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Saw the post title and it made me wonder, it was about 18months after i gave up smoking that i was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes i had put some weight on but i put this down to working 12 hour shifts at a computer and the lack of regular exercise, Also the fact that i was constantly tired...

Oh i remember acting as "normal" as i could when i was diagnosed :lol: , i did for a short while go through the stage where i was convinced that the tablets would do all the work for me and that i didnt need to take any action :shock: , Soon learned though there are many strange things that...

Hi GalGal I found i used to get pins and needles and cramps in my feet and calves, but i discovered they were due to an intolerence to Simvastatin, one of the usual drugs that they give to type 2's it may be just that your levels are still quite high for glucose and in could well all feel...

Hi Karen I have read the dosage advice in the leaflet for metormin, it would appear that 1 x 850mg 3 times per day is the max, but i will know for definate when i get back home and check again As metformin only brings down blood sugar by a couple of points, As above there are other medications...

Hi everyone I assume that some of you still use sweeteners for tea/coffee and in cooking? ( I could never have a coffee without!) but have you any experience about the different brands and types? i find that any sweeteners or products with sorbitol or xylotol in any reasonable quantity give me a...

I used to get the diet tonic water from Nett'os supermarkets, it was cheap enough to buy loads and drink loads..lol, and it worked without putting my levels up, but if i stopped drinking it then the cramps came back, thats why i looked for the cause rather than the cure thanks Crofty

Just athought and i hate to keep asking people this same question when they mention leg cramps, Are you on any kind of statin tablets?, i was and for years i suffered legs cramps a lot in the night, with my docs permission i came of my statins and within 2 or 3 months no more cramps !!! as...

Hi overly sensitive toes and feet could also be a type of Gout, so definately worth a trip to the doctor to decide Crofty

Hi Catherine I would describe myself as a "lower Carber", i haven't really made any food measuremeants before or after, but have just used my meter readings to cut out the known foods that spike my levels, for me that means no rice or pasta, and just the smallest portion of potato, otherwise i...

Hi also PMS543 Interesting article that also explains why levels are already elevated for some people on waking, and continue to do so untill the "Fuel" is topped up, i learned more in the past year or so on this forum than i did in the years after my diagnosis, its a wealth and store of good...

Hi Sarah I must admit i have never tested for this but lots of people on the forum have a similar reaction, the general concensus is that when you wake and your body is running on "empty" as it were because you haven't had food yet then your liver will dump some glucose into your blood stream in...

Hi All The problem with the drinks pumps is not on the technical side, each drink has its own feed tube on the mulit type dispenser, so there should be no cross contamination as it were from full fat drinks, The same for the individual drinks dispensers, they are just single tubes, so no...

Hi There sorry no one has replied yet! I dont have any knowlege of Gliclazide as i am only on metformin, i have heard about the weight gain I would be back to my doctors telling him that the treatment is wrong for me and insist on trying something else of course i dont know your background and...

Morning Wendy Glad you had a good holiday and that you managed with diet pretty well, as you say common sense is the key when you have a limited choice of foods, and like myself you can just leave the portions that have the worst effect on you, I find i cant manage any rice or pasta, but that i...

Hi There welcome to the forum ! i can only speak from a male point of view but i think that type 2 diabetes is more to do with middle age than any other major changes in body chemistry, but thats only a guess!!! there will be someone along with a lot more knowlege and experience to give some...