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I was diagnosed T2 in March with similar level of 90 mmol . My doctor prescribed me a meter and testing strips on repeat prescription so it might be worth asking your surgery. I went low carb on advice from this forum against the advice of my nurse, I eat as much dairy, meat ,and fish as I like...

Hi perminder I am in a similar situation as you, was diagnosed end of March 20 with a HbA1c of 90 . Different medication Glimepiride 1mg lowest dose , not metoformin. But with the advice from the members on here I have cut my carbs to between 30 and 80 per day . I have tested every day at least...

5 weeks from starting my medication 1mg Glimepiride lowest dose and staring low carbing,usually 30 to 60 carbs a day. When I started my readings were between 13 and 15 and HbA1c was 90 . Yesterday 4 rashes of bacon about 11.00 and took my Glimepiride a couple of hours later first reading 4.2...

Thanks for advice again everyone. I am going for a few weeks of not taking my statins to see how it affects my BG readings, i know statins also affect joints in your body and I am getting a lot of pain in knees . I came off simvastatin because of that . and changed to Atovastatin , I was...

After research it seems that Atovastatin can increase my blood sugar level by up to 12% as it increases insulin resistance and limits pancreas insulin production, but all the medical bodies state diabetics have a greater chance of heart disease. So a bit of a dilemma risk of heart attack or...

I asked about changing to metforim from Glimepiride or even stopping it for a while to see what it would do to BG ,but she said as I am on lowest dose to carry on until next blood test in August. She also gave me my blood readings over last 2 years. October 2018 42 prediabetes November 2019...

Just an update. Spoke to nurse yesterday different one to last time but easier to talk to , and told her what my diet was ,her reaction was that’s not low carb but no carb ,eg breakfast bacon and eggs no carbs . She said which may be right that I need some carbs like a small amount of potatoes...

Thanks for clarifying , i hoped that was the case, bowls is not particularly strenuous but as I am 62 and unfit it could be classed as strenuous and pushed up BG but a massive drop 2 hours later

Just a quick question. I thought exercise was good for diabetes T2 , today I went out an had a game of bowls still social distancing so not what I call strenuous exercise just a bit of bending and slow walking across the green .About an hour after getting home I tested and got a reading of 7.8...

Well after just 10 days of following low carb diet and daily dose of 1mg of Glimepiride. I have managed to get my readings down from 13.7mmol to 5.8 dropping down every day ,hopefully even further. Brunch as been bacon eggs varied cooking, mid afternoon snack of cold meat and cheese, evening...

I have been taking Atovastatin for the last 18 months and simvastatn before that also blood pressure medication for 20 years, and also acid reflux meds for last few years. . It’s **** getting older Lol. Paying for a past lifestyle but I did enjoy it .

Tried the double cream in coffee it all congealed in lumps not nice to drink . Today i got up at 9.00 had coffee and at 11.00 tested 9.5mmol , took my medication Glimepiride and had 2 scrambled eggs with a small knob of butter in . At 13.00 retested and to my surprise it had come down to...

i don’t tend to eat breakfast much , so if I get up at 9.00am and have a cup of coffee Straight away .and eat Brunch at 11.30 is that a good time to do first test 11.30 and then test again 2 hours later

My hba 1c , was 6 in December and 9 in April so an increase of 3 . The GP put me on lowest dose of Glimepiride 1mg per day , but i am only testing first thing in the morning at the moment and struggling to get my mmol reading below 9 . Starting off 6 days ago ar 13.7 rising to 15.7 day after...

Thanks everyone I am going down the low carb route . Just wondered about the booklet , I have uploaded photos of it

Just wondering why the nurse and the booklet she gave me is contradictory to advice on here Regarding carbs and why 2 different readings within 1 minute this morning , is the meter Ok giving a 4.5 and 8.5 so close together.

Sorry T2 diagnosed 10 days ago

After reading the posts on this forum which has been very helpful. I have been given conflicting information by my practice nurse who said she didn’t do carb counting. She gave me a GlucoRX Q meter to use and in 5 days I have got my mmol readings down from 15.7 to 8.5 this morning fasting...

Thanks for welcome. Bit of a shock to me getting told I am diabetic and need for me to change my lifestyle so the help I get from here is very welcome. Reached 62 and lived a certain way for most of those years and now wondering if I can manage without certain foods ( I love spicy curry) and...

Hi everybody I have this week been diagnosed with T2 and been prescribed Glimepiride 1mg a day . My GP surgery have also given me a GlucoRX meter to use . Not started tablets until tomorrow, but checked my levels on machine just to get used to it , I did it on general about 4 hours after...