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Just a quick update, stopped taking the Metformin and kept up the gym - still the same weight but much, much fitter. Had a diabetic review a few weeks ago and Hba1c down to 41 (from 59), BP controlled and liver results down to 50 (from 120). All good. Exercising is hard and am seeing a PT so it...

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions and advice. I think I was just feeling a bit down. Bounced back a bit now.

Thanks. I'm on a combo and one other. BP is much better than it was (220/120) so blowing a 140/80 is good for me. Yeah small steps and all that. I read the Burn Out thread after posting this and felt better.

Ah yes. One thing I didn't mention is the diet. I've been on a restricted 1800 calorie a day controlled diet. Very few sweet things and a good balance of protein, fat and carbs.

So I've been on 2000 mg of Metformin for about a year now and remember to take it most days. Also on 3 different meds for high BP and am 18 st. 3 months ago I decided to get back into the gym with a target of getting off the meds completely and have been working out or swimming 2 or 3 times a...

Thank you all for your replies. Changes are being made already and I'll be having some more blood tests this week and then seeing my GP. I've been taking regular tests and yesterday it seemed to be a consistent 9.9 in the morning, 2 hours after eating and in the evening.

That's the strange thing though. I don't eat a huge amount of carbs in the first place. I am certainly making changes with more exercise and a lower carb diet but was actually quite worried about the high readings. Or are they not as worrying as they appear ?

Hi, I've had 2 high sugar level readings at the docs recently and have been advised to go back for another test and a liver ultrasounds as my liver test was abnormal. i bought a self testing kit last night and my first result was 16 mmol/l which scared me a bit. Today, after quite a stressful...