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Hi can anyone tell me why i have a blood glucose level of 20.0 at 1.40am in the morning it seems rather high its no good telling my doctor all he says well we wont do anything so ive lost faith in him.

I just took a bg reading a 10pm its 21.3 symptoms were i have a headache and foot soreness should i get this checked out ?

Ive got almond smelling breath i am aware that this is because of low blood sugar but mine is 12.8 im now confused by this?

I was watching (Half cut woman) this evening the lady who was 17stone then she had liposuction and had large areas of surplus skin removed and now is is 70 pounds lighter and her blood sugars have gone back to normal her diabetes has gone away does this mean if we all lost our excess weight our...

Apparently i have background retinopathy which they found on my annual diabetic test but they said it will not affect my eyesight and i dont need any treatment but my blood sugars are not controlled ,will this get worse in the future ?

My Doctor says i do not to test my blood every day he says once a week is enough and if i have a high blood sugar they wouldnt do anything anyway.This new breakthrough does it mean that i wont have to keep taking my medication any more

Is there an increased risk of stroke being a diabetic

Having read the Diabetes newsletter which was emailed to me today about another new treatment, is it likely there will be a cure for type 2 diabetes as there seems to be a constant stream of breakthroughs but then we dont hear follow ups.I cant remember who it was but a poster in here said her...

I just had my Hba1c results at my Doctors and it was 10.2 from 11.8 previous month, as some of you know i stopped taking my medication for 6 months.I have another appointment in 10 days with my own Doctor who has requested to see me,is it inevitable that i will one day will have to go on Insulin...

Well i am taking my Metformin as advised with food and my tastebuds are returning to normal but i am now getting diarhoea constantly,sorry to be so graphic but after reading leaflet in box it says if you are taking blood pressure tablets inform your Doctor but she would know that by my...

Hello everyone my Doctor has changed my medication back to Metformin 1500mg daily as i started to have the same problems with pioglitazone i had 6 months ago e.g sleepless nights,joint pains,to mention a few but since starting metformin i cant taste my food will this pass after a while.

has anyone seen the article on the telegraph website regarding red wine,is this a possible cure or yet a new drug being developed i was just wondering if anyone would like to comment on these new drugs that will be available from 2012/2013.

at 11 pm 05/02/08 i had a bg of 30.5 mmol even after resuming my pioglitazone but i dont feel any affects at all can anyone explain this.

Ok im going back on my medication this week after 5 months but has anyone in this forum used pioglitazone and had any side affects as my Doctor probably will want me continue with this medication

Last night i was sufing and came across this website http://www.xcell-center.com there was a man that was type 11 diabetes Richard Leach who was on insulin and in 2006 had his own stem cells extracted and re-infused and is now taking 60% less insulin each day and has gone back in 2007 for a...

Am i right in saying that if i lost all my excess weight would my blood sugars return to normal as i have without trying lost 12 lbs since last August 2007 i may add my mum is type 1 diabetes on insulin and my sister is type 2 gestational diabetic on insulin but she is like me obese.so what im...

After stopping my medication since last August my blood sugars have rocketed to an average of 26mmol i am type 2 diabetic how long will it be before i start to get retinopathy and heart and kidney problems as the side affects from the medication were too severe to continue taking i am 53 and was...