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Re: using lancets more than once Each to his own, Dave - I'm prepared to take the risk. :D I doubt if my lancets are sterile at all - they don't come in a sealed pack or anything like that - and I always wash my hands before testing. I would think I've averaged 2 tests a day since...

As far as I am concerned, diabetes is a condition where my body cannot metabolize carbohydrates correctly. If I eat too much carbohydrate, my blood glucose levels go up, and if I continuously eat too much carbohydrate for my system to handle, my BG levels stay up! It therefore seems logical to...

A number of people go by the saying "four is the floor", and always treat for hypo (as I described, or with your fruit pastilles) if they go below it. If those are your GPs instructions, then stick with them. Viv 8)

I agree with you, Stillo - get down to the GP, and if you have trouble from the receptionist ask for an emergency appointment. If you have too much stressful trouble at the surgery, go to A&E. The nurse at the surgery should at least have a finger-prick meter so she can test your blood glucose...

Re: free perscriptions Hi Geoff, and welcome. Daisy1 will be along shortly with the "Information for the Newly Diagnosed" - if you haven't had it already. I can't give you a definite answer because I was at the age for free prescriptions when I was diagnosed. One or two points though: - Your...

Stress definitely affects BG levels. But it's also possible that you've still got a bit of Dawn Phenomenon. Just before we wake, the liver pumps some blood glucose into the system to get us going for the day. With a non-diabetic, the release of insulin quickly sorts this out, but in Type 2...

Well done you! on all counts :D :clap: Viv 8)

I agree with hanadr - I see no reason why blood glucose levels in the non-diabetic range should be bad for a Type 2. That's what I aim for. My HbA1c is consistently in the lower 5s range and my GP is fine with it. I am on 3 x 500mg Metformin daily, and want to stay on them because they suit...

Hi Stillo You really don't seem to be getting anywhere at all! I'm sorry you have problems with your surgery, but at least they gave you a meter - or did you have to buy it yourself? How are you feeling all this time? do you feel unwell? Go to your nearest chemist and buy some Ketone sticks...

How low carb have you been eating? At 25g per day you don't have to worry about fat at all, but as you go higher with the carbs, so you cut down on the fat to balance it. If you're eating very low carb, you'll burn off the fat However - is that "41% = poor" for males or females? Females...

Many Type 2s have insulin resistance; this means that the muscle cells are resistant to the action of insulin, which is trying to store excess blood glucose in them as glycogen, for energy. This means that the blood glucose remains high, so the pancreas pumps out even more insulin, in an effort...

Re: What is the difference between carbohydrates and 'of whi Sugars are carbohydrates, and all carbohydrates are turned into glucose by our bodies. In general, sugars turn into glucose more quickly, but all carbohydrates get there in the end. "They" list "of which sugars" on the packet...

Some of you may remember Dr Michael Mosely raising the subject of the 5:2 intermittent fasting diet in one of his diet/exercise programmes on the BBC last summer. I think the much-missed Defren tried it. I get my Radio Times on a Friday and faithfully read it through from cover to cover...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 5.1 today. Probably the bacon sandwich! :wink: Viv 8)

I believe that it's possible to carry a significant amount of internal fat while being skinny on the outside. In India, for example, there a lot of Type 2 diabetics who fit into that description. It's the amount of internal fat that affects the functioning of the pancreas. This relates to...

Mr Tibbs, a grey-tabby-and-white 10-ish neutered male, who came from the Cats Protection League in Bracknell just last week. My sister-in-law was fostering him and he had a 5-hour journey to get here! :shock: He has settled in very well, and it's quite obvious who is in charge. :roll: . I'm...

Walking an Irish Wolfhound is always fun, but I can't do that any more and anyway I don't have one. I can't really walk far now, nor stand for long which means Yoga is out - at least our local class! I do Rosita Evans' "Rosie's Armchair Exercises" (available from any good bookseller) while...

Hi Sue As Twinkle says - go see your GP. If you are diabetic - it would be most likely Type 2, not Type 1 - the sooner you get control of it the better. Strange to say, but it was the best thing that ever happened to me - I'm in control of it and I've lost weight, which has to be a big plus...

How quickly have you lost the weight? and are you very thirsty and urinating frequently? I ask because fast weight loss is more often associated with Type 1, though it can happen with Type 2s as well - a friend of mine was like that. To put weight back on means high calorie foods, things like...

Blood glucose levels should be as follows: Non-diabetic: 3.5 - 5.5 fasting/before meals; less than 8, 2 hours after eating. Type 2: 4 - 7 before meals/fasting; less than 8.5, 2 hours after eating. If your fasting reading (first thing in the morning) is above 5.5, you are likely to be...