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Hi you don't say what you had eaten which could be why you have the high reading. It is recommended that we test 2 hours after eating and that your BS should be no higher then 8.5 if you had a high carb meal then to test again an hour later (3 hours after) as carbs like pasta are slow release...

The total after food should be no higher then 8.5 and this is testing 2 hours after eating you will need to test 2 hours after eating. From reading on this forum it has been said that some foods also need to test 3 hours after eating i.e if you eat pasta spag or rice as these carbs are slow...

Hi, afraid Talos is right the only way to know is to test but the trouble is Type 2s are told they don't need to test. You should be given an appointment with a Diabetis Nurse and hopefully she will give you a meter and testing strips etc but due to cuts policy has changed and they are stopping...

I'm on a pension and don't get my strips on prescription (I did manage to get 1 pot of 50 out of the of the doc to last me a year - pot of 50 to test twice a month :roll: ) Still better then nothing. I do have a boots meter but the cost of their strips is £25 for 50 and just haven't got the...

Just thought of one good blessing and that is the money I will save not spending it on that tin of quality street even though my husband said I can still buy it for him there is no chance if he wants one he will have to buy it himself. We never have christmas pud as we are usually to full to...

so when I was having a shakey and feeling dizzi and feeling like I was going to pass out and took my BS which was 4 does that mean it could have been 3.5 :?: How do you know which way to go up by 5 or down by 5 :? :?: With the testing strips that I got with my Contour meter when I did the...

I don't want you to get depressed and down but diabetics cannot be cured its a life long effect (unless scientist can come up with something). I assume that you are now eating correctly to keep your blood sugar down and hopefully to loose weight. Some diabetic's do controll their BS via diet...

Thanks everyone I was really dreading it. My one love other then Christmas dinner and all the other goodies is the supper with boiled ham and pork pie love the pork pie, crackers and cheese and pickled onions ummm :roll: . At least now I can look forward to having a reasonable Christmas and I...

Gosh I was walking round the shops on Monday and they had all the Christmas fair out you know the cakes and chocolate and it dawned on me that I wont be able to eat the chocolates etc - we normally buy a tin of Roses or Quality Street which do last us until around March or May if we have 2 tins...

Yes brilliant on the BS result and more so on getting the testing STRIPS !! congrats on that. :mrgreen: with envy Sue :)

What type of metformin did you have - the slow release is the better type to get on with and will aid weight loss. You can get a slight headache and stomach pains to begin with but this is short lived and gradually you adjust. Hope this helps Sue :D

So will I that is cheap - lets hope. Also waiting about he reply to the bum on the bed and NHS cost of that!! cant wait. All the best to everyone Sue :)

A fasting blood test of 6 for blood sugar is good. Any BS fasting result between 5 to 7 is good and 6 is a good thing mine was 6.2 and the Diabetic Nurse was very pleased. There are other things that give you the conditions you discribe but it it is only your doctor that can tell you what is...

Hello DD In reply to your question 1 the only reply any one can give you is to see your doctor as they do not give medical advice on this forum as none are doctors and your doctor is the best person to answer this to you. Sorry about that. 2). yes you can say Contour as I assume that is the...

I agree keep taking the metformin and continue with your diet it will also help your cholestral to lower. My own personal view with satins is that they do effect the muscles and your heart is a muscle. I personally wont take them as I don't think personnally that they are as good as they say...

If you are newly diagnosed then you will be given an appointment to have your eyes to be checked at the diabetics eye clinc at the hospital. You do get blurry vision when you BS is high as I did before I was diagnosed and thought my eyes were going. since getting my BS under control I now...

Got the test results of my Hbca1 whatever its called and I was 6.2 down from 9.9 over the moon the DN nurse was really pleased and the increase of my metformin is now not an option. She confirmed my loss of a further 1 stone in weight and wants to see me in 6 months time. I thought these were...

They get the strips from abroad different countries have different prices its the same as people who go abroad and bring back cigs and then sell cheaper. I have a Bayer Contour and on the Bayer site they sell their strips £23 can't remember if you then have to pay p&p on top. So even the...

Hi why not just look on this site where you can apply for a Bayer contour meter you get 25 strips free as well as the finger pricking gadget and needles. The test strips are expensive though if you buy them from Bayer around £23 but you can get them off of eBAY for around £16.99. Your...

I am on 2x500mg metformin and take 1 after breafast and one after eveing meal. I also asked a question on here because I sudddenly started to shake and feel really ill had a sweet and managed to take my BS which was 4.4 not my usual count I am normally in the range of 6 to 7 occasionally but...