Recent Content by malcymjc

Hi Jackois, thanks for your thoughts. My numbers have been very unstable for two weeks with a few highs but more and more lows. Will keep testing and see what happens. Nothing at all straightforward about Diabetes!!!

Hi. I am a bit confused. In May 2015 I was diagnosed as Type 2 and told to be more active and watch what I ate, over a period of six months I seriously cut out carbs and my bloods dramatically improved. Then last autumn they started climbing again and despite eating virtually no carbs they...

Hi I started on Humilin M3 last week and although I am getting some good levels now I am getting quite wild variations 18 in the afternoon and then 5.9 two hours after evening meal. I have gone below 4 a couple of times in my first week. We are not sure yet if I am T2 or LADA. But am concerned...

Hi I am still waiting for confirmation of Type 2 diagnosis but I to get a burning sensation in the tips of my toes and the top half of my toes are red. Incredibly sensitive and worse at night.

Nurse today said although the blood results were in the diabetic range in the absence of frequent peeing and thirst issues (although I did tell her that I wake through the night to drink because of the thirst) it was inconclusive. So she has taken more blood to do another Ha1bc test and a...

Hi SueB743 thanks. I have been lurking around the forum so I realise that there is a lot of positive people here.

Hello WeeFergus thanks for the heads up on MyDiabetesMyWay had a quick look and depending on what I am told tomorrow will probably join up.

Thanks Noblehead, whatever outcome is tomorrow it will be fine. I have read so many positive posts on the forums here where people with much higher numbers than me seem to be tackling their diagnosis and taking control of their health in a way that they probably never would have considered...

Thanks Gezzabelle

Hi everyone I have an appointment tomorrow with the practice nurse to "discuss recent elevated blood glucose results" I have high blood pressure and cholesterol so the blood tests I thought were the usual liver function tests so was a bit taken aback when the letter arrived inviting me to see...