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I'm type 2 on 2 metformin per day plus 500mg of simvastin plus diurectics. I feel aboslutely exhauseted all the time, i can easily sleep all day. I've lost 1 and 1/2 stone in weight since bening diagnosed in february, i want to know if i should feel so **** tired all the time

Hi i don't know if this has happened to anyone esle! yesterday i was declined life insurance, the reason given was that a a type 2 diabetic with high blood pressure and high chloestrol i was deemed to be an extreme high risk candidate. I argued that my diabetes is controlled (last H test was...

Hiya I' was diagnosed on Friday and told to limit my carbs - I asked how much I should be aiming for and got a rather vague "less than you're eating now" I bought myself some really handy books today but am still none the wiser. how many grams of carbs should I be eating a day. I have high...

Hi sorry to keep complaining but today I have another worry! I've had a burning sensation in my feet all day today - its like the feeling you get when your toes are frozen in the winter and then thaw out in the warm. I also have very itchy palms but I've had this for months now. I've had the...

Hi I was given the definative - "you are diabetic" on Firday - noone available to see me until Monday, so I toddled along to my appointment armed with a list of questions. Nurse told me not to be taking blood tests daily to quot hewr "£you'll drive yourself mad with worry eveytime you test" -...

Got my glucose tolerance tests last night! Before the yucky lucozade = 7.6 2 hours later = 12.6 Nurse said on the phone and i quote "you are diabetic - come and see us on Monday!!" What should I expect on Monday, how will she work out whether I'm type 1 or 2 (or knowing me a previously...

Ok Fasting glucose test done this morning Nurse took blood and did finger prick tests as well - finger pricks as follows: before glucose = 7.3 1 hour after glucose = 11.3 2 hours after glucose = 15.6! She told me that the bloods she was sending to lab were now just a formality and that the...

Hi I'm in a bit of a confused state and need some advice. In December I had a fasting blood test done to check my cholesterol levels (have had very high readings for a while) anyway it came back with a blood glucose level of 6.7. My Doctor siad it was nothing to worry about but last week...

Hi I'm in a bit of a confused state and need some advice. In December I had a fasting blood test done to check my cholesterol levels (have had very high readings for a while) anyway it came back with a blood glucose level of 6.7. My Doctor siad it was nothing to worry about but last week...