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Thanks. Tried to contact the diabetic nurse the other day but she was on holiday. Will try again next week

Have tried most things. Low carb diet & other ways of trying to reduce Blood sugar readings. What surprises me most is that there has been no bodily reactions to these readings. have been a diabetic since I was 69yrs old but then I was very active exercise wise & it was controlled by diet &...

I have had high Blood Sugars for the last 3+ months. Metformin will not bring it down. It does not appear to be causing me any other problems, however am a little concerned. All suggestions welcome

Was diagnosed when I was 69(8years ago) but reversed it as I started running again & became quite fit. However when I stopped running due to inflamation injury & eventually stopped altogether. Then gradually my Blood Sugars started to rise & have been as high as 20 but have now reduced to 8.6...

Thanks one 7 all for your replies

I have been taken Metformin for 5 days & was wandering how long before it starts to show any effect

There are plenty of ideas in the diabetes cookbooks & they detail Cals, Carbs etc as well. There are recipes for all meals & A christmas cookbook as well. I made mini christmas puddings & some mince pies. You just need to be aware of what you are eating & be sensible. Go for a walk about an hour...