hi to everyone and for your kind replies i take galvus twice a day,it says it does lower blood sugers meaning to the point it should however,i have had hypo attacks,i am grateful for the meter i got to keep me from getting like that again, the meter does help a lot, iam very downand sad as my health is ina bad way and my gp does not care, i have had dihorrea vomitting whether i take the tablet or not suffering bad pains on left side upper abdomen and no one has found cause yet even though i had tests,and nomatter what i eat itis coming back out and my weight is going down, i got told i past i had a hiatus hernia then igot told recent i do nothave that,my stomach is not working as it should as all that comes back out is not digested food, i have had times i have gone shaky and to point of nearly passing out, seen gp today told him getting worse,there was noconcern from him to get this sorted out this has been going on long time my health going down hill, i will have to find a new gp and new hospital,i an in tears i cannot live like this wish itcould be fixed the doctors are giving different versions of what is wrong from tests i had, yet they read the same report with results on, one doctor recently said i have no hernia the one whodid test,and gp says i have it as it in result, another doctor said no hernia , and thatstomach not working and was concerned tohave me admitted in hospital,my own gp says different and does not think i have a problem.