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My thanks to everyone who took the trouble to respond to my plea! I have been overwhelmed with the constructive comments that you have been kind enough to leave me. My thanks to "xyzzy" for giving me a nudge to make my update. J "Taylor Marley" spotted my plight very perceptively, in that my...

I'm struggling! Recent results have not been too good. I'm type 2, and have been diagnosed for approx 3-years. BS readings up to 22.3, rarely below 10. HbA1c: 8.6 and increasing! Male - Age 62.5 Weight 18st 9lb. Height 5'7" Waist 57" BMI 41 Daily Medication: 4x 500mg Metformin. 1x 100mg...

Caleb Thanks so much for your very detailed response. This, together with your excellent work on your website, I am sure, will help me with my management of my condition. I have made comment on your article, and eagerly await your periodic expansion on the project. Are you going to write a book...

I'm T2 and have recently received the results of my HBA1c at 7.2 mmol/L. Unfortunately, I'm finding it increasingly difficult to control my weight, and have been advised that the 30mg glitazone daily tablet may be exacerbating my weight problem, and therefore my blood sugar levels. At my...

Back to the drawing board for me then! Thanks Phoenix for your very constructive comments and further information - I shall certainly be exploring the aspects you have outlined. I attended the Jugglers course, which I still consider was very useful, because I am struggling with my weight and...

I recently completed an excellent short-course for type 2 diabetics (operated by our local Area Health Authority) called "Jugglers". I'm not sure whether it's been rolled out on a national basis, but it might be worth checking with your GP. The course clearly explained production of glucose by...

My sincere thanks to: Nilemthakrar, Foxglove, AnnieP, Foxglove, and Dippy3103 for taking the trouble to provide me with your words of advice and encouragement. I have certainly taken note of what has been said, and I have had a wander round the site as suggested, and it's...

Hello! I'm new to the Diabetic 2 Forum, but not new to diabetes 2. I've been diagnosed for over a year now, and am on 4-Metformin tablets and 1xPioglitazone tablets each day. I'm 61, 5'7" tall and morbidly obese at 18-stones. Shamefully, although I take my medication compliantly, I still don't...