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I apologise if I'm in the wrong forum but please correct me if i'm wrong about this cos I'm puzzled that this is never mentioned. Insulin diabetes is a condition in which you can either have no insulin or a resistance to insulin which helps cells absorb sugars (energy). If you are type 2 then...

Hi, i'm type 2 taking gliclazide,statins,sitagliptin,thyroxide. HBA1c - 7.5 I went to my GP to discuss being tired, hypo symptoms and stuff and was advised by my gp to record bg levels for a 2 or 3 weeks after meals to show the consultant at my 5 monthly visit because I've been feeling a bit...

Lets say a product states 20g Carb of which 10g are sugar and another says 20g Carb of which 2g are sugar - which is best for low carb diet ? and if 10g are sugar what's the rest made of ? Because logic would suggest that you could have a relatively high carb content but if it consists of low...

Just out of interest I've been on sitagliptin (is that the one you mean ?) for about 8 weeks and it hasn't made a blind bit of difference to my levels - but my circumstances could be very different to yours !

excelent link, thanks, seems I've a lot of experimenting and testing to do. I know we're all different, but on average, as a guide and just roughly, and I won't hold any one to it, but by how much could the bg level rise by eating, for instance a slice of brown bread (17g carb ish ) or 100g...

Thanks to some excellent advice here over the last day or so I've reduced carbs (pots/Bread/Pasta) and my Bg levels are significantly lower, like from 14, 2 hours after a meal to 5.5. I was advised by my dietician to change my diet but not how. I assumed to a low fat, lean meat ,skimmed mik type...

Many Thanks for taking the time to reply, all much appreciated. The link was informative too. Just for information I'm fit, 12 stone 10 and diabetes isn't in the family. I think the penny might have dropped a bit as far as the carbs are concerned ! Coincidently this morning my fasting BG was 10...

Hi, I joined over a year ago when I was first diagnosed and found an awful lot of help, now I'm back for more !! Type 2 -15Months 120gm Gliclazide 100mg Sitagliptin Intolerant of Metformin Hba1c - 8.5 steady for 6 months - originally 13 Fasting BG - 11 2 hours after a meal 12-17, and boy do I...