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Hi All Had some good news my latest HbA1C was 7.1, I was daignosed in Oct last year I felt very unwell had BG of around 20 had the thirst of a camel, could not stay awake and when I was awake all I did was drink then have a wee wee. It has taken diet, exersize, meformin & gliclazide to get...

Hello While i was driving home i felt very strange. deep braething felt on odd pin/needle sensation in my head and also felt out of it, as i was passing tesco i stopped in the car park and tested my bg it was 4.9 which then sent me in a tailspin, i got some gluclose tablets and ate about 10...

Hi All I am a newbie T2 since Oct 09, I have been refered to the local training course "x-pert" anyway they teach all kinds of things about being diabetic and I have learnt a lot and the following maybe a departure from the rest of the NHS advice on diet Eat a healthy balanced diet, however...

hi i am a new t2 was put on 4*500mg metfromin a day from oct 08, it has done done much to my hba1c gone from 9.4 to 9.0 so my nurse has put me on 80mg of gliclozide to take after my breakfast, she also warned me about a slight chance of hypos so i took it for the first time this morning my...

hi i am a new t2 (1 month), i must confess i am not getting to grips with it very well, anyway my urine smells odd so i used 1 of my ketone wee wee strips and it shows at +1, my bg is 15, i see my diabetic nurse on thursday . i know my bg is a bit high but i feel fine so not worried to much...

Hi All I am a new T2, I already have blood pressure and IBS so had a pre-payment card for my prescriptions which cost £110 a year Since i was diagnosed under advice from the gp surgery i sent my current pre payment card back for a refund and applied for an exemption card The refund was...

Hi I went to the doctor last Thursday with what I thought was a water infection, there was sugar & blood in my urine. I was worried about the blood, the doctor seemed more concerned about the sugar. All my symptoms only started last week and I had a negative diabetes test in 2007. I Bought a...