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Well, where do I start. I have to get this off my chest and am happy to take advice. I was given Empagliflozin on the 3rd. I saw my diabetic nurse on the 7th. I had a headache and felt short of breath. But she was very happy with my blood glucose levels as they had dropped from 16.5 to 6.6. On...

To be fair, I couldn't live without coffee. I need it to wake up. I have 2 coffees before 10am and that is enough for the day. Black, with 2 sweeteners. Strong and satisfying. I rarely drink tea and sometimes I have a diet fizzy drink but apart from that, I drink water. Oh, except when on a...

Love the idea of sticking my arm out for coffee. I'm like a zombie

6.6. Second day in a row. Very happy with that. Seeing the nurse today who wants me on insulin. After the Tesco event yesterday (getting the shakes plus dizziness, which subsided after a glucose tablet), I am saying no for another 2 weeks. Wish me luck!

Hmm, not sure most T2D are on statins. Where is the nurse getting the statistics? I was told to go on them, as my cholesterol was slightly above normal. Not a lot, just slightly. I told them no. I'm now around 2kg overweight, don't smoke, don't really drink and my blood pressure is going down...

Breakfast: scrambled eggs and 2 kielbasa Lunch chicken, tomatoes, cucumber, cheese, chutney (1 teaspoon, my weakness), creme fraiche and strawberries 3pm: glucose tablet as I got the shakes (just started Empagliflozin) Dinner: beef burger, cheese, mushrooms, bacon, tomatoes, beetroot...

6.6 this morning. While out shopping, I began to shake a bit and felt dizzy. Had a glucose tablet and after a few minutes, picked up. I'm at the DN tomorrow for my insulin appointment (to be shown how to use the pen etc). I am going to tell her I want to delay starting it.

Ooh, I didn't know that. Thank you for the link. I am low-carbing but not to the extreme. Around 50g a day. I don't have much of an appetite

6.6 this morning. 16.5 two days ago. Started Empagliflozin 2 days ago. Meant to be going on Insulin tomorrow but not sure

Thank you for your reply. It is good to know it has happened to others too. I was amazed at a 7.9 this morning upon waking. I haven't had one like that in so long.

Hey, I am due to start insulin on Tuesday but have been given E mpagliflozin too, which I started today. The thing is, my readings today are rather odd. They are normally around the 17/18 mark. Before breakfast: 16.5 Before lunch: 16.1 I then took the empagliflozin at lunchtime Before bed...

Not rude at all. The most pressing question I have is how will it affect my eating pattern. I have a very sensitive stomach and do not feel hungry most of the time. I eat because I had to medicate with Metformin. I have been put on Humulin. I will be shown how to on Tuesday, but I wonder of...

Hi all, Officially, I have been type 2 since 2007 but they suspected it would have been a lot earlier but undiagnosed. For the first 7 years, it was diet-controlled (up and down) and then 7 years with metformin (gradually getting worse over time). I am now 44 and 2 years ago, had a shed load of...

Thursday 29/04/2021 B: skipped L: 3 boiled eggs, lardons and tomato D: steak, steamed carrots Drinks: 3 coffees (1 decaf) 2 teas (1 with lactose-free milk) Snacks: 1 homemade shortbread round (slip up) Friday FBG Didn't test, due to a night spent in the bathroom, following the shortbread!

Wednesday 28th April B: pear L: 3 eggs, lardons, tomato D: pork and green beans Drinks: 3 coffees (1 decaf) and 2 teas FBG 29/04: 13.9 ‍:banghead:

Tuesday 27th April B: Pear L: 3 egg omelette with cheddar D: Mince, cheese, tomato, bacon Snacks: 2 sugar-free boiled sweets Drinks: 3 coffee (1 decaf) 1 tea BG this morning: 13.9 (day before 17.1, so right direction)

B: 6 strawberries L: 2 egg scramble, 1 tomato and 5 crispy bacon D: (planned) 1 chicken leg and a small chicken broth A good day

When I had my first set of lasers, I found my vision was a bit blurry after but didn't last. After lasers number 2, the blurriness lasted a bit longer. Are your eyes uber sensitive?

Had 2 different lasers, twice, in both eyes. It's not painful. The hardest thing I found was not looking at the dot! Incidentally, I had injections too which were the worst experience of my life!

23.5 this morning. It was 13.6 yesterday before I ate porridge for dinner as I really fancied it. I am only able to have softer foods after some recent stomach complications and infections so decided to risk it. Epic fail!