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Hiya No I dont know my BG throughout the day - have been told i dont need to test at all - apparently our surgery doesn't advocate type 2s becoming "obsessed" with testing only need to if on insulin - blah blah bah have "borrowed" test strips from dad occassionally and get 7.6 first thing and...

I'm type 2 on 2 metformin per day plus 500mg of simvastin plus diurectics. I feel aboslutely exhauseted all the time, i can easily sleep all day. I've lost 1 and 1/2 stone in weight since bening diagnosed in february, i want to know if i should feel so **** tired all the time

Hi I've been on metformin 500mg twice daily since January and have lost over 1 1/2 stone without changing my exercise plan, although I've changed my diet I'd really like to loose another stone then I'd officially be the correct weight for my height (according to the charts that my doctor...

Hi i don't know if this has happened to anyone esle! yesterday i was declined life insurance, the reason given was that a a type 2 diabetic with high blood pressure and high chloestrol i was deemed to be an extreme high risk candidate. I argued that my diabetes is controlled (last H test was...

Hiya Have you tried using a product called Oralclens? Its a natural anibiotic toothpaste and mouthwash - I buy it for my son from the hygienist that saved his teeth from gum disease this year ( hes only 16 but it runs in our family and has resulted in most the men in our family loosing all...

Thanks Sue That's just the sort of answer I needed I can take it form here!?! Hurray! K

Hiya I' was diagnosed on Friday and told to limit my carbs - I asked how much I should be aiming for and got a rather vague "less than you're eating now" I bought myself some really handy books today but am still none the wiser. how many grams of carbs should I be eating a day. I have high...

Hi trinkwasser You're going to like this!? The nurse at my surgery who is supposedly a diabetic expert hasn't completed her diabetic traning yet!? but she's being let loose on the unsuspecting public (I asked her how long she'd been a diabetic nurse when I saw her last night!?) Anyway she...

I'll call hospital, feet are driving mad today. Hands itch constantly but only in my palms! I try and go to gym and treadmill and powerplate at least 3 times a week, altough I've not been at all this week because I'm feeling so rubbishy! K

Hi sorry to keep complaining but today I have another worry! I've had a burning sensation in my feet all day today - its like the feeling you get when your toes are frozen in the winter and then thaw out in the warm. I also have very itchy palms but I've had this for months now. I've had the...

Hi Sue thanks for that, its really reassuring (I see you're diet only) My dad is insulin dependent and juct keeps telling me to get the Doctor to put me straight onto medication. Can you give me some really good ideas for lo-carbing please, for instance the nurse said check your sugar contents...

Hi Guys Got my HbA1c results back, they are 6.7% and nursey says they OK and carry on diet only for next 3 months then get them done again! Is this ok or should I still see Doctor and check things out further with her? K

Hi Tubolard Guess the name gives the game away! Going to make a nuisance of myself today - they're going to have their hands full with me! K

Hi Guys Thanks for the support, its good to finally have a firm reason why I've been feeling like "death warmed up" for the past year!! Tubolard - yes I am in Scout association - Cub Leader at 1st Sutton Ely how did you know? Off to see the DOCTOR later (nurse not available!) so hopefully can...

Hi I was given the definative - "you are diabetic" on Firday - noone available to see me until Monday, so I toddled along to my appointment armed with a list of questions. Nurse told me not to be taking blood tests daily to quot hewr "£you'll drive yourself mad with worry eveytime you test" -...