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i have a solution - i eat before going for a blood test - thus meaning i can not have one! :D ;) i havent been to the doctors yet - i avoid them at all costs if i can :D

my partner tried to do it - i ended up almost being sick and sitting on my hands :( Fail has a new meaning - me!

UPDATE : Failed again!

i think i need to drop something on the trigger :D

i really must try again :( i think i will try and bite the bullet so to speak tomorrow and do it. i really hate myself for wimping out :( i want to find out my BS level - i know it wont hurt. i keep trying to press the **** thing but my thumb wont press down :(

hi, thanks for the replies :) i know its ridiculous - and i know it wont hurt - but its just to do with pushing the button on the finger pricker - i just cant bring myself to do it :( i try and try but it just wont happen :( god only knows what i'd be like if i had to inject - i guess dead...

I've been trying to test my blood sugar levels now for quite a while - i get the meter out and prepare the stick and i'm all prepared to test myself. i push the finger pricker against my finger and just cant press the button :( i'm really annoyed with myself :( its driving me mad - i know it...

thanks bernie :D i will learn to use it but i cant bring myself to press the button :(

Hi, i joined up a couple of weeks ago and have found the forum is a great place for help and advice :D i recently found out that I have type 2 diabetes after going to the chemist for a test. my eyes were hurting a lot and i felt so tired all the time. my blood sugar readings were around...

Attack of the killer tomatoes....! :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36NgK-vJc1M&feature=related

i take 1 metformin in the morning and one in the evening (7am and 7pm) but i usually dont eat with it - so far no side effects. i was told to take the both at Tea time but i read on here its better to split the dose.

well done! :D sounds really good! :D

sounds good to me - my cholesterol is slightly high - i've been told to get it lower.

thanks for the replies. i'm surprised that i havent been invited to the hospital yet :( maybe they've forgotten about me. chrissieworne - hi, my feet are numb pretty much 24/7 i've also noticed that my lower legs are numb too - i guess its spreading :( **** it! Spiral - i dont think its...

About 5 years ago my second toe on my left foot started to go numb - i mentioned this to my mum and she said that her toe was like that too. i also lived in a very cold house and thought this might be the cause of it. i didnt bother going to the doctors about it and eventually started to to...

i feel for you :( i had a similar experience recently and felt the nurse should have been a bit more"friendly" and helpful as it was my 1st experience of the diabetic nurse. i wasnt told to fast or bring a sample - luckly i did fast. the trouble is people stick to their first impressions and...

not much really - usually toast for breakfast. last night for tea we had fish and mash.

hi, i've only recently started taking metfomin as well - i started last thursday - so far i've had none of the classic "side effects" at all - but i also dont feel any better. If anything i feel worse. i feel really dizzy most of the time. i take 1 tablet in the morning and 1 in the evening...

mullaneder - its true i do feel very over whelmed - it seems like no one is giving me any ideas what i should or shouldn't do - but also they seem to assume i know everything alread. i agree with the needle thing - i know htey wont hurt - but i'm not sure if i can actually press the button to...

cugila - thanks for the support :D i will get a monitor today - but i really dont know if i can do it- its gonna take some time :) i didnt realise potatoes were bad for you :( this is going to take a lot of getting used too. i though you only had to cut out sugary food. Iolanthe - Thanks...