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I'm Type 2 and when on 3x Gliclazides a day I was advised to test before I drove in case I had a hypo. That was a year ago, now I'm just on Metformin only (3x 500mg a day) and diet control. If I miss out on an afternoon snack my BG goes down to low 4s or even high 3's. I do not feel well at all...

I know what you mean. I do test my blood glucose. The readings have become quite stable. 6.0 to 6.5 in the morning before food. It does spike sometimes 2 hours after food and up to 12 occaisionally. One hour later it's back down to the 6s. I take 1500 mg Metformin a day and my BMI is 24.9...

That's been over a year for me diagnosed with Type2. After reading all the conversations, twitter etc. I now know that Type 1 diabetes is a much more severe condition and sometimes feel like what I have is not that bad. If the weight is kept down and the H1's are near normal as possible then...

Brunneria. I have thought about this and yes I now think that I had been having symptoms for at least a year before diagnosis. I remember cramps at night, itching till it bled in the lower leg area (during sleep). A little more frequent to the toilet at night. I thought perhaps it was an age...

I'm not sure how this forum works. I thought I sent a post. But.. When first diagnosed my HbA1c was over 12 and I was quite ill. Lot's of symptoms. Was put on 2000mg Metformin and 2 x Glyclazide tabs. 3 months after this the Hb1Ac was down to 6.5? Monitored every month until stable. Stopped with...

Hi LGC. When first diagnosed HbA1c was 12.6. 2000mg Metformin and 2x Glyclacide then down to 6.5. Dropped out the Glyclacide and the last one was 5.9. I think this is under control? Test quite frequent. Morning before food around 6.5 on the Aviva. If fasting it goes down to less than 6. What do...

I am type 2 for a year now. The BG is under control, well most of the time. What confuses myself is whether there are still increased risk to developing heart disease, catching influenza, etc. I know my body has changed since the diabetes attack. I don't sweat the same, in fact an absence of...

I'm pretty much the same usual reading are around 6. If I miss an afternoon snack the readings can go down to 4.5 and I do not feel that good. After food back to my "normal". I also have high readings after some foods but that also back to usual after a few hours or do some exercise to burn it...

That's really helpful. For me it's not so much cut out the carbs but in moderation they do not seem to raise BG too much. 6.3 before breakfast , 6.4 2 hours after. Porridge, banana and tea with small milk. Processed sugar. Now that's a different story. A scoop of ice cream and up it will go to...

Thanks for replies. That makes more sense to me now. Being new to this forum it's a little difficult to understand what's gone before. I really thought that a low carb diet was for weight loss. So it is not what you eat as long as it works for "you", Correct??

I am Type 2 and was diagnosed October last year. I have reduced weight and now my BMI is just at the top of the normal range. If I go on low carb diet will I loose more weight? My BG readings are around 6 in the am before food and does not change that much after food. On 2000 mg Metformin. I...

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It all depends on the quality of supplied mains water. I live in Aberdeenshire and the water comes from the Grampian mountains. Soft water with very little calcium.

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Thanks for the welcome note. I have never used any type of forum/social media sites so like the diabetes it's new to me. Well the diabetes is not so new I was diagnosed October last year. At the time I was suffering with symptoms and did not know what was wrong. Up and down to the toilet all...

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