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I have noticed recently that I need to drink a lot more than usual. To the point where I would rather drink than eat. My wife said your diabetes might not be controlled. I had to go along to a+e the other week due to a kidney stone causing problems, they tested my blood and said it was 7.4 which...

Good morning all, I asked my doctor for a prescription of cartridges for my Accu-check mobile monitor yesterday and was told they don't have them listed on their system. This is the first time I've needed any as I don't generally need to test. But there's a few complications at the moment and I...

Hi all, Does anybody know if the lapel badge that is for sale in the shop (2.99) is recognised by health proffesionals or is it simply a sign that we are a member of this community? Basically, if I wore one on my work uniform, would a paramedic know instantly that I was diabetic? Thanks all.

I received my first monitor yesterday and did my first test. I put the strip in as directed but when I tried to apply my blood, I got an error 03 message. So I tried it again but needed to use a new strip. I got the same error code. I havent done any more tests as you dont get many strips...

Is carbohydrate good or bad for diabetes type 2? I go to fitness/diet group every week and last night I showed the trainer my food diary for the last 2 days. He said I had a lot of carbohydrate throughout the day. Now I thought with diabetes, you need more carbs. Im baffled by it all...

Being newly diagnosed as type 2 diabetic, questions keep popping in to my head, so here's another one. I suffer with kidney stones, I have a small one at the moment that gives pain occasionally. I understand that diabetes can have an effect on the kidneys, so, could my diabetes have any effect...

I have to thank Yorksman for this idea of the subject. Basically, I have just been diagnosed and started off on 1 metformin 500mg a day for week 1, then 2 a day for week 2 then week 3 onwards, 3 a day. I have noticed if I dont have food at the usual time, or start to feel hungry, I get a bit...

Hi all, Ive just been conformed as having type 2 diabetes and started on Metformin tablets. As a lorry driver, I could really use as much info as I can get. Im not seeing a nurse untill another week, so as you can imagine, Im full of questions and nobody to answer them. The main question...