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  1. Ian-J

    Holiday high sugar levels - Oops!

    Hi all, Just back from a weeks holiday and realized my vision had changed prescription, so tested my blood sugar level first thing in morning to find I was at 12.4.........ugghh this should normally be below 8.0 first thing! So, i realized i must have been eating something regularly on hols...
  2. Ian-J

    Running my own tests!

    Hi, I've changed my exercise regime and got to wondering how it effects my blood sugar levels. So, I'm going to record the data here and modify the sequence/timing of the exercise and see how my blood sugar levels are affected. I'll be sticking to the same food and thus trying to keep...
  3. Ian-J

    Burning legs when exercising

    Hi all, I've changed out my daily power walk these past few weeks for riding around on my push bike, and quite hard with it. One thing I have noticed is that my legs burn really, really badly! I usually ease off when they do and it will dissipate until I go hard at it again. It's got to the...
  4. Ian-J

    B12 deficiency tingling Metformin

    Hi all, I have been diagnosed type 2 nearly 3 months and have been on Metformin right from the start. The docs say I have had Type 2 less than 2 years. I notice that my feet and fingers tingle mostly constantly but it does go up an down. I only ever noticed the tingling after I was diagnosed...
  5. Ian-J

    Newly diagnosed from Scotland

    Hi all, Ian from Scotland here, Diabetic newbie. It's been 2 weeks since my bombshell diagnosis. Age = 51, Weight = 78kg. Went to the doc about a urinating problem and whilst there I got my blood tested and the reading was 24. More blood tests following and it was confirmed I am Type 2 (and...