Recent Content by Bazer2000

Hi, I have been having some alarms on my Libre II recently for blood glucose below 3.8 but have found out from calling Abbot that to be recorded as a Hypo (on either my phone app or Libreview) my blood sugar must be below 3.8 for more than 15 minutes. This concerns me as this definition seems...

One option that used to be available in some of the circumstances discussed would be to change your local gp/surgery. Unfortunately most surgeries near me are part of a primary care network (PCN) and diabetes care is harmonised locally so you no longer have the choice to change surgery (unless...

Hi does anyone know of a relationship between fluid consumption and clearance of sugars from the circulatory system? Been on Forxiga for arround 5 years initially (type 2 since 2000) with metformin 1000mg twice a day and novamix 50 insulin and now on just the metformin and Forxiga following...

Hi sorry it should have been SGLT2 reuptake inhibitor not SGL2 to be correct. Cheers Barry

Hi its a SGL2 reuptake inhibitor so stops reabsorption of sugars from your urine as it passes through the kidney. Similar to dapagliflozin. I have been on it for 5 plus years after insulin did not work for my type 2. Generally great and helps loose the lbs I was 95kg but am now 72kg mostly...

I was "diagnosed" with Type 2 in 1999 (I was 49) so I have been with it for a while now. I found control very difficult over the years even on a low carb diet, even when I got put on insulin it made no difference. I think my situation was a combination of genetics (slim fat free thighs and a...