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I take Gliclazide twice a day but as I said it used to happen to me pre-diagnosis for probably about 3 years, I always thought it was down to not eating before a game but it was probably a symptom of poor level control, however I do find it strange how my insulin production must level me out...

I was diagnosed type 2 about 4 weeks ago and have managed to consistently got my levels down to between 4.5 and 6.5 since then by cutting out a lot of carbs from my diet. I am 34, not overweight and have always been active and fairly sporty but my diet I have to admit has probably let me down...

I was diagnosed type 2 about 4 weeks ago and have managed to consistently got my levels down to between 4.5 and 6.5 since then by cutting out a lot of carbs from my diet. I am 34, not overweight and have always been active and fairly sporty but my diet I have to admit has probably let me down...

Update: consistently now between 4.5 & 7, even 2 hours after a meal and have been for 7 days. My fasting seems to be the highest reading I get each day and this seems strange to me. Have had the odd one or two at about 7.3ish 2 hours after an evening meal but pretty confident that my diet and...

I eat some carbs still, not completely killing them off from my diet, for example I still have toast and wheatabix for breakfast and sandwiches for lunch, I've just cut the high sugar content out of the rest of my diet and try not to eat rice and pasta. Bizarrely played hockey yesterday and...

Is there any point not being positive? In a funny way the last 2 weeks has made me healthier than I've ever been and I'm not your stereotypical over weight type 2 that you hear so much about. I'm young, active and unlucky to have this but I will reverse it one day!

Update: This low carb malarkey is pretty easy when you're focussed on reversing your illness. I know it's still early days as it's not been 2 weeks since diagnosis yet but just need to keep determined. I am managing to keep between 5 and 9 pretty consistently now though and I assume that is good...

8.1 2 hours after dinner tonight compared to 22.2 6 days ago!! Obviously gliclazide is doing its job but diet and exercise must be having an impact surely! Had a healthy full English tonight as well!! Thanks for the advice and comments, very helpful!

Thanks everyone. My aim is to rid myself of medication and live life with a sensible diet that in essence reverses this diagnosis through diet as well as exercise. I'm a very determined optimist!!

I was diagnosed with type 2 (maybe type 1?) on Monday and was given gliclazide 40ml tablets to take with breakfast and dinner. This time on Monday pre dinner my BGL was 18.7mmol. I then made it my goal to go low carb and it seems to be working. Pre dinner tonight I was 7.9mmol which seems to be...

Newby here too, diagnosed on Monday and given a testing kit and Gliclozide to take twice a day. Not really told much more by the nurse other than to record test results 4 times a day. Not sure when they contact you again to go through the results and my results don't seem to have changed a great...