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Well, I actually quit taking insulin today and am going on metformin tomorrow morning. I stopped eating carbs and started eating quite healthy the day I got the diagnosis, perhaps because I was worried that I would gain weight. I've also started excercising daily and have kept this up so far...

Thank you for all the educative replies! Seems I have type two judging by conversation with my nurse yesterday! I was just a bit worried that she would have another accepted range than me when it came to putting me on metformin! Starting it tomorrow and have greatly reduced my insulin dosage...

I'm having a bit of trouble with my meter, where testing the same prick has given me results from 6.0 to 8.1. When I get these results I just go back to the basics. - choose finger and desinfect or wash it. - let it air dry - prick and dry off first drop - I don't press next to the prick, but...

Thank you! Yes, I've been keeping to those numbers, but somehow I feel like it is more common to attempt to stay in the "normal" range. Has this been proven more effective?

Doesn't seem diabetic to me, really. Could be a digestive problem. Does it come after you eat anything special? Got any pain in your chest or stomach? Have you taken your pulse or blood pressure when this happens?

Hey, everyone. I've heard so many different opinions on the matter and would like to ask you all what you go for. My nurse says I should aim for under 10 post-meal and under 7 on the pre. And the same goes for the morning. I am quite inexperienced still, so when I got an 8.0 post meal I was...

Just started working at an eye-policlinic and with my newly discovered diabetes I have learned a few things. - Your eyesight changes a lot with changing blood sugar levels. - You can buy real cheap glasses at specsavers. I did this and for about 10£ I tried three different ones before I decided...

I used to work at a gastro clinic and I may have some insight in the topic. One of my colleagues started having the same symptoms as you shortly after meals. She had started eating fast carbs recently and after every meal would get a good drop in the blood sugar. The reduced size of the...

Well, I've noticed that stress can impact the values. A whole numer of things can, actually. Did you do anything out of the regular? I just recently saw a post about heat causing hypers. Was your post 8.9?

A moth comes into the dentist's office and sits down in the examination chair. "How are you doing today, mr. Moth?" asked the dentist. "By God, Mr. Dentist. I feel terrible. I wake up in the morning and want to go back to bed instantly. I eat breakfast but I may as well be eating charcoal...

I've seen reactions like these in people waiting for amputations before. It's a sudden shock and often they feel very guilty when it is related to blood sugar control. Often times they would not tell their family or doctor so often they cannot be referred to professional help. But then again, it...

And to you too, my fellow mysterious person. I am sure that we will figure this out together, and this forum is great for finding out! Also; I have noticed that excercising before the dinner really helped bring my post prandial down. Just a little 45-minute-walk. Just a little tip for starting...

I had a lot of the same thoughts. It was a wake-up call for me as I am probably headed for a better future than before I changed my lifestyle. I am not saying that I will definitely keep this lifestyle because you can never guarantee that... but if I do keep it up, I'll probably avoid things...

I love corn so much and from all the foods, the corn was probably what I missed the most when I went LCHF. Perhaps in time I will be comfortable eating them again, but for now I feel that they are a bit too risky. Should do some testing though.

Fellow 26-year-old here! I am quite overweight and inactive, so I was at first hoping it was a type 2, as I have heard that that can be handled with lifestyle changes if it can be attributed partially to bad lifestyle choices (and boy do I, (did I) have a lot of those... Changed my diet and...

Hello, everyone. I am currently doing some fine-tuning of my insulin dose and I am wondering: Why do we wait 1.5 hours to measure post-prandial sugar? Does it mean that in between the meal and the measuring, the sugar will be higher and it'll settle by that reading, or is it supposed to be at...

Hello! Recently got diagnosed myself and thought I'd give some tips I've found useful in this period. Also had blurry vision and it has taken about 2 weeks for it to start normalizing. I noted you say you work night shifts. Is it possible to have a talk with your boss about that? I read a study...

Looks like we're about the same. I got my tests taken 2 weeks ago, actually. Just now starting to feel like things are getting back to normal, although the treatments are quite hard at first depending on how high a bg you are used to having. My first reading was 22 after breakkfast and I am now...

Hello! Quite new myself, but found this http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html Those levels seem quite fine, to be honest. Eaten anything salty or meaty? And how is your urination?

Thanks for your replies, guys! Was knocked out for hours and then we decided to go hiking. No, luckily, my cholesterols were in the green, so I've not been taking those. Talked with my nurse today and we decided it was time to start reducing. It's been perfect between 4 and 6 at all times, even...