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Recent Content by Mark Rawlinson

  1. M

    At last!

    It is Brilliant when that happens my last one was 45 down from 129 it feels great dreading next ones though
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    Advice needed re Diabetic review

    If you want to see your results and consultations and anything else ever done at your surgery then use this you need to set up your account but once done you can see everything https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/
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    Metformin

    this reply is so true I was one of the unlucky ones, other have no side effects
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    Metformin

    I started treatment (T2 though) with metformin the 1 tablet to 4 tablets a day usual way after a bit of tie had to change to slow release tablets which to be honest made no difference at all, the side effect was Diarrhoea 2 days a week I begged to come off and to use insulin instead, even then...
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    Late posting alas 11.1 due to Sickness and Diarrhoea 11,30 am test was 6.3
  6. M

    Contradictions.

    the only way I "learnt" when I was not sure was by trying and finger prick testing after (2 hours etc)
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    Friday 7.7 :mad: had a bad night dont feel good at all upset stomach
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    Thursday an amazing 6.4 :) perhaps my monitor having a bad day
  9. M

    blood glucose constantly running in 20s

    When you begin on insulin you will probably be on a very low amount and build up slowly as in tiny amounts each week, that is how I started You are really best to ask your diabetic nurse or Dr what to look out for since using insulin I have never had a proper hypo but the occasional false...
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