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A massive blood clot in my left calf, which i didnt know was a clot so didnt seek medical help for 2 months :shock: Then the usual signs, constant thirst, getting up many times in the night to pee, 'smoky' vision, thrush and lethargic Diabetes showed up in tests for the clots if i remember...

like you i had never suffered from thrush, then got some on my u know what. got some cream from the doc and cleared it up. then a week later diagnosed as T2 and since then have kept on top of my bg levels with diet and metformin. touch wood, i've not had a re-occurance so not had to let the gp...

cakes, pastries and biscuits raise the cholesterol I think. My cholesterol at my 1st hba1c test = 6.2, 3 months and 180 eaten eggs later (based on 3scrambled eggs per day) my cholesterol is now 5.6, go figure 8)

My xmas day diet will include (without fail): Roast Turkey Roast Potatoes Cabbage Carrots Beans Broccoli Cauliflower Gravy Christmas Pudding Custard Cream Luxury mince Pies and a very long sleep in the afternoon, followed by a buffet of the afore mentioned ingrediants in the evening :)

I go to the gym 3 times a week, cycle for 30 minutes 3 times a week and rest for the 7th day

Re: Success stories Well done everyone! I'm T2, 2 x 500mg Metformin daily. I also had my first review today with the gp, results: HBA1C 6.2% DOWN from 11.2 8) HDL 1.28 UP from 0.97 8) LDL 3.2 (no previous reading) Cholesterol 5.6 DOWN from 6 8) Triglycerides 2.57 (no previous...

Dont worry about falling off, I went on holiday last week and entered carb heaven (fish and chips, chips, chip butty, wholemeal bread etc for the whole week :oops: ) BUT holiday over, feeling better for it and back on the 'lower' carb route and the numbers are coming down again 8) I did feel...

(T2 since february 09, Metformin 2 x 500mg daily) i initially went cold turkey, got headaches and lethargic, eat some carbs and felt better. so re-aligned my approach, cut down to 200 for a week, 100 for a week or so then 50 and found it a lot easier I go to the gym 3 times a week and rarely...

i've been in the gym every 2 days for the last couple of months, whilst also sticking to a lower carb diet (i'm t2, metformin twice daily). I dont have any notion of calories and never count ( probably why i got overweight in the 1st place :D ) i just count the carbs and keep them less than 100...

Hi all, My last food post here: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7729 I'm now taking the plunge 8) I've spent every 2 days down the gym for the last 4 weeks and havent lost a pound (well i've lost 53 as payment for going there :mrgreen: ) so i deduce its my...

the 7.7 was shortly after waking and after a cup of tea, just before the food, 15.5 1 hour after eating then 8 after 2 hours.

I did the test, started @ 7.7 and 'spiked' @ 15.5 before returning to 8. I'm no expert but that doesnt seem too bad or does it? have to say that after denying it for 30 years thinking it tastes like porridge, if it is bad for me i'll be gutted :D as it is now my prefferred breakfast (scrummy...

Its stunning with strawberries or raspberries :D I said i was asking seriously as it felt a bit of a silly question, but then i started to read the posts about testing, thanks for your replies.

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Shall try it first thing tomorrow, ty