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My Diabetic nurse has just put me on 100mg Sitagliptin daily. My nurse is only in surgery 1 day per week and what was not made clear was whether the Siitagliptin should be taken in addition to the 320mg of Gliclizide & 3g of Metformin I already take each day. Does antone have any ideas? Chris

Hi everyone, Well, following my heightened BG due to that lovely English brekky everyting seems to have settled down as follows:- Tuesday:- 0800 - 11; 1000 brekky; 1300 - 21.9; 1700 - 8.8; 2300 - 8.8. Wednesday 0800 - 11.3; 1300 - 8.3; 1700 - 6.2; 2300 - 5.8. Today on waking BG was 9.4. Looks...

I go to a Cafe now and again and have a good English breakfast, usually with no undue effects. Today 4 hours after the breakfast my BG was 21.9!! This is the highest it has been since year 2000. HELP!!! Chris

Hi Folks, The past couple of months i have found it impossible to get my BG below 10 & it is usually up to 13. If anything I have been eating less and certainly no cakes or other goodies. I am on a low carb regime but it seems to make no difference at all. On waking my BG is between 11 & 13...

I have recently changed my meter & have 2X50 Accu-Chek Advantage Test Strips going for the price of a Jiffy bag & postage say £1.50. They are both un-opened, one expires August 2010 the other May 2011. Please contact me via pm. Cheers, Chris

Although having been Diabetic for some 10 yrs. I have only recently tried to get to grips with it and give myself a chance of a better, longer life!! I am failing miserably!! Loads of people have always answered my questions and given advice yet when implemented it seems not to make much...

Hi, It's not what you might think!!! I am refering to my BG levels. My BG consistently rises overnight by some 4 points. Example: Last food eaten at 1900, BG at 2200 is 5.5, BG on waking is 9.7. Any ideas? Chris

Hi Everyone, Happy new year to one & all. I had both my flu jabs in November but have gone down with a nasty little virus which seems much like Flu to me. That's not my point really, what I would like to know is whether this virus would have any effect on my BG levels. I hav'nt eaten much...

Hi Everyone, Following my recent awakening, thanks to fellow members, and as promised, I started my new regime yesterday and have got results already. Following your advice I intend to cut out cards as best I can and see what happens. Well I can tell you what happens, instant lowering of BG...

I have just returned from a long holiday in the Staes wher I met a Diabetes councellor. She seemed to be far more knowlegeable and enlightened than the Nurse at my clinic!!! Here are a few things she told me and I just wonderd whether you guys agreed with this:- Always take Gliclizide 30...

I have suffered with Diabetes for about 10 years and have gradually had increases in medication over the years because of poor control. I must admit that this has been largely due to my poor diet and lack of excercise. In November of 2008 my HbA1c was 8.2 and I was told that i would need to...

Hi everyone, I have just joined and wanted to say hello to everyone. I have had Diabetes for some 10 years now but have been rather blaise about it. Now at the age of 64 I am being threatened with Insulin. I DO NOT want to inject Insulin!! I will start a topic shortly in a more appropriate...