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You could try thin strips of courgette, use a potato peeler to make the slices or a sharp knife.

I suggest that she talks to her diabetic nurse. Perhaps if she explains they might give her separate long and short acting insulins.

9.3 for me this morning. All my own fault for eating a left over mince pie after my very sensible meal last night. Nanny sitting this afternoon for a 4 year old. Hope you start to feel better soon @Annb “those” conversations are always difficult to have.

Did you enjoy it? I’m having cottage pie tonight but with swede and carrot mash on top not potato, and sprouts cooked with bacon with it.

I had to reapply for mine last year when I started insulin, it was renewed for 3 years. I haven’t had any hypos where I needed help though.

Hi, and welcome back to the forum. Many people here have improved their blood sugar levels by looking closely at their diet, and in particular the carbs in their diet. Maybe take a look at this thread to get an idea of what meals might help...

I’m not sure what you mean here? I am on the forum which is on the website. I use the forum by logging onto the website via safari on my iPad. I think others access the forum via tapatalk and the app but I’ve never done that.

She looks lovely, just like my other cat. But mine wouldn’t be sitting in the box like that, she’s a very nervous cat and would run when the box is opened. Asthma can be an allergic reaction, but can also develop/run in families. My husband has asthma but doesn’t react to any specific...

Hi all, 7.6 today higher than normal. No idea why. @Zhnyaka I have two cats (one pictured in my avatar) and I can’t imagine having to give them an inhaler. They might let me once, but then they would run off every time they saw me coming. You are not a bad owner, you didn’t let it happen….like...

Hi @dogslife , Just to confirm that mods are happy for you to continue to post without FBG for a couple of days while your fingers recover. Hope they are less sore soon.

Yes, 700 is not enough. Maybe think about an app to count calories and carbs? I use nutracheck.

I don’t think any of us can say if you are eating too few calories unless you can give us an idea how many you eat! Are you counting the carbs you eat? If you have gone to keto levels of carbs very quickly it could be keto flu. Here is info that might help...

How many calories are you eating?

I assume you take it with meals? I would talk to your nurse again and tell her the side effects are too much. Maybe you could ask about trying a lower dose, or an alternative medication. I couldn’t tolerate Metformin, and eventually had to stop taking it.

Are you taking the standard Metformin or the slow release version?. Switching to those is worth a try. It doesn’t work for everyone but it helps some.