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Hi and glad you found the forum! I was prescribed Gliclazide some months ago and I had the same problems with sugar swings - I was forever getting low sugar which lead to me eating on quick fix food such as chocolate. I found that it didn't really matter what I ate to try and prevent the lows...

Resist drugs/more drugs as long as possible and make sure your doc treats you like a person and not your disease.

Hi I use Stevia for non baking use. I have given up trying to use sweeteners for baking as i found them all to have an aftertaste. I do sugar free baking sometimes, such as apple pie just using eating apples and cinnamon instead of cooking apples and sugar. Otherwise I bake only for special...

Hi Bazza, hope you are coping ok with your diagnosis. Re breakfast, it depends if you are trying to reduce your carbs or not. One of the best carb breakfasts is porridge oats as it is low sugar and keeps you going for a while. Low carb options are the usual cooked breakfast, boiled eggs etc...

Hi Alison, I am sorry you are feeling blue - losing weight is a ******; I was 18st at diagnosis, went down to 15, stopped smoking and went up to 19.5! So I do know how you feel. I don't seem to lose weight on low carbs although it is great for controlling the sugar. I have managed to lose some...

Hi, it sounds like you really suffering at the moment. I just wanted to say that there are loads of different types of insulin out there and, as with all diabetes meds, there seems to be fads on particular ones. I say this as my mother, an insulin user of many years standing but type 2, was...

Hi my doc had me on pioglitazone as a replacement for a glicazide which was giving me hypos. My sugars were still high after a few months and i was also put on sitagliptin. I was actively trying to lose weight but would lose a few pounds and they it would come back on. I read all the info about...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn My readings range from 6 to 7.5. I only worry if they are consistently above 8, otherwise it seems that keeping to these levels mean my overall sugar readings are ok. My most recent Hbac1 was 7.4 - this is down from 7.6 at the last...

How about a couple of oat cakes or ryvita with houmous, olives, handful of nuts (almonds or walnuts are good) :wave:

Hi I was 38 years old when diagnosed. My mother was diagnosed when she was 45 and my brother when he was 46, so its well embedded in our family! :wave:

Hi newby, it is all a bit overwhelming and confusing in the first few months. If they are not scaring you with possible complications, its blinding you with numbers! Your GP will sort out the Hbac1 test - it usually consists of a urine and blood test and an annual eye test. When I was...

Re: Can I claim job seekers allowance while on a DAFNE cours Hi I am also on job seekers having been made redundant. You are allowed to have two holidays a year on job seekers so if you are unlucky enough to be due to sign on whilst on your course, let them know you are away on holiday. That...

Hi Jessie, sorry I wasn't given an explanation and I had lots of spare tyre on my tummy! If you r not sure, go back to your doc/nurse for more info and support. Good luck! Jane :wink:

When I was diagnosed back in 2005 I was given an HBa1C every three months for the first year. In the second year it went to six months, then annual. It went up when I was pregnant for obvious reasons but is back to annual now. Saying that, if I am experiencing problems (such as a very high...

Hi I've just seen this post, so apologies if no longer any use! I was advised to inject into my upper arm when I was pregnant. I did this using the back of a chair to rest my arm on and reached round with my other arm to inject. I did this throughout my pregnancy and didn't experience any...