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Well they had upped my meds to 240mg gliclazide over the day. Didnt touch my sugar levels. Levels just kept getting higher. They decided to put me onto insulin as my weight has dropped 8lbs in a week without trying. I probably lost more then that but I didn't have scales before then. But clothes...

It encourages the Pancreas create more insulin. To help the body use it correctly.I havnt seen any information on those tablets where it makes you wee out sugars. Could be wrong. As for diet ill have a light breakfast of porridge or a low fat Greek yoghurt. As can't eat much as it cause me to...

I was getting high readings on the ketosticks before the meds started. I just wasn't getting any glucose readings before the one a week or so ago. It was tested weekly. Since last week it hasn't stopped being in my urine, with or without meds. My diet isn't too bad. I dont have much carbs...

Hi, sorry long post..... I was diagnosed about a week ago. Probably type 2. But could be type 3 or 1.5. I'm waiting on more tests. I never had glucose in my urine strips before. I test weekly. (Family have type 2 plus I get water infections alot so dr told me to do urine tests regularly) until...

Yea it sucks. But I have a DN now so hopefully it will get sorted.

I've finally spoke to my diabetic nurse this morning. Yes I have diabetes, obvious with the readings I have been getting. Now I have been using urine test strips for the last year for urine infections, which does have a glucose test on it. My Dr told me to use them if I suspected a urine...

My bloods were 25 when I went to bed last night and I couldn't sleep as I was sweating and felt bad. I tested in the night it went up to 29. The Dr dosnt want to know. The hospital didn't seem to think it was an issue at 19. I've no keytones in my urine when the tested me yesterday. So its...

So I ended up in A&E on Saturday as the on call Dr thought I had gall stones that had caused a blockage. They did blood tests while there and my sugar levels were 19. Dr said it wasn't that high and not to worry about it. If I felt I needed to, to speak to my Gp. So I did today, she had me in...

Good morning all, About 10 years ago I was diagnosed with glucose intolerance. My numbers after the glucose drink was just under what would be classified as abnormal. I had to go for yearly check ups to keep an eye on it. In that time my liver started to have high results. I had to get a blood...