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Hello, My recent HBA1C test has come back as 62, which has risen from 50 this time last year. Before christmas it was 57 and I was convinced that it would be the same but it's not. This year has been stressful for more than just covid, as we have adopted two kids in this time. My stress has...

I have been experiencing very high bloods on a morning since probably around Christmas. 9 plus and more recently 11 +. My diet is not sufficiently changed and if I exercise for example they drop even at times below 4. We have a adopted two kids in the past year and my sleep patterns have...

I have been given sertraline by my doctor as I am suffering from anxiety due various factors like the kids and my sister recently passing away. I have read the leaflet and it tells me that I may experience adverse sugar control. Before I was given them my blood sugars have been up and down for...

My doctor has said that need to try new injection based medication as my hba1c is too high at 63. I agree as no tablet seems to be working or gives me side effects. It's not insulin but this https://www.trulicity.com/ Has anyone got any experience of this?

My blood sugar levels don't ever seem to be lower than 7 at the moment no matter what time of the day it is. I have seen the doctor and he has changed my meds again, thin time to xelevia which was changed from glicazide as I was having a reaction to them. (Itchiness argh terrible) I also take...

I have been switched to gliclazide for a month or two now. Over the past couple of weeks I have been experiencing itchy back and stomach, is this a known side effect? Has anyone else experienced this?

Getting a bit fed up with my blood sugar levels not going anywhere other than either staying the same or slightly higher. My morning average seems to be about 9 now from 7. I've been on glimpiride and pravastatin for some time now and it does seem that my medication isn't working. I've tried...

I have been told by a few people that fenugreek capsules or seeds can help lower blood sugar. Has anyone got any experience of taking these? Is there any other supplements that may also be of benefit?

My doctor recently added ezetimibe to my prescription, along with my pravastatins. Has anyone got any thoughts on if this will have an affect on my bloods as they do seem to have gone up since.

I've been taking 2mg of glimpiride on an evening before meals for about 6 months now. I've monitored my sugar levels and they have not changed much if at all. I am also taking pravastatin. Has anyone had any similar results with this drug

I have recently had my yearly review for my diabetes and my bloods have gone up. My HB1ac reading has gone up from 56 to 61, but my cholestoral has come down from 7 to 4,7. My diet is good I am don't over indulge in anything other than a few beers. My previous results have been around 50ish so I...

I have been getting up on a morning for the past few weeks and experiencing high blood readings usually above 8.5 but occassionally above 10 upto 14 for one. I keep a pattern diary or exactly a spreadsheet of what I have eaten and there doesn't seem to be any pattern too it at all. I have eat...

I have recently notice a trend that after doing a gym session, bike ride or weights my bloods have risen. Normally they have done down a lot say from 8 to 4.5 afterwards. Don't know if this is normal or not, I am on meds I take statins pravastatin and glimpiride 1mg for my diabetes. I have only...

I am confused to what is going on with my blood sugars, particularly in a morning. Generally my levels at between 6am and 7.30 are above 7.5 and no matter what I do they don't seem to change. I am currently taking statins and glipizide 15mg both of which I'm not happy about but my HB1AC was 60...

I am now on my 3rd type of blood sugar reducing tablets from the doctor, metaformin caused me issue with making me feel faint and weak. Glicazide made my blood sugar go low and another the name escapes me, gave me stonach cramps and an awful metallic taste. I have now been given these glipipion...

I have been experiencing blood sugar levels in a morning of 8 plus, when I test at other points in the day my levels seem normal, during this hot spell.Has anyone else had this? I have also been switched from metaformin to xelevia 50mg, about a month or so ago. Is this a drug that might cause...

I went for my usual bloods back in march and got my results back. My HBA1c had increased to 60 and the doctor has since put me on metformin and I have now been taking them for roughly 7 weeks. But I have since not noticed any differences in my blood sugar levels, it's normally on a morning...

I have had really bad stomach cramps for past few nights, not sleeping well. Got up bloods were 11, only had some chicken night before bloods were 5.5. Why would they be so high, is that lack of sleep? Also did 30 mins on excercise bike,came down to 6.5

I had my recent bloods done a month ago, they cam back and my HBA1c ws 60. Which I was kind of expecting, but since then I have started doing a couple of days a week fasting. Well lets say shortening my eating window on a tuesday and thursday, so basically not eating anything from about 2pm...

I have been on statins for sometime and I have had various side effects from various ones. The current ones are pravastatin and they seem to have help push my blood sugars up especially on a morning. I was then told by my doctor that the statins where necessary balance. Suggesting that I took...