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Hiya I am currently on dapagliflozin but I have recently gone low carb & started exercising. My readings now are currently between 4.8 - 5.8 before and after food. I just wondered if its possible to stop the dapaglifozin or would my readings go high or would there be any side effects of...

Hiya I'm trying to do low carb but I struggle with breakfast. I need something I can eat on the go and ideally make the night before so I can eat it at work. I tend to just have a breakfast bar but I know they have a high carb content. Any ideas/recipes will be most welcomed :) Thank you

Ive just found out a manager at work has told an employee (based at a different site to me) that I have diabetes. I was only diagnosed a year ago and to be honest I don't like people knowing. I have only told close friends and family. Do you think they should have done this? I'm extremely...

I've read on numerous websites that you can't have a hypo if your type 2 and on metformin is this correct? I'm on 2x500 metformin a day yet my levels have been as low as 2.8 would this be a hypo or not? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I was diagnosed nearly a year ago with type 2. I take 2x500 metformin a day and control my diet. My bloods are usually between 4-6 the odd time 7 if I've stayed off the diet. However 2 weeks ago I felt funny and tested and I was 2.8! I was shocked an retested and got the same result. Then the...

Hiya Im newly diagnosed and had my first three month bloods done in July. I had an appointment with the doctor for something else and asked for my results. She was very impressed and said they had gone from 7.8 to 5.4 and if I stay like this I could reverse diabetes and come of the metformin...

I was diagnosed in Feb with type 2. I had already started eating healthier before being diagnosed and by end of April I had lost nearly 2 stone. Since then I have not lost 1lb! I'm eating really well 3 meals a day no snacking, plenty of exercise and my bloods are brilliant always between 4-5.5...

Hiya I have recently started doing an hours intense exercise. I checked my bloods just before exercising and I was at 4.9 I thought that was a little low for the amount of exercise i would be doing so ate a choc biscuit (drifter) and had a glass of water. Whilst exercising I started shaking...

Hi I got diagnosed a few weeks ago with type 2. Think my fasting level was 7.8 and hb1ac was 62. I was told to change diet and take metformin. However I bought I meter and have been eating well and staying less than 7.5 after every meal. I only took the metformin for a few days then stopped...

I'm not a lover of veg :( and I have been eating too much fruit recently. I know I don't eat my five a day so would it be beneficial to take vitamins or would it cause problems? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi I want to start testing my morning levels once a week. How long should I fast for? And can I drink water whilst fasting? Thanks :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hiya Can anyone recommend a good cereal for breakfast for a T2 diabetic? I currently have sultana bran but it doesnt fill me for long and im getting peckish around 10.30 :( Also should i be eating breakfast within a certain time of waking? I usually have it two hours after waking but im not...

Hiya I have just found out I am Type 2, this has been a great shock to me! I saw the nurse and she has put me on metformin. 1x500 in a morning for a month then increase to twice a day. She has also given me lots of dietry advice that seems to contradict itself so i am really confused. The...