Recent Content by andy_hull

Hi All Had some good news my latest HbA1C was 7.1, I was daignosed in Oct last year I felt very unwell had BG of around 20 had the thirst of a camel, could not stay awake and when I was awake all I did was drink then have a wee wee. It has taken diet, exersize, meformin & gliclazide to get...

Hi In Hull we our given our numbers for all things diabetic my ACR is 2.0 The suggested targets in Hull are : Men Less than 2.5 Women less than 3.5 I think they need your wee wee to make sure your kidneys are OK and are not being affected by you diabetes, hope your results will be fine. andy

I would also like to thank all the people who have helped me, I was diagnosed in Oct 09 and have lots a useful advise :D

Hi all Completed my course, it was very useful and I have learnt a lot about diabetes I would say to anyone in Hull if you get an invite to diabetec training GO TO IT. Anyway these are the amounts of carbs that have been recommended for T2's in Hull. Safe minimum = 100g recommended level...

Re: paniciked over blood gluclose of 4.9 hi i will just stick to 6 glucose tablets if it happens again, my over-reaction has so far got me up to 17. I am also going to join my local diebetic group. andy

Re: paniciked over blood gluclose of 4.9 thanks for your reply it was my first little episode and i got a bit scared and thought the best course of action was to consume everything down the chocolate isle in tescos, god knows what people did before this forum when they had a problem. I now...

Hello While i was driving home i felt very strange. deep braething felt on odd pin/needle sensation in my head and also felt out of it, as i was passing tesco i stopped in the car park and tested my bg it was 4.9 which then sent me in a tailspin, i got some gluclose tablets and ate about 10...

Hi All I am a newbie T2 since Oct 09, I have been refered to the local training course "x-pert" anyway they teach all kinds of things about being diabetic and I have learnt a lot and the following maybe a departure from the rest of the NHS advice on diet Eat a healthy balanced diet, however...

i am a new t2 and have not been testing, but i decided to give it a bash out of my own pocket as mt bg is very poor, i was shocked at the effect weetabix has on my system a rise from 12.3 to 17.7, before you all say my god you had weetabix all those carbs, i am only following what i have been...

thankyou cugila for your quick response, and yes it's all a but of a blur you seem to need to be a doctor yourself to understand diabetes and how everything effects your body. When I took my first metformin tablet I thought I would be back to normal the next day lol, I will watch the total...

hi i am a new t2 was put on 4*500mg metfromin a day from oct 08, it has done done much to my hba1c gone from 9.4 to 9.0 so my nurse has put me on 80mg of gliclozide to take after my breakfast, she also warned me about a slight chance of hypos so i took it for the first time this morning my...

hi i am a new t2, i was put on 2*500mg twice a day, however my diabetic nurse told me to only take 1 a day for the 1st week then increase it by 1 more tablet a week until i got to 4 a day. I still had gastro problems (runs & acid) but it has now settled down. andy

hi all i got some test strips today from tesco pharmacy, very good value 50+1 accu-check strips for compact & compact plus for £14.94, boots & pharmacy2u sell them for £19.99 hope this helps andy

hi doug thanks for the link, andy

hi i am a new t2 (1 month), i must confess i am not getting to grips with it very well, anyway my urine smells odd so i used 1 of my ketone wee wee strips and it shows at +1, my bg is 15, i see my diabetic nurse on thursday . i know my bg is a bit high but i feel fine so not worried to much...