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5.7 for me this morning Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Time to go back and see my doctor and diabetic nurse with the results from my last Hba1c. This was done for my final (3 of 3) diabetic clinic. Everyone there was ecstatic with my results, Hba1c reduced from 103 to 54, 14 kgs lost, cholesterol down by .2 (still a bit high on all) but this has all...

Ha ha, very funny. I've paid national insurance for 35 years and my doctor now has a budget and type 2 Diabetes is low priority as metformin is the only thing I need apparently. Time to reassess my doctors I think! Taking my health care seriously is important to me at least! Sent from the...

I know exactly how you feel ricardoharrison , I use charts / graphs and data every day in my job as well. It's so frustrating that there seems no actual pattern to some of my bg spikes. But I'm only 9 weeks into my diagnosis. So it will take me time to fully understand. Hope you sort yours out...

Hi, I'm approx 8 weeks into having diabetes, as bg was so high I was put on gliclazide and metformin. After 1 week I was given a meter (GlucoRx nexus) this was great. I started to understand what causes highs and and lows in my bg. My doctor signed me off work for 7 weeks, this allowed me to...

Thanks for all the support. I've only been diagnosed for approximately 8 weeks. I was admitted to hospital with a big of 39.1. Since then I've changed my diet, my exercise regime and this has helped me loose 14kgs (too much apparently). I've been using my bg meter to monitor and identify what...

Just come back from doctors, and diabetic nurse and I'm now feeling totally disillusioned with it all. In 7 weeks I've lost 12+kgs, I'm using my bg tester to understand and control my diabetes and I basically get told I'm doing it all wrong. Apparently I should eat far more carbs, I mustn't bg...

Thanks for the help, it's all a bit daunting this diabetes thing. Still in my first 2 months and trying to stabilise my bg, it's come down from 39.1 to between 4 and 9. Doctor has now stopped my testing as I'm now just on metformin and apparently it's impossible to have a hypo. So I'm trying to...

Thanks, but where do you start? 33% on all 3 categories? My fitness pal shows 45% carbs 25%fat and 30%protein. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi, could any one tell me the typical % breakdown on a LCHF diet % carbs, %fats, % protein. I'm going to put the % into my fitness pal. Many thanks in advance, Mark Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

6.6 this morning before breakfast but I had a lay in and didn't get up till 10 ;-) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi Leanne_natalie, I was only diagnosed at the end of Feb this year. I had been feeling bad for probably 6 months or more, I just put it down to work. I work away from home for 5 days a week and travel on a Sunday. So I just put it down to the pressures of work. I had a routine blood test at my...

I used to be terrible if I fancied it, I used to have it. It was worse as I work away 5 days a week. Since being diagnosed with diabetes I have limited myself to one treat day a week. This is when I have a drink and a takeaway, but I still limit my intake. I tell you though, it usual taste...

5.5 for me this morning, 7 weeks since diagnosis and I've gone from initial BG of 39.1 down to an ave of 6.5.:-) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

5.5 today, about my morning Average ! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

6 for me today Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi Kerry74, I have had several tattoos on my back and arms. It only starts to get uncomfortable after about 5hrs in the chair. The most important things to consider is the design and then the tattoo artist / studio. See the work and if possible as lots of questions. You need a good artist, to...

Hi there, I was diagnosed around 5 weeks ago. I went to the doctors feeling fatigued, I had bloods taken. Then I drove 300miles to work at a client. At 2am I recieved a phone call telling me to get to A&E asap as my blood glucose level was extremely high and do not drive under any circumstances...

Hi, I'm finding having diabetes very confusing so far. Lots of different information from so called specialists. I'm going on holiday to Jamaica in July and I've asked my doctor but not got a clear answer. Is there any special requirements relating to diabetics and flying, ie bg testing, meds...

Hi, all I'm recently diagnosed type 2, currently taking 1 80mg gliclazide and 2 500mg meteorite one at breakfast and one at dinner. I need to loose about 5 Stone, I've gone l from 39.1 (HbA1c well over 100) at diagnosis down to Ave of 5.4. Still waiting new HbA1c. I want to start on LCHF to...