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Thanks everyone. They've gone for nnow; no idea if they'll be back.As Pipp says, there could be all sorts of reasons. In my case I'm beginnning to suspect it might even be the tog value of the duvet!!

Been Type 2 since 2000. Managed using metformin and rapaglinide. Morning values generally 5.5 - 6.5. Hb1Ac generally around 6.5. Started having night sweats last fortnight with sheets sometimes soaking wet. Seems to be linked with low morning values below 5.5. Anyone had similar?

Dear Sharkgirl19, I too experience the puzzling high morning values and I once got advice on this from the US diabetes society site. It appears that getting reasonable morning values can be an art for some type 2s. If you go to bed with a value that's too low, it can sink so low while you...

Hi Frazer, Why is she taking you off gliclazide? I was on it for about 5 years or so, and spent my whole life eating or not eating merely to maintain proper blood levels. Key problem was too many very low values verging on hypo. Also, I couldn't have carbs after about 8pm when gliclazide...

Hi Barney! I'm a newbie, too. I begin to experience loss of balance whenever my blood reading goes below 5.0 It's a strange symptom because I if I wake up with it, I am aware of it even before getting up. Also, although I feel like a drunk, I obviously don't stagger because people around me...