Recent Content by Mummyofone

Thanks for your advice :-) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Has it made you feel better, most days I'm in a foggy haze and body feels full of lead. Is it easy to control ? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Usually hovers around the 12.5 mark x Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Not on insulin yet, going back in 1 week, bg, do u mean the ones I do at home, it's anywhere from 5.5 to 16.9 x Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi, I've just had my annual review and my hba1c is 63, doc put me on metformin in dec 2012, 2 500mg bd, then in jan 2013 put me on gliclazide 80mg 1 bd, as i could not tolerate metformin, then within month rose to 4 bd. now yesterday said he wants me on insulin, is this normal to go onto insulin...

I use SD CODEFREE, it's accurate, cheap to buy, the strips are the cheapest I've come across at around £7 for 50 as opposed to around £20 - £30 from the branded ones. I got my kit from amazon.co.uk for around £13 and that was the monitor, lancet device and lancets and comes in a carry case. The...

Hi doug ( and everyone ) thanks for the advise, bloods were 16.6 yesterday after 1/2 bag chips and fish cake, think I may need dosage change and/or different meds, never been so high.

Thanks for your replies. 3 hours after bf I started feeling really shaky, did bloods and down to 6.1, I've never been this low since I was diagnosed around 3 years ago, I know what I had was pseudo symptoms because I'm not used to be this low so instead of reaching for sugars I had turkey salad...

Hi, just after advice if poss, been on metformin (500mg x 2) for 4 weeks but taken off as I was not tolerating it, my readings weren't great on it anyway up to 15.5 after meals. I have recently started portion control of meals (and sticking to it), been reading how Gliclazide really lowers your...

Thanks Sid Bonkers for your reply, had no idea that metformin only reduced by 1-2 mmol, I suppose I thought it was a wonder drug. I also suffer from IBS so I'm used to stomach problems but nothing like this. Going to see how it goes :-)

Thanks daisy1 for the reply, do you know how long side effects lasts, was on metformin when pregnant but had such a dreadful pregnancy I could of had these symptoms and not even noticed :-)

Hi, I've been type 2 for around 2 years now, (had gestational 4 years ago), just been put on metformin 2 weeks ago, been testing bloods and I'm 15.2 after meals, was never this high before meds, feel sick, achey, hot/cold, tired all the time, is this normal. Thanks in advance x