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New, panicking, and asking for advice please!

After been diagnosed I originally was eating about 50g of carbs but now about 70 to 80g a day which is still moderately low carb but not keto....

Post by: davd, Feb 11, 2021 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Newly diagnosed T2 - meds or not?!

Hi and welcome When I was diagnosed 9 months ago with an HbA1c of 90 I was prescribed Glimepiride which is similar to glyclazide . Even at the...

Post by: davd, Jan 29, 2021 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Newly diagnosed type 2 and very confused.

I use a GlucoRX Q cheap to buy £5.99 and £10.99 for strips it seems to be fairly accurate. This is from Glucos own website it was dearer on...

Post by: davd, Jan 27, 2021 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Metformin

Don’t know about symptoms of lactic acidosis but apparently excessive alcohol can bring it on with metformin. I am risking it a bit as I tend to...

Post by: davd, Jan 1, 2021 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Metformin

I have read in many other threads on here that metformin does little to reduce BG levels. I am taking 1000mg of metformin extended release tablets...

Thread by: davd, Jan 1, 2021, 4 replies, in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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I Don’t want a low carb Christmas

Still eating a little bit of what I shouldn’t but now testing before meals 5.1 and after 6.5 . So it looks like no long time damage, just going...

Post by: davd, Dec 28, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Diagnosed April 2020 HbA1c 90 mmol/mol September 2020 HbA1c. 40 December 2020 HbA1c 40

Diagnosed April 2020 HbA1c 90 mmol/mol September 2020 HbA1c. 40 December 2020 HbA1c 40

Status Update by davd, Dec 28, 2020
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I Don’t want a low carb Christmas

The 200 carbs was just the dinner, probably a lot more over day . The Christmas pudding and custard according to labels was well over 100 carbs ....

Post by: davd, Dec 26, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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I Don’t want a low carb Christmas

Well i decided to have a day of eating what I used to eat to see what it would do to my BG level. For Christmas dinner had prawn cocktail with...

Post by: davd, Dec 26, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Latest HbA1c test results

I was on over 200 carbs a day before diagnosis . So I was put on Glimepiride and I cut my carbs to about 50 but my self testing readings were...

Post by: davd, Dec 16, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Latest HbA1c test results

Hi Have just received my third HbA1c results. When diagnosed at beginning of May it was 90 . Then beginning of September it was 40 . Yesterday’s...

Thread by: davd, Dec 15, 2020, 3 replies, in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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I Don’t want a low carb Christmas

Since been diagnosed T2 I have hardly drunk any beer just the occasional coors light, but as I do like alcohol, brandy, whiskey, and gin with...

Post by: davd, Nov 24, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Random question?

What 2 minutes of exercise LoL

Post by: davd, Nov 23, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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I Don’t want a low carb Christmas

Thanks I have been moderately low carbing about 70gms a day so not keto but in the last week I have been struggling to get it below 6 , my...

Post by: davd, Nov 23, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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I Don’t want a low carb Christmas

Wow thanks everyone for replying , I have only been diagnosed type 2 since April this year but with ignoring advice from nurse and taking advice...

Post by: davd, Nov 22, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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I Don’t want a low carb Christmas

I know some people will say I can have a fairly low carb Christmas, but for just a few days I would love to be able to eat what I used to love...

Thread by: davd, Nov 22, 2020, 38 replies, in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Confused about Hypos

When I was first diagnosed type2 I was put on Glimepiride which helped my pancreas to create more insulin. My surgery also gave me a meter mainly...

Post by: davd, Nov 17, 2020 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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The signs

Thirsty all the time , Frequent urination , also very sweet smelling urine and stools . That made me go get checked at my GPS , blood test came...

Post by: davd, Nov 17, 2020 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Covid Vaccine Priority

It is certain that some people will have a reaction to any vaccine as some of us will be allergic to the ingredients that are used to make the...

Post by: davd, Nov 15, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Just been prescribed Ramipril

Most GP surgery’s will prescribe the cheapest brand of medication first even if it is only a few pence saving, my surgery has changed my metformin...

Post by: davd, Oct 2, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes

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