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Hi, 1. I pleaded to go on injections so I could stop Glicklazide (hated it, probably can't even spell it) 2. Very easy, but I did increase the dose too fast. 6 units, 8 , 10, 12. that was 2 days and I should have given it a few days between increases and not 12 hours. But no problems. 3. I got...

Thanks for the reply. It seems you are in a similar level of exercise sport. In desperation I contacted the diabetic unit at the local hospital and they advised exactly the same. 20% less insulin and maybe try 40% less next time. So... I tried this and ran the session at 7.4 to 8.5 and felt...

Could anyone with experience give me some clues as to how to manage my blood glucose levels. I'm 55 and exercising very hard as I have started Roller Derby. My question is, do I inject more or less before hard exercise? Also, can I drink an electrolyte sports drink with carbs to try to reduce...

I hated Gliclazide. I couldn't exercise without feeling weak almost straight away. I needed a mini mars bar to get me going again, and that is ridiculous for a diabetic. I pleaded to go on insulin and from that day I got my life back. I now inject twice a day and have lost the tiredness in the...

My doctor advised me to avoid sweeteners as they could be a reason for my headaches. I now try to avoid them and my headaches have almost gone. Life, for me, has improved.

Hi, Sorry to hear of your concerns. I have been diagnosed as Type 2 diabetic for about 10 years and my levels were slowly creeping up despite Metformin,trying harder with diet, and going on to Gliklazide. I hated this one! I was feeling very tired after meals and very hungry all of the time. I...

I think your readings are very good. There is something called 'dawn phenominon' where the liver dumps sugar into the blood ready for the start of the day. I had 12hr fasting ready for a hospital blood test and the reading was 11. 2 hours later after the test and not eating it had risen to...

My opinion is...Thousands of years ago we gorged on apples in autumn when they were plentiful on the trees. This gave us large ammounts of fructose a sugar that prompted fat storage. This enabled us to survive the winter when we had little food and needed to burn off our fat reserves. Just like...

Hi Phil169. I seem to have found someone with similar symptoms as me. I am type 2 on insulin and almost trebled dose in the 12 days I have been on it. This morning 12.6 after fasting for 12 hours. Humulin M3 16 units am and pm. I have always felt better and had the best HbA1c on a Low Carb High...

At last I have found someone else with lack of response to tablets. To keep with this thread, ALL the medication has side effeects of 'may cause flatulence' so I see it as a licence to fart. So there! I am now type 2 on insulin and that is not working too well either. My readings are still over...

Hi Totto, I only tried the protein shake as I didn't want to eat any carbs. Yesterday I ate oats as I felt I needed at least some carbs but today just the shake. BG was 14.5 2 hrs after cereal and 10.3 2 hrs after the shake. Better but a way to go as yet.

Hi and welcome to being a diabetic, Indeed you have a lot to learn and it will help you build a better life, and I say better as without diagnosis your health would have slipped downhill. One of the first things I had to learn was that it is not 'you are what you eat' as the NHS seems to...

I can only dream of those numbers. 10.2 this morning, injected 14 units. Had a protein shake for breakfast that has no carbs. 2 hours later BG 10.3. So my BG goeas up when I don't have carbs. Yesterday diabetic nurse said I will have to keep increasing insulin. I'm still classed as type 2 and...

Hi, I'm type 2 and have been for 9 years. Metformin 200mg and recently stopped Gliclazide. HbA1c 9.7 Last fasting reading was 12.5 10:00am after hospital blood teat. I started on Insulin Humulin M3 10 days ago and am still getting high morning readings 11.6 this morning. Still on 2000mg...

Just to add some more figures to this thread. I am type 2 and my morning readings were 11 - 14.5 even after fasting. HbA1c 9.7. For this Test I measured 11 at night and 12.5 in the morning of fasting HbA1c test. I am now on insulin Humalin M3 and up to 12 units now. My readings are now around 10...

I was on Gliclazide for 2 years and hated it. I'm type 2 also on Metformin HbA1c 9.7. I was always hungry and as soon as I started exercise I felt drained, so I would eat snack bars such as tracker (yes sugar and peanuts). I asked to go on insulin and I feel better already after 1 week. Not as...

Yes, I agree. What I meant to say was that we have gone wrong with our diets over the last 50 years but our bodies developed over a few thousand years. We should be eating a diet closer to what we used to eat, and not what the supermarkets and factories want us to eat. I think we should eat some...

I could never work out why a young healthy nutritionalist or fitness instructor would give low fat advice to a 53 year old diabetic BMI 26. I would love to meet them after they turn 40 and see how their 5 a day low fat diet has treated them through the years. I prefer to look to nature...

I have my hospital appointment tomorrow and looking forward to going on insulin. I am completely fed up with the tiredness hunger and readings of 9.9 when starving! and 13 - 14 in the morning after not eating for 10 hours. Insulin - bring it on! and give me my life back. Currently type 2...