Recent Content by Curley Shirley

Thank you again. I see this as very positive & am hopeful that I can change things. As you say the meter says it how it is.

Thank you to everyone for their advice. I am so pleased I joined this forum. Of course I should have ages ago. I have spoken to my diabetes lady this afternoon & she is very supportive of me not going on insulin at the moment & doing a low carb diet. My medication is ok with this plan. She said...

I will do that. Thank you

I will be careful & will discuss with my diabetic expert.

Hi Jo, Thank you so much for your reply & valuable info. I’m not on any other medication. Just glicazide & linagliptin at the moment. I have only just started to test daily so getting in the swing of that. I will discuss the low or no carb diet with my dn. I do not want to go on insulin as I...

Thanks for your reply. All noted. I feel not quite so depressed about the whole thing now.

I definitely will. This is the kick up the proverbial needed. Thanks

Thank you. I need to address it big time then.

Benecol & cereal for breakfast, sandwich or soup & fruit for lunch, salad with chicken, pasta or similar for dinner.

Thanks. What is a c-peptide test & where can you get one?

Thank you for your advice. I think I should definitely try a strict low carb diet first before I have to resort to insulin. I have a telephone appt scheduled with my diabetic nurse so will discuss with her.

My blood sugar is very high-14 this morning before breakfast, 16.8 yesterday. I have type 2 diabetes & am on 4 glicazide & 1 linagliptin per day. Apparently due to genetics or bad luck my tablets don’t work anymore & I am now threatened with going onto insulin. I weigh 9 stone 9 I play a lot of...