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i have a meter. Before dinner this evening the reading was 10.6. Two hours after dinner it was 8.9.

I'm 65 years old. I have a physical disability from a road accident which means I can't walk very far. I've been diagnosed a few years ago with a heart attack with an additional partially blocked blood vessel. My doctor was unable to tell me when I had the heart attack, and I never...

Thanks for the info. I've only had one Metformin tab so far. No adverse effects yet. I'm supposed to work up to 3 per day over the next few weeks. I have my own test meter and the nurse gave me a prescription for 50 test strips. I'm just testing before and after dinner for now, but I can...

Today is the first day I have tried to count the carbs in my food. I came up with a figure of 162g from 1725 calories over 6 meals and snacks. I'm a newly diagnosed type 2. Is 162g of carbs high or low for someone in my situation. Thanks.

Thanks for that.

Thanks for the very useful information Daisy. Not sure if it is my first metformin tablet or if I just had a good eating day, but my blood sugar is under 10 for the first time in about 6 weeks. Before food - 10.6, - 2 hours after food - 8.9. Hope it continues to fall.

Thanks for the very useful information.

My name is George, I'm 65 and I live north of Inverness. Got confirmation that I have type 2 today after getting the result of a Hba1c test. It came in at 100, so it seems I have some work to do. I've been put on metaformin. I wasn't diabetic a few months ago, so hopefully I haven't caused...