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  1. Dizzylish78

    Mmol/l at time of being diagnosed,

    Yes I've definitely learnt that bread is not my friend. Thanks Dave
  2. Dizzylish78

    Mmol/l at time of being diagnosed,

    I'm now feeling totally confused, my reading was 12.8 before lunch and dropped to 11.2 2 hours after my lunch of chicken salad - I've just tested again before dinner and its dropped to 6.8 which seems like a massive drop and that's before taking the Gliclazide.
  3. Dizzylish78

    Mmol/l at time of being diagnosed,

    Just a chicken salad for me tomorrow then. Thanks!!
  4. Dizzylish78

    Mmol/l at time of being diagnosed,

    I had granary bread with chicken, lettuce and cucumber.
  5. Dizzylish78

    Mmol/l at time of being diagnosed,

    It was 15.9 2 hours after lunch.
  6. Dizzylish78

    Mmol/l at time of being diagnosed,

    I've just tested pre-lunch and I'm 12.9 (will test again 2 hours after) so no chance of me getting that low yet. Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it.
  7. Dizzylish78

    Mmol/l at time of being diagnosed,

    What levels mean that you shouldn't drive? Thanks
  8. Dizzylish78

    Mmol/l at time of being diagnosed,

    I only got my meter yesterday afternoon and was told to check levels up to 4 times a day but not told when I should test them, so for consistency I'm doing it 2 hours after each meal. The nurse wasn't concerned with my diet yesterday so hoping we'll talk about that next week. I had porridge and...
  9. Dizzylish78

    Mmol/l at time of being diagnosed,

    I tested my levels last night 2 hours after eating and taking the Gliclazide and it was 10.6 - I'm not feeling good today, tested my levels 2 hours after breakfast & they're 15.3 - this seems like quite a difference, is it normal to have such a difference in levels? Thanks
  10. Dizzylish78

    Mmol/l at time of being diagnosed,

    The nurse confirmed that I've been diabetic for a very long time. She wasn't concerned about diet today as she said if my blood sugar levels drop too quickly it will make me Ill. She's prescribed me Gliclazide until we can get it to a reasonable level at which point I can start taking metformin...
  11. Dizzylish78

    Mmol/l at time of being diagnosed,

    Thanks for the advice - I've bought a couple of books and am definitely looking at everything I eat now. The cutting out sweets and chocolate seemed like an immediate sensible thing to do until I'd seen the nurse and done some proper research. Ideally I'd like to manage it without medication, so...
  12. Dizzylish78

    Mmol/l at time of being diagnosed,

    I've never dieted so it's weird for me to be watching what I eat. I've kept a food diary to show the nurse, so hopefully she can let me know where I'm going wrong apart from the obvious sweets and chocolate which I'd normally eat a lot of!!
  13. Dizzylish78

    Mmol/l at time of being diagnosed,

    I got diagnosed last week and told my levels are 24. I'm seeing the diabetic nurse tomorrow. I haven't had any sweets or chocolate since diagnosis, so hoping my levels have gone down as told that 24 is really high.
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