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This is a 'thank you' to everyone who has offered their advice, opinions, encouragement and experiences during my time as a member of this site. Hopefully it might also give a little hope to anyone else who is newly diagnosed or who is struggling with their levels as I have done. I was...

Thank you, SGM14, for taking the time to reply. I've only started to think about this since my bg has (eventually) come down to within normal levels, which I haven't got used to seeing come up on the monitor yet! Thanks again, appreciate your time.

Hello everyone, I'm looking for a bit of advice please, I'll try to keep the post short! My bg was 30 when I was first diagnosed. It went down to around 22 quite quickly, then settled at 14ish with the addition of Gliclazide to Metformin. After many months, I was given Invokana as well, which...

Hi, Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I wanted to add sweeteners to drinks, just that I didn't know how ok it was to drink the things I mentioned! Thank you

Thank you both :)

Hello Team 2! I've been trying to look for information on sugar replacements - in cold drinks, rather than cooking! In the recent hot weather alongside water, I have had Pepsi Max and Diet Coke, and most recently Volvic flavoured water (other brands are available!) but am I right in thinking...

Thank you for your reply. Your comment about carbohydrates strikes a chord. I have been following a low carb diet - but have found that I can begin to feel 'low' two or three times a day. I test, find I'm around 4 and then have to eat something. I hadn't realised that Gliclazide and low carbs...

Good to see you have found the site so quickly and I'm sure you'll find it really helpful. Yes, a wake up call, but you see to have a really positive attitude already, despite the surprise! Hope to see you around the site.

Hello. I have read on a recent post that someone was finding Gliclazide seemed to be preventing weight loss. As I am also on Gliclazide and have been seriously trying to lose weight for the last 9 months, I wonder if this could be a contributing factor. Does anyone have any ideas, please? I...

Aha! I have struggled with understanding this since I was diagnosed, I felt that as I'm overweight, people would just think I snacked too much in the evenings, But then, after my GP retired, my new doctor told me that my general levels were just generally too high for my body to cope with over...

Hi there, I've been put of Gliclazide as since being diagnosed over a year ago (was 30 on diagnosis) Metformin and I didn't get along too well - usual troubles! Then had slow release Metformin, but still my BG was rarely under 10, regardless of what I ate - and sometimes I tried to go...

Thank you so much, everyone. Yes, its a very good point about taking meds to lower blood glucose and needing a snack to put it back up! I've only been on it for three weeks, so thought I my body might get used to it! Yes, nuts (like the one word, slightly ambiguous reply!) might be good. Easy to...

Thank you all ... just don't like avocado ... is that being terribly awkward?!

Thank you ... quite a steep learning curve!

Thanks Nosher ... love the name too!

Hi and thanks for replying. Yes, since taking Gliclazide I've been testing several times a day. I've been told I must test before going to bed and have a snack if I'm 4point anything. I've also been told to test before I drive. I no longer miss meals, since being diagnosed, but perhaps am not...

Hi folks, Since I was diagnosed with T2 I have been on metformin (now slow release) but found I hardly ever made it below 10. Seeing a different doctor, I have been given Gliclazide - which has definitely had a positive effect. However, I had my first hypo on the first day I took it. (3.1)...

Hi guys, I have just been started on Gliclazide - which seems a very powerful little beast. I have been told that I will probably need a mid-morning snack and I need to check before bed to see if I need a snack to get me safely through the night .... What on earth can I have as a snack that...

You seem to be doing well. Experience counts! I understand about getting the meals sorted. I wish I could find a dozen meals which really worked for me and I could alternate them for a month while I get myself sorted! Thanks for reply, good to talk.

Thanks, Osidge. It's also very good wen you post to get a reply, so thank you!