Recent Content by Jasonuk

Hi catherine ty for ur post, i;m new to diabetes , but not new to chronic illness ugh, it seems to me the 2 approaches seem to be able to work, NHS approach- eating healthy, exercise, not testing daily, relying on hbaic thingy bloodtest diabetic peoples approach- ating low carbs, testing...

HI ty for replies, my fasting bs when i got up today- friday morning was 5.0 my 2 hour reading after evening meal was 7.7 was getting reading about 10, but bs is dropping i last week, my bs when diognosed 5 weeks ago was 24.1, on metformin 2000mg a day Jason

been reading up on type 2 diabetes for a while, wanna throw a post out there to see wot others think, there seems to be 2 main types of managment 1, NHS approach - normal healthy diet, regular exercise, no need to check daily if ur type 2, unless part of education 2, diabetics approach- low carb...

hi, was testing bs levels untill last week, GP told me i dont need to check every day once a week max, when i was testing fasting 7 day average was bout 6.4, and 2 hour after eating 7 day average was 11,0 last night 2 hour after eating was 10.9, fasting this morning was 6.2 feel awfull Jason

Hi JJ4, with regards to the sleep apnea,does ur husband have mild. modearate, or servere sleep apnea, has he been diognosed by a health care proffesional? is ur husband on any treatmant for sleep apnea, why i ask untreated sleep apnea can affect ones metabilsim as in if one is having apneas...

Hi everyone, been on METFORMIN for 4 weeks, the inital symptoms i had when diognosed with diabetes- increased thirst, blurry eyes, increased weeing, have improved , almost gone, but dont feel well at all, so tired wekk not tired more then that totally exhausted, when get up cant even stay awake...

ty all for replys, i;m going to go along with a open mind!!!! when i get the appointment, db nurse and gp, told me its very important i tell dietition, i have chronic pancreatitus and take creon in tablet form thats a combanation of powerfull digestive enzymes a pancreas normally releases to...

Hi all recently been diognosed as type 2, i taking METFORMIN, gp surgery has reffered me to a hospital dietition, been told this will be a important appointment to help me eat heathy does everyone who is diognosed with type 2 get sent t a dietition.? are diabetics refered if you are only on diet...

Hi everyone, was diognosed with type 2 four weeks ago, my bs was 24.1 random bloodtest, i was put straight on metformin 2 a day to start with, then 2 twice a day, my bs seems to av dropped quicker then i expected it is almost well not normal but lower then it was a lot, fasting bs when i wake up...

hello, i;ve just been diognsed with type 2 also, 3 weeks ago, on metformin 2 tabs twice a day, my bloods sugers are dropping, increased thirst has improved, still blurry vision still want to sleep a lot, was told these symptoms will improve it will take a while, gp told me to keep taking the...

Hi everyone, A week ago i bought a accu check NANO glucgose meter to check blood sugers, from wot ive read its a new one on the market, this is my first meter its good for the following reasons 1, its small and compact, stylish black colour 2 comes with zipped carry case, can fit in my...

Hi sue, ty for the info u posted, im new to diabetes, planning to be proactive in my treatment, live with 2 other chronic ilnesses as i posted its tough, have to take a lot of prescribed medacation daily, to improve my quality of life, being dx with diabetes is petrol on a already burning...

Hello Jason here i;m new!! Was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 3 weeks ago random blood test showed bg at 24.1 im on Metformin 2x500mg twice a day, bought a blood glucgose moniter fri, its has a positive effect knowing wot my bs levels are seen GP today, she said i dont need to check my blood...