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A small amount of hog's pudding, 3 small mushrooms and an egg, fried in olive oil. A cup of green tea. BG reading of 11.7 first thing - so depressing!

11.7 - No wonder I look so miserable. How do you all get such low figures?

I've known about my diabetes for about ten years, I am on metformin and gliclazide, the doses of which have increased slightly over that period. Only recently have I decided to go low carb high fat, as my previous regime hasn't seemed to make a great deal of difference. I've yet to have my...

I really can't understand any of the comments above stating that there are any life benefits as a result of having diabetes. It has gone a long way to ruining mine. I have never been overweight (BMI of around 22 to 23.something), I believe I've always had a tolerably good diet (same as my...

13.1 - I am getting more than just a little depressed at these readings, having gone relatively low-carb for a month or two. I'm not overweight, never have been, and I've never had a sweet tooth. Today I expect my readings to swing wildly (as they did yesterday, as they do everyday) from about...

If you are on gliclazide, you may be required to test your blood every time you drive. That was the advice I was given and so I receive test strips whenever I need them.

I can empathise with that! I can get my sugars down, but it takes a lot of exercise and a low carb diet. Without both of these, my count is always 10+ and often in the teens. I've just taken a 15 miles cycle ride to get my count down below 7 (in fact it went down to 5.2 and now I have to get...

Oh dear! An hour later still and 15 miles under my belt and a reading of 5.2. Is this good or bad!?

10.2 after about 1hr 30mins and I'm off for a bike ride. I'll check again when I return to see what good/damage I've done.

I'm finding that I almost always feel dog-tired. I'm not sure if it's the medication (metformin and gliclazide) or the diabetes. I always wake with a headache, which usually (but not always) abates as the day goes on. I have recently tried to go low-carb (cut out potatoes, rice, pasta, other...

Thank you, both.

I have been told that because I am on gliclazide I need to test before driving and every two hours into a long journey. I'm also on metformin but that alone didn't require me to test. I've informed DVLA but they didn't seem particularly bothered by it. I also inform my insurers, just in case.

Yes please.

It was a little later than 2 hours and I'm not sure what I've received from the forum. How would it arrive?

Breakfast today consisted of grilled black pudding, two eggs and a slice of granary bread, a cup of tea and, sometime later, a cup of coffee from roast ground beans, unsweetened and black. 500 mg Metformin, 120 mg Gliclazide and now a meter reading of 10.2. Should I be worried?

As I have a little time on my hands now, I thought I'd have a go at answering some of these questions. - What is your name? David - How old are you? 62 in February - Which country are you from? I'm English British - Which...

I've known about my diabetes for about 10 years. I'm 62 next month, I'm 6' 1", weigh 12st 5lbs, BMI around 22, I'm reasonably fit (cycle, walk), healthy diet, don't smoke, don't drink to excess, only member or my family with diabetes - - - why me? Only answer I can come up with is - - - why...