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Few days later but I only just received my letter of "levels". Doctor was telling me what they were and I was writing them down but when he said "feel free to jot these numbers down but you will get a letter with them in" I stopped jotting. It was all abit overwhelming anyway and I just...

Hi all Have just got a BG meter (Medisana Meditouch) ran a test on it and it was within the gamut of given BG levels so I am assuming the meter is correct (ie hasn't gone wrong in six hours). Have just taken a pre-meal test (5½ hours after I'd last ate) and my BG is 3.1 should I be worried...

I have decided with all the contrary diet advice (medical profession says one thing /virtually everyone on here says something else)to test my BG after meals (2 hours?) and decide what is best for ME. What I don't know is what is considered the best type/Manufacturer of meter and how does the...

Was only diagnosed on Thursday but had blood tests etc for about a month before so knew what was coming . Yes I had type 2 Diabetes . Fast forward to yesterday, wife had got blackpudding, sausages, bacon etc and some rolls[1] was going to have a roll on something caught myself just in...

At the moment I am drinking 3~4 litres a day and to make it palatable I add some double strength no ADDED sugar squash (currently co-op brand). Is this low enough in sugars that it can be drunk with impunity or should I really try to drink pure water (couple of miles to treatment plant and...

Hi all I am from Balerno (a wee village on the outskirts of Edinburgh). I went to the doctor as the ridiculous amounts of milk I was drinking had started to affect my stomach. I realised that I was drinking lots of milk as I was really thirsty all the time, and so had a blood test. My...