Recent Content by stuartm

Hi All, Well its been over 12 months since diagnosed with diabetes,i'm still alive..lol had a few up and downs until i was use to novorapid, its been ok otherwise. I had a medical MOT yesterday and my BP was 140/104 which is a bit worrying and i've lost weight again, also glucose im my water...

Thank you very much everybody for your Information, i didnt think i would get such a response 3 pages worth :D Just to update you all, I went to the Doc's on Friday the 13th and I'm now on Insulin(pen type) :cry: started yesterday on 6 units and still on 3 metformin a day, The training with...

Thanks for the reasurance :D i'm reading a lot about people that have had the same experiance as us and it is worrying, i had to pay for my first batch of meds!! was only till later i found out its free :? I'm feeling abit more confident now reading everbodies posts and having the same probs...

My doctor bypassed the diet stage and put me straight on metformin as i dont eat sugary foods (sweets, cake, etc) at all..except the odd pkt of crisps..and the speed of my weight loss and sudden blurry vision he decided metformin was the way to go, i started on 1/2 500mg tab then he increased...

I Think the medical institution dont bother as much as they should, and they dont always give you the information you need to control diabetes, I wasnt given any booklets etc when i was diagnosed, just handed pills and "see you later", was the response..oh great i got a disease for life and the...

Apparently i have to see the Nurse before they issue anything, something to do with training on the Monitor, and what is best for me...i got the Boots own brand comes with Instructions too :)

Yeah good point, she's only at the surgery 2 days a week, i dont know why they didnt give me the strips and lancets last time i was there to collect my metformin. :roll:

And you all do a great job :D I have an appiontment on Friday with the doctor to check me over again,and the nurse has been called in to help with the BS monitoring , hope it all goes well. Cheers

Hi Dennis, Thank you, I dont realise that the glucose lvl rises during the night thats important information as i was wondering if i changed the times i take the metformin would make any difference. Not too happy about the mortality rate tho...Guess its time to take this seriously as ive tried...

Thanks again Sugarless Sue, I take the pill in the morning with nothing, then again evening with dinner. I will reduce my carbs as u suggest and see if it will make a difference, are they risks of T2 becoming T1 ? Out of curiousity what is the Death rate of T2 if untreated? Thanks again

Thank you for the reply :) Typical Mon-Fri , No breakfast, 1 Pill, Lunch, sandwiches and fruit, ( feeling tired and vision going around 14h00 ish) last meal is usually a home cooked meal, chicken and potatoes, or curry , or stew..and 1 pill .no fast food..sat-sun fried brekky :) 2 meals usually...

Hi All, you all coping? I was diagnosed (tho i had an idea already) in November 2008 with Type 2 Diabetes, after loosing 2 stone over a short period of time, and eye sight going blurry and being told to wear glasses by spec's savers (thanks spec savers, good job :? ). was put on metformin and...