Recent Content by KerrieG

I was gonna start the whole more protein breakfast this morning but I just didn't have the time to cook anything. I just ended up with a small bowl of rice crispies with soya milk and a coffee. I'm absolutely full of a cold at the moment, which I'm sure isn't helping.

She is! She just seems to think that sending me on one of the DESMOND courses when I was first diagnosed was all the help anyone needs, I would like to be sent to the diabetes team at the hospital to see if I can get more help but she doesn't seem to want to bother.

Yeah they've diagnosed me with type 2

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to change my usual breakfast...I normally have cereals and a coffee but I'm gonna try a few different things like scrambled eggs or something. I tend to have something to eat on my morning break, usually fruit or some veg. That's anytime between 10 and 11:30am...

I test 2 hours after breakfast and they can range between 11 and 22! Its crazy! I don't normally test before bed but I might start to and see what the difference is. We usually manage to eat an evening meal between 6 and 8 pm and I tend not to have supper.

Hi all! I'm finding that my sugars are always too high in the mornings (I sometimes test after breakfast). Even when I eat really well the day and night before, they still seem to run too high. Then I have trouble getting them back down all day. All my DN had to say about it is that I'm not...

I had terrible stomach cramps when I started on Metformin too. My drs switched me to the slow release version and its much better now. I still get a bit of tummy ache now and again but nothing as bad as before

I have psoriasis in my scalp too. Next time you're at the drs try asking for Xamiol scalp application...that worked wonders for me when no other shampoo did. The olive oil idea is a good one too, especially at the base of the scalp/neck. It should help to soften the plaques and avoid too my...

I'm 26 and need to lose about a stone to be an ideal weight. I've managed to get them down to about 11 before lunch, that's if I don't eat anything at all between breakfast and lunch (about 4.5 hours) and gain between lunch and dinner. Going for a walk is a little hard for me because of work but...

My levels have always been a bit higher than ideal but nothing this high. I've just been a bit sick and I feel rough so it could be something I'm coming down with

I only ever see my specialist diabetes nurse. I'm recording all my readings and she's meant to be phoning me tomorrow to see if they're any better. I was close to just taking myself to A and E yesterday cuz I felt so rotten and no one was taking me seriously, I feel rubbish again today but...

I was diagnosed in May 2012. I take 2x1g Metformin SR in the mornings, with breakfast. I'm being very careful on what I eat this week but it seems no matter what I eat or drink, I can't get my levels low enough. I've gone from boiling hot to cold now and I'm still sweating! Kerrie

I'm type 2 and having a testing kit to use as and when I feel I need to. Since Monday my reading have been high....usually between 22 and 15. The lowest I've managed to get them down to is 9.4! I spoke to my nurse yesterday who says she isn't overly concerned at the moment and just to really...

Thanks guys! We're gonna be swimming and all sorts as well as doing the parks, so hopefully that'll help with levels. I've decided not to take my testing meter just because my nurse said I only have to test as and when I want...and I don't want to be testing and worrying myself when I'm on...

I'm not overly keen on doughnuts anyways.....the lollipops may be a problem though!