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You missed my point, Caterham. That's exactly what my GP "diabetes specialist" said to me on diagnosis - and it should stop! I control my blood glucose levels very well, and I have every intention of going to my grave intact! Type 2 may be progressive in some cases, but I think it is perfectly...

Hez, have you looked at the Thyroid UK website? An underactive thyroid and diabetes often occur together. I have never had a thyroid reading outside of the normal range, but I had/have many of the symptoms - thinning hair, dry skin, inability to lose weight, heavy periods, mood swings...

Well said Sid :thumbup: :clap: :D My bit of "anecdotal evidence": I'm Type 2. I eat Atkins, carbs usually less than 50g daily, I have excellent BP and cholesterol and my BG readings are hardly ever outside the non-diabetic range - unless I up my carb intake. Last HbA1c - 5.4 Our "Info for...

The NHS blood glucose levels for non-diabetics are as follows: 3.5 - 5.5 before meals/fasting; less than 8, 2 hours after eating. The levels for Type 2 are preferred to be within the ranges: 4 - 7 before meals/fasting; less than 8.5, 2 hours after eating. So yes, it seems your GP is right -...

Your doctor is wrong - anyone can have a hypo, they are not reserved for diabetics. In my heavy-drinking days, pre-diabetes, I used to wake up in the small hours, sweating, heart pounding, shaking - it was only after I had been diagnosed Type 2 that I read up on hypos and realised that that was...

Good idea, GraceK - worth a try. BaliRob, the magnesium citrate I take is called Magasorb. It comes in 150mg tablets and I take 3 a day, one with each meal. I'm definitely better with it than without it. I find mine on Ebay. You can't overdose on magnesium - you just excrete any excess...

Sorry to disagree, SW11bloke, but a BG reading of 12, two hours after eating, is too high for a pre-diabetic, and even a Type 2. Non-diabetic levels should be withing the range: 3.5 - 5.5 before meals/fasting; less than 8, 2 hours after eating. And for a diagnosed Type 2: 4 - 7 before...

What fruits are you eating? I can cope with berry fruits, apricots, some plums and maybe a small apple, but certainly not every day. Things like grapes, pineapple and banana are a complete no-no for me - send my levels skywards :shock: . Try doing a few full days of testing - fasting, before...

All infections make our blood glucose levels rise, so don't worry too much about that. Do try to eat something, even if it's only soup. If you don't eat, your liver will draw on its stores of glycogen to boost your blood glucose levels, so that could have something to do with the higher levels...

If you are fairly newly diagnosed you may well be getting something called the "Dawn Phenomenon". Basically, all humans get a glucose boost from their liver first thing in the morning, to get us going for the day. Non-diabetics cope with this with the usual insulin response, and the level...

You sound as if you might be getting a touch obsessive about it, Maddiemo! Also as if you're getting a bit depressed. I have 3 questions for you: 1) just what are you eating? 2) when do you do blood tests, and what are your results? and 3) have you discussed this with either your doctor or...

I put a question mark in the title of this thread as a shorthand for "does anyone have any information about . . .?". I know it's not listed as a known side-effect; I asked because I have never had this sort of "tendon cramps" before in my life, until I went on Metformin. In fact I seldom got...

Ha! Actually, I love Swaledale but Wensleydale is "home". Better parking :wink: . As for diet - well, I spend most of my pension on food, after rent/bills/car etc. There's not much else to spend it on around here :lol: . I had rolled boned shoulder of Gloucester Old Spot for Sunday roast...

Hi Anne, and welcome. Daisy1 will be along soon with our Info for the Newly Diagnosed (if she hasn't already), but in the meantime, have a look at the diet I use: Viv's Modifed Atkins Diet - it's a Sticky Thread in the Low-carb Diet section on the Index page. Have a read through - it's a...

Great news, Susan! Your own personal signs of Spring :D Viv 8)

I've been eating bread since Christmas - either the Tesco Multigrain or our local baker's wholemeal seedy bread, which I think has malt in it. Two or at most four thin slices a day. And I've cut out the wine. Otherwise I haven't altered my diet - no cakes or biscuits etc. And I've put 4lbs on...

First - having your wisdom teeth out will upset your blood glucose levels. As your mouth heals, so your BGs will steady. Keep an eye on them, but try not to worry too much. If they go too high (eg mid-teens) and you feel very unwell and nauseous, ring your GP, or NHS Direct or your out-of-hours...

It could well be that the low-carb diet is masking the diabetes - you are already lowering your blood glucose levels with your diet. It is usually recommended that a low-carber should eat at least 150g carb per day for 3 days before a GTT. That way you get a more "normal" reading. After all...

I am a Type 2, not a Type 1, but I would suggest you get in touch with your doctor or diabetes clinic as soon as you can, and explain the problem. I hope someone with more Type 1/pump experience will be along soon. Viv 8)

Sassywriter43, it's impossible to say how much I admire you! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: You have been dealt a terrible hand, yet you sound to be a strong and determined person with a supportive husband and family, and a GP who has some sense and treats you as an individual. Take it...