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So what levels should i be before breakfast, 2 hours after meals?

yes thanks everyone for the info, lots to be going on with i do have another complication which i didnt mention i have cronic pancreatitis which has stopped my producing enzymes, i take creon 40000 at every meal and im sorted now. The doctors tell me that i pos had a virus which damaged my...

No i don't know how to carb count, They just told me to experiement, maybe you can teach me. I have just taken 5 units of rapid, and have a turkey sandwich (2 rounds of warbertens bread)

I have just started taking insulin, i inject before breakfast, dinner and tea on novorapid and before bed time a one lasting levemir. I take 6 units over night of the levemir which is working well as i test myself before breakfast and im below 10. But im not getting to grips with the rapid...

I have been a type2 patient for 3 years taking x2 500mg metformin and x2 80mg glicazide a day my HBA1C levels are way up to 10.2 so i have decided to start on insulin in the new year. The consultant has said i will be taking 4 doses a day (x3 after meals and x1 over night slow release) I have...

anyone on the above post?

So im testing before breakfast every day my 14 day avarage is 6.9 also 30 day average is 6.9 my eating times are 7am for breakfast 10am snack 1pm dinner and supper 6pm so when should i be testing and what levels should i be heading for? ps i take x1 metformin and x1 glitzide after supper. Help

I test myself before breakfast every morning, just wondered when i should be testing throughout the day and what levels im looking for?

im not peeing alot not more than usual and not thirsty i test before breakfast and i get results around 7.0 someimes lower sometimes higher.

type 2

what is a good blood test level before breakfast? mine goes from as low as 4.0 to about 8.0

yes i understand that glitzide makes you put weight on and metformin supresses your appertite (not mine i eat like a horse)

Something which is getting me down, i was diagnosed with T2 in jan 07, i take x1 metformin and x1 Glitzide a day, since then i have lost loads of weight, the thing is i was slim anyway so i am extra slim, it gets to me when all i get is "your lost weight" from people. So the question is do the...

Thanks for the reply, i am collecting data testing before breakfast to monitor what i had the day before, i had a bad result last saturday of 17.9 but i know why i had a load of white bread the day before so no more white bread.

i am type 2 i test before breakfast just wondered what other times of the day i should test?