Recent Content by peterb999

I like that, "dire betes", very accurate.

Hi Maggie, I can't help with the Glicazide as I've not taken it but I just wanted to send you a virtual hug. It really isn't easy on the mental health when the figures stay high no matter what you do. I have gone through a few months of not eating much at all because I was just so concerned...

Really well done, as others have said it's easy to tell you what to do but quite hard to actually do it. I was diagnosed in Jan 2023 with 110 and was given poor advice (brown bread is fine, a handful of grapes are fine). I got it down to about 55 after 2 years (I think). I started reading...

Hope it was sugar-free coke and sugar-free polo Julie :)

Thanks for that, I find that quite interesting. I had thought that the blood test was more dependent on the later days than the first days - one of my friends goes on a crash diet in the last couple of weeks before her blood test and swears it makes a difference to the blood test, haha...

Hi Mr Happy 100, Sorry we didn't say Hi for a while, but you are very welcome here. As others have said, the DNs seem to not like recommending testing kits for Type 2. However, I was 110 in Jan 2023 and got down to about 56 in Jan 2025. I had joined this forum but not really spent the time...

I have been wearing the libre 2 for the last couple of weeks. It's estimated Hba1c shows as 30 mmol (4.9%). I had a blood test on Wednesday and the Hba1c came up as 33 so it's not too far away.

I've had a phone call today. The person who took the blood isn't a diabetic nurse at all, just someone who takes blood and measures blood pressures of people. The person who phoned me today is actually a diabetic nurse. She said that the reading had gone down, and what exactly what I...

Thanks everyone for your support it is appreciated.

Hi All, I've had my 6 monthly blood test today. I was originally 110 in Jan 2023 and the test now shows 33 so I'm really really pleased. I've been wearing a Libre CGM as I went on an all inclusive to Turkey last week and that estimated that I was 29 so it's not too far off. Many thanks to...

I had a similar thing about pepsi max with one doctor. He said it was bad for diabetics and I shouldn't drink it. I asked why as there is literally 0% carbs in it, he finally told me that it's because studies have shown (couldn't tell me which studies) that people who drink diet drinks get...

Thanks for the responses, it is appreciated. It makes sense that it seems to be showing the figures lower - but as you say it is showing me that my BG does come back down a lot quicker than it was when I first used the test one. I thought 29 was a bit strange - however, with the test libre a...

Hi All, I'm currently on holiday in Turkey this week (and missing the dreadful weather at home in the uk fortunately). Quick background, I was diagnosed in Jan 2021 when I was 20 stone. It took a while to get used to it, but within three months I was 70 and then down to 58 then 48 and then...

I'm sorry it's a bit of a nightmare. I moved about a year ago and my new GPs owner is great. He is a complete IT fanatic and has computerised everything. I've spoke to him a couple of times and he is very passionate about helping people. They took on about 3000 people when other GPs in...

Funnily the only people who have congratulated me are the people on this forum and I really appreciate it, friends and family don't really understand the scores etc. and I don't really mention it to people in real life. However, I am still flabbergasted that you have gone from 107 to 47 in 6...