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I was taking 1,000 mg metformin twice a day, my doctor switched me to metformin ER 1,000 mg once a day is it the same dose? Do you only need to take the ER once a day? does the ER work better?

Before I was diagnosed after a meal I would feel sick you stomach when my b.s. would be high. Didn't know at the time that's what it was but it stopped after I started taking med's. I almost didn't want to eat because I didn't want to feel sick. I remember once at work chewing gum and feeling...

no ringing but I have problems seeing when my bs is low. I see small dark clouds like when you stand up to fast. I can always tell if I am low.

Diabetic socks? never heard of them, Why? what do they do? what is wrong with regular socks?

Wow, I learn something new everyday! great to know, btw I'm in the US

I test before I eat and then a couple hours after to see how what I ate has effected me. That has help me to figure out what I can eat and how much. People react differently to foods and you need to figure out what foods are good for you.

Someone told me that diabetics should have a flu shot and some kind of vaccine but I don't remember what it was. Dose anyone know if there any shots or vaccines diabetics should have because they are diabetics?

I was told by my doctor when I was first diagnosed to test first thing in the morning, 2 hours after lunch and before I went to bed. I tested more often to get a better idea of what was going on. I tested before lunch and then 2 or 3 hours after and then the same for dinner. it really help me...

I know what you mean, I felt that way at the beginning too. But since I have gotten it under control I have not been saying no to everything I used to eat. I will let myself have bad things once in a while. If I was never to let myself eat something's I love (pizza) I would fail to. so I have...

Thanks, I have really been try to get it under control.

I stay motivated the same way I did when I quit smoking over 17 years ago, I think of my son. I want to be around to spoil his kids to death!

I was diagnosed on February 19th with diabetes and started meds and testing on February 20th with a daily average of 277 or 11.2 After almost 6 weeks of finding the right foods and some experimenting with my meds I am now at an average of 98 or 4.9!

are these meters not sold in GB?

2 whole wheat toast (19 carbs) and coffee

Prodigy vs OneTouch? anyone use either one of these BS testing products? I was switching to Prodigy because the strips are a lot cheaper but the meters seam to get different readings when I do them at the same time and same blood sample.

small bowl of Oatmeal and coffee!

I have been drinking 1% milk for years now, my doctor told me that I would be better off drinking whole milk. has anyone else been told that?

LOL that's exactly how I felt!

I was wondering about that, I did not wash before my first reading, just got up from a nap. used alcohol swabs on my second test and came out 60 points lower. can it really make that much of a difference? I will have to make sure I am washing before every test!

I tested my BS 2 hours after lunch it was 10.5! I thought this can't be and tested it again and it was 6.6? what's up with this?