Recent Content by suffolkboi61

Hi, urbanracer, yeah still have to take the other meds due to having a heart attack back in 2008 and having heart disease,

Hi all, After fighting a slowly losing battle for 6 years, I have now been put on insulin along with my Metformin. (I'm type 2) After talking to my Diabetic nurse Julie and now my Diabetic specialist Frank, we were all in agreement that through no fault of mine, my pancreas has decide to give up...

forgot to mention, I take it black no sugar lol

Can de caff coffee affect your sugars at all? as I am trying to rule out everything that may have made my sugars go up?

Having started my diet once again to help get my blood sugars back to how they were before, I tested today and results were..... Before breakfast 7.1 After 10.8 not so good breakfast was cup of tea with 2 slices weight watchers malted bread toasted. Skipped lunch Before dinner 5.7 After...

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I have to go back again in 6 months but will ask for a print out on Monday from my health center. Also I think it's time to dig out my folder of records of what I ate and did after being diagnosed, lucky I kept a complete diary of it all.

To be honest I wasn't really listening until she said about going on insulin, but am nearly sure it was between 5-5.4% blood tests were taken beginning of December last year and had to wait for an appointment

Hi everyone, Wow has been a long time since I last posted on here, (over 3 years ago) so where do I begin? Was diagnosed type 2 on 23rd November 2009 and was started on oral medication and straight away went on a diet to help, along with the help I received on here (a lot from Cugila, :) thanks...

Diabetes is getting the upper hand now

Hi all, has been awhile since I was on the forums due to health and mental problems arising from losing the weight to quickly. I am now on Lyrica Pregabalin 75mg, one daily at bedtime, for the pians in both feet. Also my scar on left shin has decided to really play up now and become infected at...

Well as it says there is always a downside to everything. Was with the doctor this morning and although he is extremely pleased with the effort I put in to get control of my diabetes and getting all that was needed done, the downside is I have now got to take Pregabalin 75mg, as my feet are now...

My bedtime lvl's are usually between 5.4 - 6.1

For the last 4 mornings on the trot I have woken around 4am/5am feeling absolutely dreadful. My head feels as if someone were pressing the sides in, my brain feels numb. my toes are tingling and I have burning sensations on both feet around the toe nails. When I have checked my BS I get a...

My Dr gave me 6 months to get my HbA1c lvl down from 10.2% to at least 7% or he will have to put me on insulin. that was back in January. Well after only 3 months, lots of hard work at my diet and the great advice on these forums. I have managed to get my HbA1c lvl down to 5.9%. So to those who...