Recent Content by KeithinHerts

Thanks for the advise folks. Does encourage you to take care of yourself when you know you have the support of others.

Have just had a major operation on my back and one of the side effects has been to send my blood sugar levels up. The hospital put me on insulin straight away for a couple of days and then on to Metformin which I have now stopped because of side effects. Anyone know why blood sugars should rise...

Earlier this week I had to have a number of steroid injections in the back. I was warned that being diabetic (type2) I ought to keep an eye on my blood glucose levels. My diabetes is managed by diet and no medication. It is very much under control as was evidenced by my last tests. But the blood...

Thanks everyone for your input. I tried a different approach this morning and the readings were interesting. No biscuit but the sugar in the tea certainly had an effect! Up from 6.4 to 8.6.

I'm sure I am not alone in having a cup of tea when I wake up - perhaps with a biscuit - and then perhaps an hour later actually having my breakfast. Do I test my bloods a couple of hours after the first drink or after the "real" food?

I don't know how you keep track of what you are eating but there is a free programme called "My Fitness Pal" which I have found very useful. Counts all your carbs, fat and protein for you and has all the supermarkets and brands. Just put it into a search engine. It also has some great menu ideas...

Thanks to everyone who has responded. All very helpful and supportive. I've seen the diabetic nurse and all I can say is thank goodness for all the charities. Every booklet and pamphlet came from the charity sector. Nothing from the NHS. "Just come back in a year" was the advice and nothing...

Thanks for your input.

For many years I have been overweight, largely due to about a dozen orthopaedic operations that meant inactivity. But I had regular health check-ups and blood sugars never seemed to be a problem. My doctor never seemed to be interested in the fact that nearly every night I was peeing about a...

Coming to terms with the diagnosis