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thanks for all your kind replies I am lucky I have testing equipment still supplied by my surgery so I am still self testing and recording my results I will contact my surgery for advice

the surgery sent me this text message Dear Mr You are getting this message because your medicines include empagliflozin. If you become unwell, particularly with COVID-19, this medicine could cause extra problems. IF you become unwell with fever or difficulty breathing, STOP taking it and...

does anyone have advice about a diabetes review I normally have it 6 monthly with my local diabetes nurse at my surgery but I have not been informed or told what's happening due to the Covid-19 pandemic

I feel much happier and in more control and the increase of having to wee more was hard to adjust to but have got used to it now the nights are better and I sleep right through now without having to wake up to wee... dedication and monitoring yourself and reaching goals I set myself help too

I have been moved to taking empagliflozin for 3 months now alongside metformin and I have been loosing weight [emoji16]about 3 kilo I have lost and blood sugar has been a steady 6 on my test results whereas on gliclizide I was in the 9 to 11 testing gluclose levels I have increased my fitness...

I have been taking 25mg a day for the last 3 months and I have no side effects and its actually doing a good job of controlling my blood sugar levels.... it took me a while to get used to going to the loo more often and I drink more water which was advised from my diabetes doctor

I have just been taken off gliclizide today and starting with Empagliflozin tomorrow along side with my metformin slow release the Doctor has warned I will pee much more and to drink lots of water during the day and he said it should help with my weight I will update in a few days and let you...

10.2 [emoji20] not good

yep it seems to be working for me :)

good news my levels have been below 8 now for a little over 7 days and my health has improved with the aid of reducing my carb diet :)

I am very lucky I have been supplied all I need from my heath team on presciption for that I am very grateful of the NHS

thanks for your feedback :)

thanks BlueSkies my levels are coming down since I have changed the carbs after reading the advice in the forum and I am testing more logically (it seems to me that the diabetic nurse whom I see as lovely and professional as she is may have told me to test once a day because the health service...

thanks when i have attended i will update forum with a thread with my findings

Thanks all! I am booked onto a "TYPE 2 DIABETES GROUP EDUCATION COURSE" in June my diabetic nurse put me forward for, its a two 3hr course so I look forward to this as well as following this forums great advice :)

Thanks for all the reference's much appreciated :)

thanks I will definitely look into this "low carb diet" :)

hi Mrsass example ;I have oats and raisins/apple semi semi-skimmed milk decaffeinated coffee for breakfast lunch; salad leaves half apple small slice ham cup of tea and for tea; small potatoes small piece of chicken (not fried) carrots cabbage peas. I have no extra salt in my diet no extra...

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Hi all I just joined the forums and may I say what a fantastic place of Knowledge and a informative comprehensive forum it is! I have only recently been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and just getting used to testing myself once in the morning before breakfast and once before tea. I just cant...