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  1. Bravo2zero

    More food less hypos

    Hi yes I do. It's all very strange my meter appears good and if I eat more it goes up accordingly My average readings indicate a Hb1 of around 46. Is that possible in a short space of time X
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    Type 2 not insulin dependent.?

    Type 2 not insulin dependent.?
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    More food less hypos

    hi I've not posted for a while but my question is my original Hba1c was 146 4 years ago. I reduced it quickly to 50 the its raised slowly to 54. I decided a couple of weeks ago to radically change my food intake. I've reduced the amount and type eating more nuts, less bread etc. My readings have...
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    Medical review to see if i can stay in my current employment.

    Hi it's like 20 questions, bearing in mind security are you always uk based then deployed aboard or are you always abroad
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    Medical review to see if i can stay in my current employment.

    Hi what job do you do, do you work for the MOD or doing military service .? maybe if you are not frontline a posting within the Uk permanent should not be totally out of the question, as for the down grading do you mean a rank reduction or job change. I feel lucky for you, the 8th Dec is my...
  6. Bravo2zero

    GLICLAZIDE

    Hi I have taken both metformin and gliclaside, the metformin still gives me bad guts, but it's a job I deal with sitting down ha ha I would be more worried about the gliclazide giving you hypo,s I was taken off them I was having 4 A week, lowest 2.3 I was given an alternative agliptin or sounds...
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    feeling Spaced

    Hi, I have periods of feeling spaced, I take a couple of different diabetic medications and others not related, it could be the Meds but also the weight loss might be a factor. It's a fine line between eating to stay alive and eating to loose weight Find a web site for BMR which after putting in...
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    What do you wish your doctor told you when you were first diagnosed?

    I would have loved to have been told I was pregnant, problem is I am male, so your type 2 diabetic was the best she could come up with Ha Ha Take care Remember " who cares who wins " as long as it's you X
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    Called into the office for using my insulin in staffroom

    Hi don't think I could add much more to what's already said, I test often at work due to hypo,s I did initially ask if anyone minded, they said no but to be honest it would not have made much difference I would have carried on anyway. SOD THEM, ask them to there faces who minds, bet no one will...
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    Type 2 90 day average

    [ thanks it looks too good to be true Take care X Dave ="Brunneria, post: 1040927, member: 41816"]Here you go :) From this, your 90 day meter average of 6.5 mmol/l equates to an HbA1c of approx 40. But don't assume your actual a1c will be a precise match to your meter. Meters have...
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    Consistently high BG for 14days 12.3( fasting)-26.3 ( after minimum carb meals)

    Hi dom Nothing to do with diabetes is easy to understand, maybe it's your body's reaction to having less suger than normal, it might just need time to adjust. I was a ultra distance runner in a previous life, stopped due to arthritis, it has took me over a year to get my head around LCHF eating...
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    Type 2 90 day average

    hi can any one tell me if I am on the right track. Diagnosed October 14 Hb1ac was 146 then 53,62,59,53 I take 3 X metformin 500mg a day and 1vipidia 25g. I did take gliclaside but too many hypos so withdrawn. I have reduced my carbs, my meter is a Gluco nexus RX my last 90 day readings are as...
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    Hi Ali hope you are ok, reply if you see this message

    Hi Ali hope you are ok, reply if you see this message
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    How bad was my binge??

    Hi Ali not been on site much but I was wondering how you were doing, good to see your in control Take care Dave
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    T2's - Taking on carbs after exercise?

    Hi again, I do record my levels I just don't record my food intake, it is getting more protein than carbs most days On the excersie front I am a retired through arthritis/ cartlidge problems a ultra distance runner, 3 marathons in 1 day etc, walking is the best exercise I normally walk 12 mile...
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    T2's - Taking on carbs after exercise?

    Thanks Thursday morn BG 7.1 and at lunch time 3.7 Fri morn 6 mile walk BG 5.6before and 5.0 after. Sat morning I did 6 mile walk BG 5.1 before, 5.1 after , Sun 9 mile BG 5.8 before 5.2 after, I have made an effort to reduce carbs so it's maybe a combination of things, I am...
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    T2's - Taking on carbs after exercise?

    Thanks I still take 1 gliclazide after main meal, I do double check low readings just to make sure. I have had low readings more when I went down to 1 gliclazide than with 2. It's a mine field but hopefully it will sort its self out and in May when I have my 3rd Hba1c reading it will be lower...
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    2014/15 Football Season

    20 times 20 times man utd How can you mention football and the hammers in same conversation
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    T2's - Taking on carbs after exercise?

    Thanks Bebo321 I have been thinking the same for a while. My initial HBA1c was 146 so I was put on gliclazide then but after 3 month my reading was 59 then put on metformin, I suffer readings under 4 some times under 3, the morning Gliclazide was stopped but I still get some under 4 and some...