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Hello again lovely people, after a bit of advice please, yesterday evening around 6 pm got home from shopping and was putting things away in freezer, for some reason i was sweating quite heavily didnt think much to it. later that evening about 10-11 p.m felt weak and especially stomache area...

Can someone please remind me, at what level MMOL from HbA1c test are you considered to be type2 diabetic, had a test done last week came back as 42 mmol (was 62 this time last year so work in progress still but heading the right way, yipee) but confused with the notes next to the result?

Probably a silly question but i don't know so will ask anyway, recently increased the distance of my daily walk to just over a mile, after a couple of days big toe felt sore, on inspection there was a blister half way down the toe on the join, today toe isnt sore so just checked and looks like...

Hello all, Since i have come accross this excellent website i have gathered loads of usefull hints and info, one of which was to register for online access to my medical records which i done at the start of this year so was able to add info to my profile such as HbA1c results etc. I was...

Wow currently expieriencing my first Hypo felt shakey tested blood, 2.9 have had my five jelly babies and a couple of mouthfulls of full fat coke, starting to settle a bit so check blood again in 5-10 mins. at least i know how it feels now so will no to act quicker next time.

Morning all, Just a Quick question, just getting over a cold ive had for 3 or 4 days felt good today so have decided a bit of sprng cleaning in the bathroom was in order, hadn't eaten this morning (not unusual) decided to stop for lunch, started to shake slightly and feeling light headed and a...

Have just spoken to my GP and i asked about the possibility of test strips on prescription, her reply was no as the NHS recomend you dont test as it will cause anxiety so wont prescribe them unless im on insulin or blood sugars are low which as i am type 2 is unlikely, my problem is if they want...

I constantly struggle to get blood when i test and end up having to prick my finger several times to get sufficient amounts, always wash hands and leave them under a hot running tap then rub them together with little success any ideas?

Still new to this, Yesterday i bought myself a blood glucose meter and today intended to start testing, have tried three times so far today and failed to get a reading every time! have the lancet set to max but still not getting very much blood any advice greatfully received.

Probably a really stupid question but i'll ask it anyway, have just bought a meter to test my blood, does a fresh lancet need to be changed after every use as only have 10 at the moment and is going to work out expensive if i need to use three a day?