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    How can I reduce my glucose levels please?

    Don't eat a lot of bread but did not realise about baked beans even though I get no added sugar did not think of the carbs. Thank you for the advice
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    How can I reduce my glucose levels please?

    I do have no added sugar anything when it is an option but don't often have bread and had no idea baked beans would cause so much trouble. Thank you for the reply
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    How can I reduce my glucose levels please?

    Has gone down from 120 to 94 to just over 70 and as that came down, my glucose levels went up
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    How can I reduce my glucose levels please?

    Thank you so much for the reply
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    How can I reduce my glucose levels please?

    No, don't snack except for a banana occasionally Don't eat much bread but do have baked beans or spaghetti for breakfast. My glucose level spiked at 27.1 at the weekend! Bacon end egg for breakfast and a roast lunch after I did my glucose level. Thanks for the info, really appreciate it
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    How can I reduce my glucose levels please?

    I take my glucose level before breakfast and it is between 17 and 20. I am on slow release Metformin and take 2 after breakfast and I have one Trulicity injection a week. I feel quite ill when it is that high. I have bacon, eggs and baked beans for breakfast. I have a tin of soup for lunch...
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    Wake Up Call, please advise

    Hi, I can sympathise cos I denied being diabetic for a long time. My Mother was diabetic but I was convinced I was not! My annual review turned into a 3 monthly review and then a weekly when I shot up to 120 and a glucose level of 19.8. I am now on metformin and a weekly injection of Dulagutide...
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    If you were away from home without your hypo kit...

    Thank you for the advice
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    If you were away from home without your hypo kit...

    I was diagnosed 2 years ago but my diabetes spiralled end of last year and in August my Hba1c was 120 from 90 last November. Glucose level before breakfast today was 14. I am type 2
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    If you were away from home without your hypo kit...

    I did not know it was diabetes causing my symptoms but my doctor said my glucose level was 19.1 and it went as high as 19.8. She did not tell me what to do about it. I am on metformin twice a day, slow release 500mg
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    If you were away from home without your hypo kit...

    My glucose levels go very high so what should I do please?
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    Poll: Which diabetes course(s) have you attended?

    I find information from my surgery very confusing. My diabetes nurse told me to follow the heart diet and my diabetes doctor said no! The Desmond course was very helpful for me.
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    Poll: Which diabetes course(s) have you attended?

    I went on the Desmond course and found it very informative. I had been diabetic for about a year when I went. That was down to the fact that the place I wanted to attend was booked on the dates I could go (I go away a lot)
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    Poll: Which diabetes course(s) have you attended?

    Oh shoot!! Have had a craving for tomato soup and have been eating it by the ton!!
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    Overt diabetes

    I am quite new to all this, but find it all very interesting and informative. I had no idea what symptoms to expect and am never sure if it is diabetes or just feeling unwell. Guess I will get used to it!
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