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2 mugs of tea on a morning, then water flavoured with sugar free squash rest of day. I bought a water filter jug because our water tastes terrible, so now able to drink loads

I read that private clinics are buying them all for weight loss, which is very unfair on those that actually need them

I'm on Trulicity and I received a text from my surgery to say there was a shortage and I may have to temporarily stop the medication as they have no alternatives at the moment :(

Good news!

Good home made remedy and always works for me. A teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda in glass of tepid water twice a day and plenty of glasses of plain water in between :wink:

Yes, I normally have toast and it takes longer than 2 hours to come back to normal BG and it usually spikes me higher at around 9/10. I'll stick with the porridge from now on :D

I've got fed up with breakfast meals, so I decided to try porridge. For the last 3 days, my levels have been around the 5 mark before breakfast, around 8/9 one hour after and between 4/5 two hours after. Does this seem ok? Thanks for any advice :)

I don't post much here, but I do read a lot and you guys just crack me up sometimes, you are a real tonic LOL Thanks for the laugh, sorry about your fridge though!

aww thankyou! They're wonderful kids :D

ok, many thanks deb :D

Thanks deb Would that be just one dose daily?

I take one 500mg metformin twice a day. One at breakfast and one at tea time. I have no problem remembering to take my morning one, but for some strange reason I keep forgetting the tea time one. Does anyone know if I would be ok to take both of the tabs together with breakfast? Thanks for any...

I drink Morrisons own diet lemonade which contains sucralose and use splenda in my tea and it hasn't had any impact on my BS. I love diet coke but stopped buying it because of the aspartame. I did read somewhere that coca cola are now using splenda in their diet coke in the US, but there are no...

Thanks hanadr I never thought of buying a different meter. The one I have was given by my aunt as she had 2. It's an optium exceed and I have looked on ebay for strips and there are very few for this meter. So I will definately look at buying one of those you suggested. totsy, it really sucks...

I was refused testing strips on prescription today with the excuse that I don't need to self test, the 3 monthly HBA1C is enough! On questioning this, the nurse did admit that it's partly down to cost :evil: I told her "that I will still self test and I'll buy my own", in a 'stuff you' kind of...

Congratulations, very well done.......I'm jealous LOL

Thankyou everyone, I feel more reassured now :D

Thanks guys I'm still concerned about the low reading last night, but I am going to continue testing throughout today and see how I go. I had small bowl of porridge for breakfast and reading after 2 hours only went up to 6.1 from fasting of 6.0

I only started testing yesterday. I have been on low carb and 500mg of Metformin twice a day for 2 weeks. My first test was 2hrs after evening meal (8pm) Result: 4.1. I tested again at bedtime (11.30) and it had dropped to 3.9. I ate a single twix, didn't test again but felt better afterwards...

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