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Thanx for that Sue Just me clutching at straws! Mum has cut out sugarery things in her diet,but we trying to get our heads round the carbs thing! Maybe her diet is ok n the meds keeping things under control at mo??!! We tried BS testing today,but mums found it painful,n didnt put enough blood on...

Hi again Took mum to docs today as she was having stomach pains,turned out to be an urinary tract infection. So ,of course,she had to do a sample,wen it was tested there was no evidance of sugar! the doc asked mum who had diagnosed her with diabetes,it wa another doc,who had put in her notes...

Thanx for your informative replies,guys. Mums been given very little info re; management Am def getting more insight on here! She is due to see the diabetic nurse at her surgery on the 30th,will try n go with her If i get her BS testing we can take the results Any ideas of questions we should...

Hi Karen n Ken Doc did say mums diabetes could have been brought on by shock of losing dad. I have no idea what her BS levels are,but i will be getting her to check them from now on. She is overweight,but has managed to lose a stone already,but sometimes she goes along time with out eating thro...

Wow-Thanx for your replies. Yup Metformin-thats the name,if the diet is controlled,can you get off the tablets? The radio thing mum was listening to was talking about a very new drug! I,ll tell her that "uncontrolled" is the key word,mum is the biggest worrier,and obviously picked up the worst...

Hi all My mum has recently been diagnosed with diabetes type 2.She is taking 1 tablet a day (cant remember name-begins with m) I have soo many questions to ask re: diet-lifestyle etc. I recently lost my dad to cancer,so we both still very raw. Yesterday mum was listening to radio 4(i think),they...