Recent Content by Maris Piper

I have been taking Amitriptyline for 5 years for abdominal migraine and it is a life-saver. I thought there might be some effect on the Metformin I started taking in April. My GP has now changed me to Gliclazide as Metformin was no help and made no difference to BG levels. The Gliclazide is much...

Maybe the GP just wants your father to see what side effects he gets before introducing him to a higher dose? I’m just about to start on Gliclazide as Metformin didn’t produce the results my GP was hoping for. I’m to take it with dinner. It’s only 40 mg. The NHS site says take it with breakfast...

I too have higher fasting readings than I expected. I’m 75 and fairly fit and don’t look overweight. I also had no obvious diabetic symptoms My last Hba1c reading was 67 back in April and I was put on Metformin sl 500 mg. I bought a meter and realised if I didn’t have the high fasting level...

I think waist measurement is more important that weight. My daughter, an extremely fit triathlete weighs in as being obese because of her muscles but her waist is tiny and she doesn’t have an inch of fat on her. I have a tape measure sent to me by the British Heart Foundation. It has one side...

Thanks for the responses. My husband, a nutrition biochemist, read all about ACV before I started taking it. The trials used 2 tablespoons of the ACV and 1 ounce of cheese. I diluted the ACV in half a tumbler of water. I have not had any issues taking it but as I haven’t seen any benefit so far...

I have been on Metformin since April 2021. 500 g initially and then plus another 500g . I was checking my bs before and after low carb meals and discovered my fasting level was always around 9 mmol. I have no symptoms of diabetes and decided since I don’t look overweight I probably have too much...

When I was first diagnosed as type 2 (from HbA1c test ) both I and the GP were surprised. I’m fairly fit and not obviously overweight and had ( and have never had) any of the usual symptoms. My brother was told he was prediabetic, drinks 2 glasses of wine a night and his HbA1c result has gone...

I started testing my blood several times a day and realised it was high first thing (around 9mmol) went up and down a bit but ended more or less where it started at bedtime. Then I started monitoring my fasting blood test only. As a low carb diet had made little difference to my weight and I...

Yes I know everyone says porridge is high carb, but it’s slow release so I’m never hungry afterwards( I only have a small bowlful) and I can happily last till 1.30 and go on a bike ride as well. I have no diabetic symptoms (apart from the hba1c) and my BMI is within normal range but I’m not the...

My husband and I have just been reading Prof Roy Taylor’s latest book “Your simple guide to reversing type 2 diabetes” and realised what is causing my diabetes. It’s my liver. At 75 and otherwise fit and heathy (apart from an hba1c reading of 67) I am not the weight I was when I left school ( in...

Thanks for all your replies.My bs 90 mins after porridge is either up 1 on my fasting level or has actually gone down depending what I do after breakfast. Last week for instance my fasting level on one day was 9.2. I had breakfast and an hour later went for a bike ride and tested when I got...

Thanks Jo. I’ve spoken to my GP who says I’m doing all that can be done in terms of diet as I am not and haven’t ever been overweight. On another thread I was told to ditch the 5 grapes I had for dessert with whole milk yogurt which I did. The only carbohydrate I have each day is porridge but my...

I’ve been taking 500 mg/day since 14 April and been testing my bs since March 2020 on an ad hoc basis The past couple of weeks I’ve been testing my bs before and after meals etc and I can’t see any change ( except lots of holes in my fingers!). It’s still the same as it was before starting the...

Thanks for the advice.

Thanks everyone for the replies. After continuing to test I was 8.6 before lunch and two eggs and some black olives later I am down to 6. Does anyone know anything about the effects of Amitriptyline on blood sugar?