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To all mums and dads...as you don't get one without the other. One has celebrated with a couple bottle of MUMMS champers...as it's quite appropriate. I won't be checking my blood today, as I suspect that I might be a tad over the ideal No... I wish you all well!

Tonight I tested my BG and it was at 6.8mmol, this seemed a tad too high ( 3hrs PP but a few cups of tea, with SS milk and no sugar), I immediately tested with a fresh lance and hit a reasonable 6.1mmol. So, what to do ?? Keep in testing until I get the figure I want, ignore the higher or the...

Have you ever thought how a meal with carbs with differing GI values can effect you? ( not that I would advocate a lot of carbs anyway) The other night I did a deliberate carb binge (got shouted at ) and my bloods were totally normal by the 3 hour mark ( and at the 9ish level after 2) Then at 4...

A statement not a question. Tried it tonight, as part of my 800 cal a day routine ( did overshoot a bit BUT hey oh ). Bloody excellent! That's all I have to say on this subject,thanks for reading.

Forgive me if this is old news but wouldn't it be an idea to include carbs in this possible initiative? We all know that there are cube upon cube of sugar in full fat fizzy drinks, donuts etc....but what about bread, pasta and all of the other 'healthy' options? Even my none DB other half...

firstly,I've been very absent and for this I apologise...and hope that all who read this are well! I'm probably like so many people with DB, with me going into total denial and falling way off the wagon. In sept I was quite ill, with some quite upsetting DB symptoms 'downstairs' [emoji31]...

hello... Just a quicky...as anyone tried the above? Were they accurate? Any recommended brand? Cheers.

Not sure if this is just a fluke but.... I've been type 2 for nigh on 12 months and I've not been a model patient. As noted on another thread, I've come off the metformin and had a week on a 600 kcal diet for a week. Anyway, due to an extended family Sunday lunch, I fell off the wagon again...

Much prefer Easter to Xmas... Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

So, I'm now a few weeks in from diagnosis and all seems well. Sure, I've lapsed with my low carbs...forgot my meds, had a few chocolate binges and had a few beers BUT I feel bloomin great. Certainly better than I have for ages, possibly years! My morning readings ( even with 2 x 500 metformin) a...

Hi, My control reading for my latest batch of strips (5.5 to 8.4) came in at 6.5. This is definitely the lowest that I have had before, typically they come in at a shade over 7. The question is this, what effect ( if any) would these strips have on my BG results? My gut feeling is that they will...

Hi, Only after a few weeks my fingers are beginning to get a bit sore, so I have tried taking a sample from my forearm. But, even when I have the lancet device on 7 ( I use an iBGStar) it barely makes a scratch. I have a shed load of lancets and do not re use. Could anyone point (!) me in the...

Hi, I'm now classed as a fully fledged type 2er...on 500g metformin a day. My BS levels ( using an iBGStar, which is supposedly accurate) have usually been around the 8, 7 or mark ( with the occasional 5). Since I started on the metformin ( this week) I haven't banged in a sub 7 and have been...

Hi, and forgive me if this has been asked before. I started on metformin today and, within a matter of a few hours, felt like death. After about 5 hours I felt fine..but now bloated again after eating dinner ( only on 1 x 500mg a day) I took the tablet whilst eating a full time of tuna in a...

Hi, I took a reading this morning with a 7.9 This has gone up .5 from waking- with no breakfast and a work out with heavy weights. I didn't believe this figure, so I immediately re- tested using the same sample, as the blood flow was ok. The next reading was a 8.3 followed by a 8.7!!! Now, I...

Hello again, SO...my hedonistic lifestyle has caught up with me somehow. The results are back in (from between Xmas and new year)- and whilst I have another consultation booked for this week- the results from the receptionist don't look that brilliant. 1) Col 6.1.... too many potato pies on tea...