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Hi All ... Just had my Diabetes review blood test with a quite good HBA1c of 45. But the surgery have just rung me to say I have a Cholestoral of 1.2 mmol and that the DR will be ringing me sometime over the next couple of days to discuss this.. So is 1.2 Good, Bad, Terrible, or what.. Never...

Hi All.. Been happily taking my Novamix 30 for years, and apart from some weight gain, my bloods have been under good control. But over the last couple of months my BG at lunch time has been a lot lower, and a struggle to get the tea time reading below 7. It has been suggested that I change...

Just a simple question, but possibly not a simple answer.. When I drive the guides everywhere tell me "Keep your blood glucose above 5 mmol/l when driving", which I thought was quite straightforward, but how is above 5 interpreted.. A general conversation over a glass of something with a police...

Started on Novomix 30, with an initial dose of 28 units total to be taken as 14 units at Breakfast and 14 units at Dinner with the instructions to add 2 units per dose every 3 days until levels are in target ... So far I have increased to 24 units breakfast and 24 units dinner, and still the...

Been type 2 for many years, and up to about 2/3 years ago, never had any real problems with control. Approx 2/3 years ago, started having terrible stomach problems, so was swapped to slow release Metformin, and all ok .. Some months after that levels started to climb into the high teens, so...

Hi All .. Have recently been put on the once weekly injection of Bydureon. This morning is my 5th injection. Not seen any changes in blood sugars yet, but thats OK as they say in the instructions that you wont see difference till 6 or more weeks. My problem is weight gain ... Since starting...

My blood sugars have been slowly rising since January and stated having real illness with Metformin which was changed to SR metformin. But levels still slowly rising, and after seeing my nurse it was decided to stop the Victoza and start Forxiga with the SR Metformin I have to admit that I...

I have been taking Metformin for many years and not noticed any problems, but over the last 3 or 4 months I have been getting bouts of nausea, stomach ache, mild headache, a certain looseness and urgency for the need of the toilet, in fact everything which matches the side effects of Metformin...

Been Type 2 for over 10 years and have been taking Metformin for all that time with no real problems .. But the last couple months been suffering with nausea, gas, indigestion, that permanent feeling that I need to go to the loo, and it has been gradually getting worse, and making life real...

Been type 2 for anumber of years, and always have been a man of real generous proportions. 18 months ago i reduced the carb intake, practiced good portion control, walked daily, and over 12 months lost 24lb. Everyone delighted including me, except for the expense of the new trousers. But, over...

Hi .. After a year of blood sugars in the high teens low twenties, I have been prescribed Victoza ... Been injecting 0.6 for about a week, and I am feeling so much better, it's unbelievable, no dry mouth, no lethargy, far more get up and go and energy, even seen a few lb's shed off the...

12 months ago my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimers, and my life became more stressful and a lot of rushing around.. About 4 months ago I had my 6 monthly check with the nurse and my Ha1bc blood test showed a reading in the high 9's and my own test were between 9 and 11. She told me that I...

Hi All I normally have a fairly normal blood level between 5.0 and 6.5, but recently I am struggleling to keep it in the 8.0's. This seems to be coincidental with the fact that my Mother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.. She lives 30 miles away, and I spend a lot of time driving there and...

I have been a type 2 for many years and have never been considered slim, but have always managed to keep my weight reasonably steady if a bit on the high side, and with a bit of management my sugars around the 5.5 to 6.3 mark Have taken Metformin for years with the dosage slowly increasing over...