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5.8 at 6am, started taking 100mg of sitagliptin about middle of july, had to reduce my starlix and gliclaszide as I dropped to 2.4, as I was on a charity run to John o Groats which meant driving for several hours, I stopped the sitagliptin until I came home and after reducing other meds have...

a recent report in national paper suggested that by eating 600 calories a day could result in being able to stop meds as it re-awakens the insulin producing cells . I realise that this is not really proven as it was only a small goup that was looked at but the results were quite promising and i...

Possibly, it seemed quite an informative article and was explaining about the effect this extract had on cancer cells. think you should read it b4 passing comments like that. they were not discussing the extract as acure for diabetes,just mentioned that it was used in other countries as an...

Hi,everybody,just wondered if anyone had used this to lower blood sugar levels and if so how much were they taking? i seem to continually have a problem with high levels in am and can't seem to get them down. was going to ask GP about Victoza as my last Hba1c came back 6.8 and cholesterol 3.8...

if you are not happy with driving and you are getting stressed ot resulting in hypos,you need to refer your mangement to the company 'Stress Management policy,which they should have in place , by law, HASAWA, 1974.and its relevant regulations combined with DDA ant the Equal Opps Act by which you...

if you are not getting much luck with levitra, try one of the other ED drugs like viagra or cialis.i have had some problems with ed but i was not diagnosed as diabetic then. My GP is ok with discussing this and i am not embarassed either.recently i have been finding i can do with outb thetablets...

yes, levelling out BG's did help although they were still higher than i wanted although overall they were lower when Hba1c came around ( slightly ),probaly a question of looking for a 'quick fix' but coming to realise that it is a slow process and doesn't happen overnight. I'm not taking any...

Thanks,everyone for the gen,very interesting,going to see how i get on with the meds GP gave me,tried benfotiamine for lowering BG's but not much success although it levelled them out it did nothing for my feet. admittedly i only tried it for a month then gave it up as it didn't seem to do what...

for some time now , have had problems with feet burning and stinging, step on something hard and they are on fire. difficult to walk first thing and pain is centred on ball of foot and bottom of toes,feels hypersensitive aswell. circulation checked andis ok, GP thought i had plantar fasciitis...

i think this report misses the point somewhere along the line. on one hand they are saying that the trials looked at had no data relating to selftesting therefore they were concluding there was no obvious benefit to testing, counting their chickens before they actually hatched !! and one point...

Hi,Everyone, today is the 1st anniversary of the rest of my life as a T2,just had my latest hba1c and it was 6.7 . when i phoned up for my results they told me it was 8 ( wow,really P***d me off) turns out they tested my blood glucose and this was the disparity,found out when i finally got to...

Hi,Johnnyangel57, this was the 'old style'metformin, my PN says drink in moderation and the stronger the better,a few pints of stella willput you upa point or two but as long as you limit yourself to a sensible number of drinks you can quite happily socialise with you friends without having to...

In the past i was given antibiotics to deal with chest infections, septic cuts etc and never had side effects apart from the normal 'runs' occasionally. i have never picked any serious illnesses and have always been active, never been in hospital with an illness,only for 'wear and tear' on...

i asked to see a dietitian after i was DX as type 2. I became member here before my appt so was able to see how the 'user interface' was actually doing to maintain good control. i saw a student dietitian who was still promulgatingthe ' healthy diet doctrine' and this 2009 and years after these...

Yes,seems that this is a common attitude,i was not overweight,didn't have any of the recognised symptoms, don't eat junk food ,just occasional burger or KFC. I am not ashamed to say i am type 2 as although i have a bit of a belly,i have never had a flat belly even when i was 10 stone and nearly...

Hi,All,I have been trying Benfotiamine for 3 weeks now and although it seems that BG levels seem to be evening out,they are still higher than i would like. I am taking 2 x 80 mg AM and PM, eating 2 slices of wholegrain toast with spread and 2 hours later i am over 10. I am going to persevere...

They ( type 2's) eat junk food until the secondary effects, the autoimmune conditions, make them ill. Seems like veggienft is quoting the party line again, must work for the NHS, his argument that junk food causes T2 doesn't cover those cases that get T2 , are not overwight and eat a...

Hi, Soundgen, i got my tabs from amazon ,120 x 80mg for £12 with P&P, i started 1 x tabs am and pm daily, did for a week and now upped to 2 x tabs am and pm. so far my BG's seem to be levelling out and not spiking so high but not as low as i would like them to be as i am in 7's again in morning...

That's what they are there for,my wife suffers with same problem due to meds she is taking for MH problems and GP prescribed RANITIDINE which is pretty good and clears it up in no time, Worth checking even if it is for peace of mind, good luck and hope it clears up soon, mano

Hi,Goji,thanks for that, will do as suggested,i was really just seeing if it was worth using. If i could get BG levels downin am then the weight i put on because of the glicazide , might sort it self out.i haven't changed diet much and i test regularly , but weight is up to 15 stone and i don't...