Recent Content by sue1959

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    High sugar and menopause

    Since I've started my 'hot flushes' my sugars have gone up from 11 in the mornings to 16.5. How can I bring them down with out further tablets. I haven't changed my diet and I do exercise. I find my sugars go up when I exercise too.
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    Type 2 Soyagen and diabetes.

    I've recently started my hot flushes and find that soyagen is helping. However my sugars have gone up in the morning. Could this be the soyagen, i take it after breakfast, therefore after my bloods, or is it my hot flushes? I'm going to the dr about it but just wondered. I've tried sage and that...
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    Menopause and diabetes

    since starting my hot flushes my morning readings are up 2! Is this normal and what can I do about it?
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    Change in meter different readings

    I had an eventful weekend so will be cutting back now, usually 8. It's the first time I've used the new meter though.
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    Change in meter different readings

    I've just got a new meter, my old one wasn't working properly and they don't have them anymore. My readings are now 3 points higher than with my old meter. My new meter, Contour XT, gave me a reading of 14! and my old one,Freestyle lite, gave me a reading of 11. Why is this and which is the most...
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    Exercise increases my BS levels!

    I'll try that the next time I go dancing. Would peanuts be a good thing to snack on during. I'll try retesting too, mind you I sometimes get in a bit late!
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    Exercise increases my BS levels!

    I go salsa dancing 1-2 times a week and find that when I take my BS readings when I'm home they are high (14.7 last night after 3 hrs dancing) what can I do to reduce them.
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    Higher blood sugars, tired, confused and feeling depressed!

    I'm on 2 500 mg Glucophage a day which until recently was fine all of a sudden though they've gone from 8 in the morning to 10+. Does stress play apart in levels? At the moment I'm under going a bit of stress marriagewise and my daughter flying the nest in September!
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    Diuretics

    I'm going to try green tea. I have to stand up all day at work and I find my feet are a bit swollen on an evening.
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    Diuretics

    I was wondering about trying a herbal diuretic. Is this OK to do when taking metformin?
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    On tablets any way to reduce sugars?

    I'm type 2 and my morning sugars are usually between 7-8( Dr OK with these) but the last couple of days they've been around 9-11. I'm trying to get back into low carbing but until that kicks in is there any other way to reduce them? Exercise seems to put my sugars up. 3hrs salsa dancing sends...
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    decreasing type 2 when it's hot and after exercise.

    Just wondered if there are any ways to reduce or to BS levels rising due to heat or exercise. I go dancing once a week and my sugars are always high when I finish.
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    success!!!!!!!!

    Just to say I've now got down to 12st 11 ( I was 14st+ when I first started) down a clothes size, feel brilliant and have taken up salsa dancing. All I need now is to tone up! Have had a couple of slices of toast occasionally but have totally lost my taste for bread. I have crackers instead ( 3...
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    hypo advise

    Hi going salsa dancing tonight! Last week when I went I had a mild hypo as I'm not used to having them I didn't have anything to eat with me. I just wondered what people would advise me to take. I'm low carbing at the moment morning blood down from 12 to 7-8 would a larger dose of carbs with my...
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    dancing and diabetes

    I went to salsa lessons last night. After about 2hr of dancing I suddenly found that my concentration had gone and I could hardly remember any steps ( 2 left feet syndrom :)). Could this be due a hypo or something as not long before the instructor had complimented me on my dancing!