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Hi everyone I haven't been on here for quite a while but recently have been suffering sleepless nights because of pains in legs burning feet and really bad foot and leg cramps I was diagnosed type 2 in 2012 my blood sugar readings are said to be excellently controlled or so I'm told by my DN I...

Hi, i havent posted in a long time i was diagnosed in 2012 and have continued a low carb diet since diagnosis i have excellent control however for the past four nights i have had weired feelings in my feet tingling sensations and burning and some pain at the bottom of my feet this only seems to...

Hi all , ive not been on for a while been going quite smoothly since i was diagnosed in 2012 still not on meds and being controlled by diet and execise, however went to see nurse last week she advised me to try 500 mg metformin although she says my levels are good 5.6 but simply because it...

Hi visited my dn today for my results and my 12 monthly check up she was very pleased with blood test results no change from last year good weight loss etc she then asked me if i paid for my prescriptions to which i replied that i did she then went on to ask me if i wanted to go on meds even...

Just got my results from my check up im so pleased and so was my nurse blood reading down to 5.5 :D cholesterol dow to 4.5 (from 5.6) blood pressure down to 128/75 (having had continuous high reading for the last 6 months ) and total weight loss of 35LBS thank you to all of you for your sound...

once or twice a week i wake during the night with a tingling feeling in my lower legs it doesnt last long maybe a miniute or so its like a sweeping sensation my legs also feel hot it usually passes quickly and i drop off back to sleep but last night i had a nightmare and woke with the worst...

Hi just a quick question please I took my reading before tea it was 5.1 , i dont usually test after one hour but tonight i did as i had 5 thick cut oven chips with my tea its the first time ive had these since before diagnosis my reading after a hour was 10.5 i re tested after another hour...

Hi last night 1 hour pre food 5.5 , ate a small chicken breast with 1 tomato and salad leaves 3 small boiled potatoes 2 hrs later 6.8 today my son brought me my tea KFC !!!! i chicken burger and fries 1 hour pre 5.6 2hours later 5.4 i thought it would be quite bad but when i put it into...

Hi just got a spare bg meter and strips on prescription from my doctor when i went to the chemist to pick up the prescription there was 2 items , lancets and test strips, i usually pay for prescriptions so i was very surprised when i asked her how much i had to pay and she said it was free if...

:twisted: Hi all its friday night and im having my weekly treat 4 glasses of red ( 1x the recomended but split into 4 and diluted with diet lemonade ) and a bar of moser roth (85% cocoa) chocolate heaven :D been doing really well with my blood readings so thought i would treat myself :lol:

Hi again been reading through the threads and read a lot about spiking , i have been managing to keep my bg to around the 6.0 to 6.5 range 2hrs after eating but today had my first sunday lunch and tried to keep it as low carb as i could however my reading after 2 hrs was 9.1 is this a spike? it...

:D hi all went to see my nurse today for the first time got some good news well at least i think it is , i found out my first blood test was 6.5 which she said was very mild and i told her about my intentions to follow the low carb diet she was very happy about that too and was pleased that i...

Hi , i have been diagnosed about 3 weeks now and have been low carbing and 30 mins excercising (walking) each day i have lost 8lbs in weight and for the last 4 days have been self testing my readings 2 hours after meals have been between 6.2 and 6.8 i really want to do this without...

Hi just wondering what is the best time to do a fasting test as i get up quite early every morning usually around 5 15 but i dont usually have my breakfast untill my 10 am break should i have breakfast before i go to work then just have a small snack at my break time? thanks

Hi after spending around 3 weeks reading the posts im a little confused about my diagnosis.When i got called in to see the nurse to get the results for diabetes she said i was very very borderline my result was 7.0 fasting she said that 7.1 was classed as diabetic i said i really dont want the...

Hi since may i have been suffering from dry eyes and nasal sores this was how i found out i was diabetic, after having blood tests apparently it is one of the symptoms that some people get , the dry eyes are being treated with artificial tears in gel form which i put in at night , but does...

Hi can someone please tell me if its ok to do the low carb hight fat even if you have high cholesterol ? and still loose weight ? :?