side effects, Metformin is one of the most innocuous drugs around. The others you mentioned create the possibility of (life-threatening) hypoglycemic episodes -...
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
12-14-2015, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 1
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Switch to an incompetent doctor?
Your test...
Switch to an incompetent doctor?
Your test scores indicate you are insulin impaired and prediabetic (although doctors are - finally - being encouraged to treat diabetes as a spectrum that begins...
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
12-04-2015, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,223
You might want to check and s/he is willing to...
You might want to check and s/he is willing to prescribe a higher quantity of test strips - if you're really serious about controlling your blood glucose you need to test frequently enough to know...
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
11-27-2015, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,223
Blood glucose changes very quickly
In a matter of minutes. So - I hate to break it to you - the 160 after starting Metformin is far more likely an accident of timing than a sign the metformin is working. (It typically takes 1-2...
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
11-25-2015, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Type 2
11-23-2015, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,858
That's only the mobile app, and I believe it's...
That's only the mobile app, and I believe it's not even entirely accurate for the android app (I don't believe the android app includes the green horizontal boundary - since I recall being confused...
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Forum: Type 2
11-21-2015, 09:48 PM
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Views: 1,858
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
11-20-2015, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,459
It will be a challenge to get off of the meds...
It will be a challenge to get off of the meds eating a vegan diet. Blood glucose rises in response to carbohydrates - and much of the food most vegans eat is high in carbohydrates.
I am currently...
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Forum: Type 2
11-13-2015, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,534
I'm not on it - and would likely refuse to take...
I'm not on it - and would likely refuse to take it. I'm controlling blood glucose with a low carb diet. Since Glipizide makes you pump out a background level of insulin (whether needed or not), if...
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
11-01-2015, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,641
I'm still early on.
By 3 days I had normal blood glucose most of the time. The last several days (starting around 3.5 weeks in), it was completely normal all the time (below 100 when fasting, and never above 120).
I...
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
10-29-2015, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,614
I use MyFitnessPal.com It has a very complete...
I use MyFitnessPal.com It has a very complete database of foods, you can choose which nutrients to track and, within limits, how many pounds you want to lose a week. (I can't tell it I want to lose...
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
10-27-2015, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,414
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Forum: Type 2
10-27-2015, 05:16 AM
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
10-27-2015, 04:11 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,414
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
10-26-2015, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,980
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
10-20-2015, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,509
It's high.
2 fasting readings 126 or higher = somewhere in the diabetes spectrum, according to may doctor. (I got there by a 130 a year ago, and a 140 at my last physical.) Somewhere on the spectrum is what...
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Forum: Type 2
10-19-2015, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 0
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BG spike/levothyroxine ?
For two days in a row I've had my lowest AM BG readings (107 & 104). I have DP - and it often doesn't go down until after I eat something.
Yesterday I ate a small spoon of almond butter (pure...
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
10-16-2015, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,980
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
10-15-2015, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,708
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Forum: Introduce yourself as a Glucose Buddy
10-14-2015, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,708
It's called dawn phenomenon. Here's...
It's called dawn phenomenon. Here's (http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/blog/controlling-the-dawn-phenomenon/) a discussion of it.
I don't know that eating carbs in the evening (one of their...
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