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Mine was 14.9 after hitting 17.6 yesterday. Saw the specialist diabetic nurse yesterday at my Health Centre. Took my Metformin plus new Livagliptin prescribed yesterday and checked it again 3 hours later ... 21.3 and Panic Stations ! ! ! But 37 minutes later it was 16.9 I was suspicious about...

Hannah Came on here to report a glucose meter anomaly but your post caught my eye. Rather older than you - like 70 now ! - and I've been type 2 diabetic for around 4-5 years - and probably before that and didn't know it ! Stop terrifying yourself ! Even if you have diabetes, it is eminently...

Mr Doughty was barely diabetic in the first place and almost certainly could have corrected his blood glucose levels without the rigorous regime he adopted. Furthermore, having reduced his reading to 4.3 he decided that this was not low enough, and 3 days later was down to 4.1, getting very...

Before I read the Metformin notes included when I went on 2x500 morning and evening, it was my habit to have a couple of pints of beer 3 or 4 evenings a week in my local pub and a few double scotches with plenty of splashes of water after arriving home at night. I noticed no ill effects at all...

I don't mind jokes about diabetes provided they are not nastily intended. What does pee me off is the fact that I am 40% deaf in both ears being deemed to be a subject for glaces skywards, amusement, and mirth by some ignorant people. I can't understand it. They wouldn't laugh about someone...

I have just heard about the USA FDA investigating alleged links between Victoza (and similar drugs) and pancreatic cancer and also thyroid tumours which may be cancerous. Anyone got any more information about this ? I am rather concerned because my wife is on Victoza injections of 1.2 per day...