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On 19 July I was rushed to hospital with an Ischemic bowel, part of my small and large bowel had died and had to be removed in emergency surgery or it could have killed me, then my small and large bowel was resected. One of the after effects of this surgery is chronic diarrhoea which can be...

In December my numbers were HbA1c - 49 - (8.0) and my chol. was 7+ total. Yesterday, HbA1c - 43 - 6.1 mmol/l, Total chol - 6.5, Trigs 1.3, LDL 4.8, HDL 1.1, BP 126/62. Is this good and if not how can I improve it please?? Weight has gone from 14st 8lb down to 11st 9lb. I don't have to go...

I am stopping smoking today but I don't want to regain any of the weight I have lost. I know the answer is not to eat more but I've heard that when you smoke it uses about 200 cals a day, so, should I eat a bit less to compensate? I was thinking of making up a bowl of salad to nibble on if I...

I have been feeling generally unwell for the last few days, and today my BS was 7.7 - 2 hrs after my usual breakfast, where it is usually about 5.5. I started on some Meloxicam (Mobic) inflammatory tablets yesterday because I have a flare up in my upper back which just wouldn't respond to pain...

I have had problems with Metformin since starting on it, even the SR, and have been controlling my diabetes (T2) with diet, staying mostly within the non diabetic numbers. Yesterday I went to see my Dr about a drug review and he said it looked like I could'nt tolerate it and has taken me off...

I had a letter today inviting me to the Diabetes and Prevention event in July, which I think is the one my DN signed me up for. In the info it says, amongst other things, 'Lifestyle, weight control and Managing Blood Sugars by Carbohydrate Portion Control'. Does that mean that the message may...

Can MetforminSR raise your BG? The reason I ask is because, about a couple of months ago I had to stop taking them because they were making me so unwell I became housebound. I felt much better without them and have been keeping my BG within the non diabetic range. A few days ago I thought I...

Today I had my first retinopathy test and it was good news. I do have a miniscule bleed on my left retina but hopefully it won't get any worse, and I don't have to have another test for a year. I was so stressed about going for this test, I have no idea why, maybe it was because it was my...

Because of nasty side effects which kept me housebound I thought I would give it a try without them, as I needed to go out to shop. I stopped taking them and, on Saturday was able to go out which was lovely after so long stuck in. I have been feeling well over the last 4 days. Last night I...

I have been reducing carbs and lost 3 stones, but haven't lost any weight for a few weeks (haven't gained any though) so am going to start counting carbs. I know if I eat a slice of wholemeal bread or fruit I have to count the carbs, but, do I also have to count the carbs of salad and green...

Hi, I am T2 and recently been passing rather a lot of water and feeling more thirsty. Also, this afternoon my BG went down to 4 and I felt slightly 'drunk' and my eyesight is a bit fuzzy. I have just ate a Jaffa cake and am waiting to feel more 'normal' so I can make tea! Should I be concerned?

I thought that 2 hrs after eating BG levels are normally a point or two above the pre meal level, which has happened. But today my BG was 5.8 when I got up/before breakfast then, 2 hrs late it was 5.0. I had 1 Weetabix with sk. milk and a mug of tea for breakfast. But last night while reading...

Hi, I forgot to eat lunch today and my BS reading was 4.5. For tea I had processed cheese on 2 toast (I'm usually OK with this bread) but, my reading 2 hrs after meal shot up to 9.5 and felt very tired!! An hour later it was back in the 5s and I felt better, but I'm puzzled as to why that...

I have been testing my BS first thing, before I eat and 2 hrs after each meal and then at bedtime, but there is not a lot of difference in the readings really - between 5+ and 7+. I also test if I feel weird eg: dizzy or very tired but that's not often. I was wondering, as my BS results seem...

For a little while, not long after waking in the morning I am hit by a wall of fatigue (bit like if I ate half a loaf of white bread!). It affects all of my body including my mind and I can get so irritable, can't think straight etc. This morning was very bad and I thought I may not survive...

Since yesterday I''ve had a sore throat and feeling wiped out, and my bs was 7.4 this morning, and the same 2 hrs later (it was 5.3 yesterday). I did have some sugar free throat sweets last night (Halls), but could they have caused the rise?

Over the past couple of days, when I take my BS before eating and then again afterwards there is hardly any difference ie: before a meal 5.8 and after 5.9. Why is this after I have eaten? I have also noticed that, if I have eaten something like a plain biscuit (rich tea) I feel a bit dizzy and...

Tonight at 9.30pm I tested before supper and my meter read 4.8. Looking through my notes this is my first 4-something :happy:. I am aiming for between the 4s and 5s so I'm over the moon. Though now I've had supper - 1 slice of stoneground wholemeal with some chicken slices it's probably a...

Hi, During the last 2 months since diagnosis I think I've been through all the emotions - acceptance, denial, grieving, optimistic etc. It's so difficult to accept diabetes is for life and not like having flu where you will recover from it. But slowly I am accepting it. I'm in the process of...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with T2 on 22 Nov following two bs readings of 7.6. I have been put on 2 x 500 Metformin a day but they do tend to cause painful wind and awful nausea, so, I have started chopping them in half and am taking half after each small meal that I have, and so far seem to...