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I am type 2, medication (tablets), diet and exercise. My wife is visiting her father (Type 1) for a long time due to his wife being in hospital. My wife has never had to inject but is now happy to inject for her Father. He is injected 14ml, Lantus, Solostar at 8pm every evening 2 hours after...

Normal BG levels have been stable under 7 for the past two months. No change in Low carb diet, meds or exercise. Had my 2nd Cortisone injection yesterday and just now feel bad, light headedness, shaking hands and body, metalic taste in the mouth, dry mouth checked my BG, difficulty in drawing...

I have just returned from my 2 monthly assesment by my Dr. He is happy with my progress, will not give me anymore than one pack of strips and says I don`t need to test all the time. (That must sound like a recording on this forum) I digress.. He is not happy with my neuropathy and has...

Hi All, I am finding my exercise regime becoming more difficult due to what may be Proximal Neuropathy. I have all the classic symptoms, numbness, electric shock twanging, pins and needles all to my left thigh, hips and buttocks. Sleeping is difficult due to finding a suitable position without...

This morning BS 6.8. I had been invited to a large Greek family lunch time gathering with my wife. On the table, whose legs were buckling with the weight, was an enormous variety of food. I had Pork in brandy cream sauce, beef in cream sauce, cheese salad, chips, Courgette, potato and pastry...

I have managed to lower my BS from 16.72 to 7.6 during these past 20 days, however they seem to be at a standstill. I haven`t changed my low carb diet, exercise or meds but the numbers have been roughly the same for the past week when testing on a morning. I began testing after meals to see...

Hello folks, Diagnosed T2 two weeks ago BG of 16.7 , now down to 7.6. Ok I had some spikes when I experimented with different foods but my morning levels are coming down fast,..... maybe too fast? My typical daily food intake is Greek yogurt b/fast, apple/walnuts snack, small cheese...

Hi everybody, I hope someone can answer my question because this symptom is getting on top of me at the moment. Diagnosed type 2 ,10 days ago, BG 16.7 I have managed to reduce it to 8.8 today with low carb diet, exercise and medication. (Eucreas) Novartis 50mg, Simvastatin 40mg and Farlipid...

Hi, Is anybody using the Abbott CoPilot Health Management System for home users? Advantages/disadvantages. Edit.....Or any other type of spreadsheet. Thanks Allan

Hiya everybody, My name is Allan, 58 yrs old and took early retirement and moved to Greece so I hope I am still classed as British. :) Yesterday I was diagnosed with T2 Diabetes. results were. Glucose 301 mg/dl Triglycerides 575 mg/dl HDL 30 mg/dl CRP 5.01 mg/dl I am confused over the...