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Thanks hana for your reply, that's good advice and I also managed to find extra tips on the diabetes site.... Once again thank you.

Hi my readings are mostly okay, I take 3metformin daily and have levels of between 4 - 6 but lately they are creeping up to about 10 - 12. I am getting terrible thirsts and my question is how do we bring sugar levels down?? I only know about getting them to rise a bit but not to reduce...

Hi John, thanks for the reply and well done for reversing your situation, you must have worked hard.. I appreciate your input and do have a weakness for cereal in the mornings but i have reduced the amount and i am starting to be aware of carbs a lot more now. I agree about the readings, i...

Thanks Catherine yes Picolax is to be included on the Sunday :oops: and this is my 4th this year so i remember its affects very well!! Thanks for the advice re the metformin, i seem to have misplaced my information sheet but will try harder to find it now. Hope your results were ok.

Thanks for the speedy response, i was just a bit concerned cos when i have had to do this, a couple of times already this year, then i always feel quite ill and nauseous (sp) and was now wondering if it could be to do with glucose/sugar levels. I dont fully understand how things are affected...

Can anyone advise please..im due to go into hospital on monday for a colonoscopy and have to fast from Sunday morning. As i have only recently been diagnosed with diabetes type2 i am not sure how this will affect me especially as i am taking metformin now. Do i need to check with my GP or the...

Thank you so much for the reply and the information Sue. I only started with this last week and feel very overwhelmed by it all but i am waiting for a hospital referral appointment and hopefully will be able to get a lot more infomation and education from them. I dont have a meter to test...

Hello everyone, i have just been diagnosed with type 2, after being told i was borderline a few months ago, my last bloodfast result was 7.6 and i need educating. I have started the tablets given and reducing my sugar levels but at times i feel lousy so i was wondering could i maybe be reducing...