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Do not exceed the stated dose especially without consulting your doctor. I was on metformin but now stopped (it made me ill) but it doesn't seem to reduce blood sugar much anyway.

It's taken me a while since mid January but I have lost just over a stone. Same age as you but I am convinced it works. My need for insulin has reduced my HbA1c has reduced from 60 to 50. Keep at it.

There is room for improvement, overall I find my diabetes team good but there are some horror stories out there. After all it is our bodies and our life a bit more listening might be helpful.

Diabetes affects every individual differently which is probably the first thing you need to know. It can cause anxiety and stress on diagnosis and sometimes affects people for a long time after initial diagnosis. The time it takes to deal with diabetes can also affect people. There is the...

Hi and welcome. You have come to the best place for information and advice. Try not to get overwhelmed, easier said than done, I know but be strong. You must be after getting to college! Take care of yourself and let family members read this site too. It will help with their understanding...

My hay fever is atrocious this week. I have anti histamine tabs from doc and also comfort eye drops from Tesco which help. Sometimes have to use a nose spray as well. My sugars do go up by about one or two depending on just how bad it is. At least my eyes don't cry like a cartoon character as my...

Me neither

I buy ALA from Holland and barrat £13.99 for 60 and they do free post over £20

Well done

I must be really lucky. My husband non diabetic decided the best way to help me was to go low carb himself as well. Now he actually prefers spiralized courgettes etc instead of rice with his bolognese! Only problem is he has lost more weight than me and he is quite slim!

A "spare tyre" is a wonderful thing!

In the cause of scientific research, you must understand, I had a white pudding supper last night. Thought I had bolused enough (30 units Humalog) but sadly no. I was still at 14.2, after 4 hours. My BS was still 7.7 at 6.20am. Ugh! And I feel awful. We had just come back from holiday and a...

Glad it has helped you.

I have tried these nod they are disgusting I think although my daughter in law likes them.

I'm type 2 on MDI and for the past 3 days have only eaten twice a day with coffee n between. Fine so far!

Not on trulicity but followed the NHS eat well plate guidelines for about 25 years and couldn't lose weight or keep my sugars as low as I liked. I now follow the low carb diet advocated by many members here and it works lost a stone in a couple of months sugars well down and reduced my...

If I make a meal e.g. Bolognese I add up carbs of everything in it then divide by number of portions - which is what you seem to be doing. Hope that helps.

There is no need to panic or get angry with yourself. I myself developed Type 2 at 37 my son was 9. He is 35 this year! You have come to the right place for help. There are lots of helpful people and good advice here just remember everyone is different what suits one doesn't necessarily suit...

Try more oily fish, red meat, liver and sunshine or vitamin D tablets.

People on insulin are prescribed meters and strips. That's not to say that what we are prescribed suits us all. Many people here buy their own and fund the test strips themselves. There are many free meters out there if you care to look but the biggest cost can be the test strips. They range...