Recent Content by Robbalcomb

Thanks everyone, it's so frustrating bloods this morning taken at 05:00 was 8.6 after eight hour sleep, had light b/fast porridge no sugar made with almond juice, retake blood at 08:00 14.9 on top of that I have high blood pressure as well , things can only get better ,

hello all, still unable to get blood/glucose levels down my average is 14.6 the lowest I have recorded was 7.2 that was first thing in morning, after breakfast shot back to 17.2 last week I was feeling very dizzy and confused so I took B/G and found it was 21.8 yet I had not eaten anything for...

Thank you, think I will print this out and pass it to my Doctor , it's so frustrating doing everything right and still showing highs but this morning at 05:45 had reading of 7.5 in target the first for over 25 days and the only thing I did different was skip evening meal and replacing with light...

Good Morning all, I am struggling to get my BG down to target I'm told I'm type 2 steroid induced my Doctor put me on 500gm Metformin, and sent me off telling me that they will contact me in three months time to take more blood. I had no idea what was going on and really felt lost, that's when I...

P.s reading this morning after breakfast was 9.7 so going down I did take my Metformin straight after eating at 6:30 then tested at 8:30 I think I will take the Metformin at this time in future ✅

And to you and your family

Thanks, no pattern as yet but I thought I would test mornings before food then two hours after and again at bedtime for a week to give me a base line to work to , the I will reduce tests to 2 / 3 times a week , going to check what's in things more carefully bit of a problem as I am at present...

Many thanks, Bang, my weight before all this started back in April this year was a steady 73kg and I could eat whatever I wanted to without putting a gram on , I was that weight most of my adult life , but back in April my MG went into free fall resulting in a long hospital stay, that's when I...

Thank you friend

Hi yes sorry, I have been looking around site today, think I have work it out and should have posted a new thread I will have to get my 9 year old grandson to teach me how to do it ! Well breakfast was sausages egg bacon, baked beans and a small fried potato with one cup of tea, that was at...

Hi sorry not sure how to use chat rooms never use them before . Advice please, decided to blitz clean my walkin shower room today instead of going out for a walk, my BG this morning on waking was 10.1 then 11.2 two hours after breakfast . I then started on shower room then onto kitchen oven...

I have been having cook breakfast for some time now as I have to take medication which is time sensitive so have to take at 06:00 hrs lucky I have always been an early bird up about 5 -5:30 showered and out with the dogs I take other meds for Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and have to msnanage what I...

Thanks, thanks , will go back to full English breakfast again I only went to cereal as I thought it would be healthier. I don't want to test every day I thought 2/3 times a week would be ok ? Stay safe all Merry Christmas

hi, all, a couple of days ago I received via post a Contour next one BG meter, which was a surprise, some of my friends here suggested I start to keep check even though GP and diabetic nurse had not offered it to me , they just prescribed Metformin and told me to come back in three months for...

Thanks , will get monitor, and give the herbs a try, I do walk up to 2-3 hours a day up to town and back I have to use a stroller that used to be my mums , blooming MG sapps your strength so have to take rests, legs very weak today so walk took longer, Days like today I miss my car , that's...