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I have read with interest on the startling fact that there are 24,000 unnecessary deaths a year due to diabetes throughout the country. Does anybody know what the 9 tests that should be done are in relation to the diabetes care that should be done and how regular these should take place. The...

Hi There You may be aware that I posted on the forum a few weeks back problems that my wife was having with eating and also her medication. Here are the links in case you had not read them. Not eating much viewtopic.php?f=15&t=27839 Diabetes and other Medicines viewtopic.php?f=15&t=27987 It...

Hi There Here is a list of the medicines my wife takes Metamin SR 2 x 500mg Gliclazide 20mg Byetta Morning and Teatime before meals Ferrous Sulphate 1 x 200mg Omeprazole 1 x 20mg Ramipril Simvastatin Bisoprolol 1x 1.25mg Furosemide 3 x 40mg Provera 3 x 100mg per day Seretide 125, 2 puffs...

Hi There Just wondering if you could help me. This concerns my wife who is diabetic. Since Thursday of last week my wife has not eaten as much as she would normally do. The biggest part of the time when she has eaten in the past she has eaten all of it most of the time, however, over the last...

Hi all, a little bit of advice if anybody knows please. I am worried about my wifes blood sugar levels and worried that she may have a hypo tonight. Yesterday teatime i took her blood sugar and it was a shocking 25.3 which was before her meal. This morning prior to anything to eat it was at a...

My wife has had diabetes for heading on 15 years that we know of, however, just lately she seems to be more hungry than ever. A nurse came today and said that this was normal but am not sure myself. Surely she should not be getting up through the night and wanting to eat almost every hour of...

Hi There My wife is currently taking 3 different diabetic medicines in her treatment of diabetes. She is currently on Insulin, 10 units in the morning & 8 at teatime which has reduced a lot over a period of time. Also on Metformin 500mg, 2 tablets 3 times daily. Byetta, 2 injections of 10...

Can somebody give me an answer to a strange but simple question. My wife has been diabetic for about 14 years now and manage to keep the diabetes under control. How true this is but I am not so sure myself but is it true that having too high blood sugar from eating sweets and chocolate which...

I am a carer for my wife, who amongst her other problems, arthritis, heart problems, angina, anaemia and COPD is also a sufferer of Diabetes. She has now had Diabetes for about 14 years that we know of. She uses insulin and tablets to control this and it is under control as well. The last...