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Good afternoon Zoe, I am still baffled - are you on tablets as well as Insulin? Without either tablets or Insulin your fasting Blood Sugars would shoot up as soon as you eat food (they shoot up anyway but the Insulin, or tablets, brings them down. I have been Diabetic 30 years and if I were...

Good evening Antje Thank you for the correction - a good job that you spotted the clause about meds as opposed to unmedicated.Type 2. My apologies to Lamont. Have a good night.

Hellow again Bulkbiker after so long a time. I see that you have "added a word" to Lamont's statement = "unmedicated". When I was on just tablets I used to wake up bathed in sweat and when I tested it was about 2.5 At other times it would be about 3 or 3.5 Once I had violent "rigors"...

Good afternoon Antje, Yes I was taking about 15 tablets per day including Gliclazide and Statins. The Doctor started me on Insulin because he thought that I would have better control - he was right. My fasting BS could rise as high as 24 or as low 2.5. Now I take 4 Metformin SR along with...

Good morning Lamont D WOW - who told you that "it is not usual to get hypos with T2"? I was Type 2 for at least 20 years and Hypos were a regular problem until I started on Insulin about 10 years ago. On Insulin I have learnt to vary my Insulin depending upon my meter readings/my exercise/my...

Good afternoon Zoe, I am completely baffled by your statement "even on days when I didn't need to take Insulin" - Insulin gives you the energy to get through your day. Can you please clarify.

hello annb, I am so sorry - but I hope that you will make a full recovery. My main problem is a lack of energy and stamina. I never went into Hospital because my wife is a retired nurse and she gave me "Intensive Care" at home. I am now 80 so I guess that I don't have many years left anyway...

Good afternoon Jayson, Welcome to the Forum. I had Long Covid about the same time as you and I have been Diabetic for about 30 years and on Insulin for about 10 years. Regarding your memory problems - are you on Statins? I was on Statins for a number of years and my memory gradually worse...

Good afternoon Annb, When I read some of these Posts I realise how fortunate I am - and I am thankful to God that my BS are so well under control. Sometimes I forget to take my meds - so now my wife has to check twice a day if I have taken them. I don't take much CARBS these days, but I do...

Good afternoon Annb, We are all different and what works for one person does not always work for another person. Having said that - the information given on this site can help guide us to make better decisions. I managed to get "control" by 2 things: 1. The" Low Carb High Fat" program. 2. I...

Good afternoon ICarter, I have been Type 2 now for about 30 years, although it took me 2 years to convince my then Doctor that I was Diabetic. I have been on Insulin Humilin M3 for about 10 years with 4 Metformin SR daily with Levothyroxine 75 micrograms. Before starting on Insulin and...

Thank you for your reply Annb, Yes, perhaps age is a factor. I have a brother at 89 and a sister at 87 and another brother st 85 and another sister at 83 and they all seem to move around quite freely. My father died aged 79 and my mother died aged 86, my oldest brother died some years ago...

Good afternoon Annb, This thread has gone on a long time - but then so has Long Covid. After about 18 months I still have little energy - but then I am almost 80 years old now. My blood sugars are good - between 5 and 6 and my HbA1c was 46 a few weeks ago - but after mainly sitting watching the...

Good afternoon Wasntme, Whilst you are in the UK you can get one FREE meter with 10 test strips from ANY meter manufacturer just by asking them on the Internet. You have been given some very good information by others on this thread. Have a nice day.

Thanks bulkbiker, I never realised that the conversation was that simple - you are a wealth of knowledge.

Good morning Centaur68, If you live in the UK and have Diabetes then you can get a meter and test strips for FREE from your local Surgery. All your test strips will come on prescription for free if you use the meter type prescribe by your GP. You can of course get whatever meter you want FREE...

Good afternoon Lowcarb 2, The secret to controlling BS lies in WHAT you eat; HOW often you eat; HOW much you eat; and exercise. In my 25 years experience, with many slip ups, the Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) route is the best place to start. Build your diet around LOTS of greens and avoid...

Good morning Shelley, All of us on this site have had the same problems that you are having in the past - until we learnt how to deal with the problem - some have taken many years. Your diet and exercise are vitally important. But the most important is your diet. The most important BS...

Good morning Nutribolt, That link that you gave is excellent - but for someone like me (80 this year) it is way over my head. My phone makes phone calls and text messages and for me that is VERY SMART - nobody can "hack" into it and I don't have to pay for data. Libre type 1was as far as I...