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I am late onset type 1 diabetic. Diagnosed three years ago after being very unsuccessfully treated as type 2. I nearly died. A new doctor at my surgery suspected my symptoms were connected to diabetes type 1. He put me on insulin immediately and I was referred to diabetes endocrinologist. Tests...

I have the same problem with porridge. I know it is supposed to be slow release etc but it also sends my glucose sky high. When I go high or low it takes ages for me to recover.

When my glucose levels fall below 5 I actually feel ill and have been told by DVLA not to drive below five, and they are right. I also take a while to recover when levels go a bit low and also when they go high - but with high my balance is badly affected and I get rotten cramps in my legs...

I was diagnosed about 18 months ago at the age of 63 having been treated wrongly for Type 2. I lost a massive amount of weight and had zero energy. I had a stroke about 9 months before and blamed all my symptoms on the stroke. We had a new doctor join the practice and he is very up on...

Where do they expect you to test and inject? In the lav? They should provide a private clean environment for you then, or maybe you should complain about the person staring at you while you test and inject.

I was diagnosed as type two about three years ago due to my age and weight. Only test was glucose tolerance test. My glucose levels kept going up and up despite 2000 mg metformin and almost zero carbs. Loads of exercise and drinking water. I lost a massive amount of weight. My doctor put me on...

I have just been diagnosed as type 1 after couple years of unsuccessfully being treated as type 2. Went to see diabetic endocrinologist who said if my new doctor hadn’t put me on insulin I would have died. The weight literally fell off me until I was 8st 10lbs which at 5’6” I was skin and bone...

Should I just stop taking statins? I feel I should stop. A doc on the radio yesterday said they do not prevent heart attacks so why have I been prescribed them. I’m thinking I will just reduce fat intake which is pretty low in any case. I’ve lost half my body weight my last blood results show...

My only complaint about Metformin SR is that it didn’t flipping work. Did nothing for my glucose levels. Now on insulin and at last my glucose is under control and my general health has greatly improved. Before I was on insulin I was losing weight rapidly, I had chronic fatigue and I blamed all...

I’m on metformin (slow release) 1000mg am and 1000mg pm and forxiga am and insulin injections x2 per day. The metformin wasn’t doing anything to high blood glucose. It’s only since I’ve been put on insulin that my blood glucose readings have gone into normal range. Have appt with diabetes...

I have lost 7stone on low carb diet. Cutting the carbs is the only way I have been able to keep blood glucose down. However , on 1st May I had a funny turn which turned out to be a stroke. I'm livid becayse I thought I was doing EVERYTHING by the book, low carbs lost massive amount of weight, so...

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I am quite happy with my Glucolab meter. However it is the only one I have ever used so I do not have anything to compare it with. My husband uses a different one to mine. I am hoping it is accurate as since I was diagnosed my blood sugars have gradually decreased and are no mostly within...