Recent Content by jeff@jgee

Hi, I think the elevated levels are probably down to the cold and stress. Also, I have not been sleeping well which doesn’t help. I’ve gone back to low carb diet which obviously helps. I take metformin and Victoza (liraglutide) but I have recently started taking Gliclazide which has really helped.

Hi, carbs average range is 20/30 grams per day. Usually try to eat within 1 hour of rising then lunchtime and evening as BG rises if I don’t eat regularly.

Hi hope I’m asking in the right place. I buried my head in the sand as far as my diabetes (type 2 no insulin) is concerned due to other health issues. My hba1c rose to 121. I started eating sensibly at the beginning of October and managed to get my BGs down to high 6’s/low 7’s (estimated hba1c...

Hi Tonk I’m feeling fine . . . . . well a bit depressed about the BGs but other than that I feel fine. Anyway thanks for your reply.

Hi my meds are: Metformin 2x500mg twice a day Liraglutide (Victoza) 1.8mg once a day Since around the beginning of the year I have been on the straight and narrow and getting control back. In December I was getting readings in the 12.5 - 13.5 range. Recently they were between about 7.0 - 8.4...

Hi, I went out Saturday night and ate and drank things I know I shouldn’t have. I knew it would have an adverse effect on my BG levels but 3 days later they are still high despite me returning to my usual diet the morning after. Is this usual and if so when are they likely to stabilise? Thanks

Would like to thank all of you for your input and encouragement. With regards to taking readings before bed I do this occasionally and have never experienced raised levels also I quite often have to get up after 2-3 hours of sleep to work and then go back to bed a few hours later. On waking I...

Hi Pneu, thanks for your input. The nature of my work means I sleep/eat at different times and always test on waking, I also test randomly between meals. In all I test about 5 times a day so I don't think it it's likely to be unexpected spikes and if that was the case they would have to be very...

Hi, in recent months I seem to have succeeded (or so I thought) in lowering my BG levels with dietary changes. I test every morning on waking and at varied times through out the day (before/after meals etc) and have a 90 day average reading of 6.3 which according to the Diabetes uk calculator...