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I completely feel your pain and understand where you're coming from. I too have issues with chocolate. I'm really good for ages and then all of a sudden need and want it so much. I then feel so guilty afterwards. All we can do is try our best, we're only human after all. Or as mentioned above...

Good morning everyone, hope you are all well ☺ Can I just ask, are brief spikes normal and ok? I know everyone is different, but in general my fasting bloods and between meals are all low in the 4s and 5s. But no matter what I eat, my post meal readings are always doubled more or less. For...

Hello and welcome ☺ I think before given any advice we need a little more information from you. How often and when do you test? Are your readings just before your meals and then 2 hours after? These are the recommended dedicated times for testing along with you fasting bloods first thing in a...

Thank you everyone and @tina_marie let Ron know that I wish him luck. I had my original appointment back in April this is a follow up with specialists discuss the changes that they found. Hopefully not too serious and can be corrected on its own now have bloods under more control.

Well the day has nearly arrived. Tomorrow I go to the eye hospital in Manchester as I have been refered due to diabetic changes behind my eyes and after weeks of waiting finally get some answers. Hoping just background and nothing major, which I'm sure it is but will get all my answers tomorrow.

Wow! I'm so proud of myself. Popped into my local shop for a pint of milk earlier and just realised I walked straight past the chocoate, never gave it a second thought bought the milk and came home. Previously I would have bought a bar (or 2) and wouldn't have thought twice about eating them one...

Thank you @Osidge I read this also. Funny you should also say this I woke up around 4 this morning feeling unwell checked my bloods and they were 2.9. I shall see how I go over the weekend and if it continues I shall nip and see my GP. Thank k you for your reply

Hi, as from today my GP has now prescribed 25mg vipidia alongside my 80mg gliclazide 4 times daily (2 morning and 2 evening meal) and also 45mg once daily pioglitazone. Has anyone ever had any experience with vipidia I know alongside gliclazide can cause hypos so will have meter strips and hypo...

Wow that's amazing news a huge well done to you and all of your hard work ☺

Hi @AndBreathe in answer to your question, I have always struggled with my diet, but don't want to go on insulin so that I can eat more carbs. I want to gain better control not have my bloods up and down like a yoyo which they are at the minute, and my original question was asking for people's...

Good evening ☺ I had a doctor's appointment today and my blood pressure medication not as effective so he has changed it. Can't keep up with all of these changes lol there's always something. Got to go back in a months time for blood pressure check and then next HBA1C in 6 weeks, first week...

Just an update on my doctors appointment today. He has changed my BP medication so pick my new ones up from the chemist tomorrow. I also discussed I sulin with him. He agrees that it may help, but also said my next HBA1C is due in around 6 weeks, so feels that we should wait and see what the...

Bf is usually a small amount of porridge or a few strawberries in natural Greek yoghurt lunch was usually a Sandwich but now changed to either a few ryvita crackers with cheese or a ham/ chicken salad. I find breakfast really hard. With a time limit during the week due to work its hard to cook...

Hi @Kristin251 and thank you for your reply with your experiences. I try eat no more than 20g carbs per meal myself most of the time sometimes try and be lower. I'm finding that my main problems are breakfast always high afterwards even with 160mg gliclazide and then lunch im always a little...

Thank you for your advice @himtoo and @Galja I do understand that insulin comes with its own challenges and complications and I have been thinking about it lots recently. I have never had an acceptable HBA1C since diagnosis and have struggled for years. Most of the readings that I have posted...

Hi everyone I was diagnosed 5 years ago as type 2 and since then my HBA1C has always been high and I have let diabets rule me. I suffer from high blood pressure, hypothyroidism high cholesterol and angina, for which I had a triple bypass 3 years ago and now waiting to see specialist regarding my...

6.2 this morning

Hello and welcome to the forum ☺ From my own personal experience, a reading in the 5s is perfectly alright and normal within range, but everyone is different and can tolerate varying levels. It may also be that your body is also adjusting to having lower levels of sugar so maybe reacting as a...

5.4 for me this morning ☺

My extra meter gave me a very similar reading in the 4s. I have an appointment on Monday next week with my gp so between now and then I will keep a detailed diary of foods and readings and take it with me see what he says x