Recent Content by Gavin73

I have my own meter now my GP gave me one and the strips I get on prescription. I'm currently being weaned onto the metformin over the next 3 weeks so not expecting to feel great straight away or my numbers to be normal. Doing plenty of reading lots of great information on this app and advice on...

I have my own meter now my GP gave me one and the strips I get on prescription. I'm currently being weaned onto the metformin over the next 3 weeks so not expecting to feel great straight away or my numbers to be normal. Doing plenty of reading lots of great information on this app and advice on...

Update got results from blood tests Hba1c 83, liver readings high still gotta see doc about that. Now a registered diabetic and have started metformin and changed my diet dramatically but still have much reading and learning to do.

Quick update spoke to my surgery today explained to receptionist my problem, yet again I was offered an appointment on the 9th of May. Explained everything again and how unhappy I was, she then said I could have an appointment with the nurse tomorrow. So until tomorrow that's all I can update...

My wife has a optium xceed but may have to get one myself if this carries on. I will keep you updated gonna ring the Drs tomorrow they didn't seem to bothered when I gave them my readings previously.

I can't now, wife has now used last of her strips hopes to have more tomorrow. My Drs don't have a great reputation gonna have to call em again tomorrow.

I haven't tested as they are my wife's strips and didn't want her to run out only done the 3 morning tests on consecutive days.

I was told by GP in November that I was diabetic and to change my diet and they would get me back in and run another blood test. As of Tuesday this week I still had heard nothing from them, but I had been having dizzy spells sunburnt sensation headaches oral thrush etc etc. My wife told me to...