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Hi & Welcome you definitely came to the right place. it is a mine field of information and advice and support :)

On the box of my Metformin it says to have the pill with or after food. I think it was the same for the Gliclazide. I think it is better if you have your pills just after you have breakfast.

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn today it was 11.1 so definitely going the right direction!! maybe the huge mug of decaf coffee before sleeping helped..... :)

I am not being seen at the hospital either because i missed alot of appointments. The problem with going to the diabetes clinic at the hospital was that i always felt like the consultant really did not care much...he would smile, say something that most time i did not understand (sorry find it...

I would not be able to spend all day without eating anything. I am trying to low carb. To be honest I am feeling better now that I am not actually calculating every single carb I eat. I know what is high carb or not, so I am not having any bread, pasta, potatoes etc... I have had a mini wrap...

{{NIC}} it is not easy! but you are amongst good people here who are ready to support and advise. I am trying to take things day by day so that i do not get too overwhelmed by all the diabetes stuff. Now that i am testing everyday i find that being a motivation to eat carefully to not effect my...

I have been trawling through all the yummy recipies but alot of them call for cream....what can someone substitute with if they are lactose intolerant? Ta :)

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn mine was 12.00 this morning...ok.. i can hear everyone gasping but i am quite happy as the last three days it has been 14.5 - 14.2 - 12 could it be that the low carbing has started having effect? is there hope i can get it down??

I am getting confused by my readings as well...I am trying to see what food is affecting me or not. I think I cannot find a trend because I am trying to do some exercise and then eat relatively close to it...so i test before eating (with still exercise affecting it??) and then testing 2hrs after...

I think the longer you have poor control the more the risk of damage done.....

Wow that is great!!! did you lose all that weight through low carbing? I just started low carbing and am pleased to say this week i lost 3.6lbs.... next weigh in will be tricky as i have two meals out between now and then!

Re: Diabetes.co.uk PETITION for better access to blood testi I have signed the petition. I am lucky to have got strips on prescribtion. I now get 100 strips which is great towards my new testing alot regime.... hopefully someone will listen to this plea.....!!

Big hugs to you WJ....I hope that it is all getting better now. You are always really nice to people and give really good advice and yummy recipies (i need to get stuck in and try some :) ) take care xx

I have an easter egg in my drawer at work - courtesy of our manager.....not sure what to do with it...probably share it with boyfriend but he is not too fussed about chocolate. Last year i gave him a chocolate bunny which was in the fridge for months....unacceptable!!!!!

OMG...i am more of a bundle of nerves than i was before i stopped ignoring my diabetes....either i get upset and crying or angry... its not just the diabetes...its..the last 7 years of my life since i moved to england and in which i had marriage,diagnosis, divorce, etc...all before the age of...

That is great new Blue :) I hope to see such fall in mine as well Good luck

Few reasons: 1) I live on my own...and I am terrified what could happen if i go low or something especially when i start off. 2) I really cant afford to put on weight when I have about 6 stones to lose 3) I dont want to get to a stage where i feel like i can eat what i want and then just...

Congratulations :)

Hi Been to diabetic nurse at surgery today for my diabetic check...- well i knew it was going to be bad. This was confirmed yesterday when I received a letter from the surgery telling me to go and see a doctor. Thankfully this nurse is a really nice lady. I asked her if I could have a copy of...

Hi Good luck with quitting smoking..i have not been 9 months smoke free. I would just advise you to make sure you have a plan of action to deal with being smoking free. Unfortunately I started eating much more and the wrong things after I quit. 9 months on my diabetes is out of control...