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Thank you for the replies. On the blood test form is said non fasting test although cholesterol test was also there. It’s a minefield with Drs so I will carry on as normal and have the argument after the next test, I’m not taking statins.

I did ask the nurse for the breakdown but she was unable to give them to me. I will be more determined next time.

Last August it was 4:4 with no statins. I have changed my diet to include eggs which is why I asked if I should be self testing cholesterol levels.

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I use an SD Codefree meter for testing my glucose and wondered if I should be testing my cholesterol level as I eat a lot of eggs.

Apart from the yearly cholesterol test done at the same time as the HbA1c, does anyone self test? I know there are a lot of choices for meter's which i'm finding confusing, any advice welcomed. many thanks.

Hi, I had my gallbladder removed in 1992, diagnosed T2 in June 2009. Like you there was still food I could not eat even though I made constant visits to the GP. The most severe was October 2014 I had diarrhoea for 6 weeks one GP said "Im sure it will clear". I kept going back and eventually I...

I love this forum and the knowledge that has been shared has been fantastic for me. I have been following the low carb diet but I have no gall bladder so have to follow a low fat diet too, in a year I have reduced my HbA1c from 60 to 41 statins are 3.8 I no longer take gliclazide and...

Many thanks for all your replies. I am trying to reduce the carbs which is how I have reduced my HbA1c to 47 this forum has given me so much help and advice. my daily carb intake is between 100-150g the carbs seem hidden everywhere so I'm still finding my feet. I have just ordered more blood...

Wow, well done firstly. I am under the impression my GP wants me to stay on medication as I am worth more to his surgery that way. When I go back for the next test you can be assured I am going in fighting and armed that I may change my GP as this forum has shown not all GPs respond like mine...

Thanks All. I am going to give it my all also ask for more testing too. Hopefully I will feel off the gliclazide x2 by beginning of August then onwards to ditch the metformin. I walk every day, swim once a week plus weather permitting ride a tandem with hubby so fingers crossed I should be able...

Thank you. Last August my HbA1c was 60 since then I have lost over 1 stone and HbA1c is 47 all done with advice from this website and following a low carb diet. the GP said I would have more pills etc it just gets worse hence me proving him wrong. I can't understand why they are too quick to...

That us a great link, I am going to print that off and show the GP. I can't thank this website and the people on it enough I have learnt more on here than any info I have been given. A massive thank you

Many thanks for the encouragement I am determined to prove him wrong. My only problem is after July's Hba1c I won't be tested again until next year unless I can persuade him otherwise, wish me luck I'm going to need it.

Massive thank you to this forum it has helped me to follow a low carb diet which has helped me to loose weight and reduce my Hba1c. I purchased the testing strips myself As the Dr would not give them which is a shame this would help lots of people. My Dr was shocked as I got down from 54 to 47...

Hi, I have similar problems to you also related to metformin and lack of a gall bladder. I take the slow release metformin and have visited a hospital consultant in the gastroenterology dept who prescribed cholesestrymine which helped but I have seepage from the back passage and an urgency to...

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