Recent Content by Peckj02

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    Feel like I’m banging my head against a wall!

    Thanks everyone for your encouraging words and advice. It really does mean a lot and is very much appreciated. I had my appointment yesterday and the dr actually listened to me [emoji2] he has prescribed me a new medication to add to the pot, Canagliftozin. He agreed with me that 6 months is...
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    Feel like I’m banging my head against a wall!

    Thanks everyone for your replies and advice. I do have a test kit and have been checking regularly so have a pretty good idea which foods tend to give me a spike. I do try my best with keeping my carbs as low as possible but do have the odd blip (emotional eater) I very rarely drink alcohol...
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    Feel like I’m banging my head against a wall!

    Hi everyone, I hope you don’t mind me having a little rant, but thoroughly fed up. I was diagnosed type 2 sept 16 (although had gestational diabetes with youngest son 8years earlier) I was started on metformin but couldn’t tolerate it or the slow release version. Was so Ill with it. However...
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    A new record high for me 14.2 !!!!!! Think I may just have to start eating dust [emoji20]
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    Thoroughly fed up!!

    Thanks for the reply leahkian, just feel like I’m banging my head against a wall. X
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    Thoroughly fed up!!

    Thanks for your reply suz, I am looking into this x
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    Thoroughly fed up!!

    Hi brunneria, thanks for your reply. I’ve looked at the low carb programme and I am trying to keep my carbs quite low but I also have high cholesterol and am on statins for that. I’m concerned that going completely lchf may affect my cholesterol with the higher fat amounts? I have my review...
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    Thoroughly fed up!!

    Hi everyone, I’m seriously in need of some advice. I was diagnosed with type 2 in September 16 after being pre-diabetic for 7yrs after gestational diabetes. I was originally prescribed metformin and then slow release metformin, unfortunately they made me so ill [emoji20] I couldn’t tolerate...
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    10.7 this morning, 11.1 yesterday :(
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    Very Confused

    Thanks everyone, makes more sense. Have recently been put on glicazide after bad reaction to metformin and have not had a hba1c yet
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    Very Confused

    Hi everyone, Probably a silly question but feeling confused. I had a Bg of 7.4 last night before bed but have woken up this morning with a Bg of 8.6. Surely my Bg should have come down overnight not up???
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    DESMOND course - worth going to?

    Hi Chris, I found the DESMOND course really useful. It gave me a better understanding of my diabetes and also of carbs. I have high cholesterol too and we also touched on that during the session. It was also good to meet others who are experiencing the same things. One of the gentleman who...
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    8.6 this morning. Not been below 7 since I've been on glicazide