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Can someone give me a big kick. At first when I was diagnosed - well for a month - i watched my diet and tested. Doctor first put me on Metaforim tables but they gave me nasty headaches and i was sick constantly the two weeks I tried first the ordinary one then same with slow release. Felt...

Thanks Ailidh x My Dr had prescribed the SR Metformin and after talking to the Diabetic nurse I accepted I must take it and so went to do so just now and realise it is not going to be part of my life - I have a big problem I cannot take most tablets unless they are very small. I choke, usually...

7.8 this morning a bit better than the 10.1 last night

Thanks, as to the buckwheat I read a article, scientific somewhere ( read so much this past week) bookmarked it but need to find it that said although its high carb as its not a real grain, forget what they called it, the body does not treat it the same and does not convert it to glucose, well...

Can anyone tell me if these are low carb as I love them and happily have them instead of pasta, potatoes, rice etc - do like zucchini as well but have pain problems with hands so cannot always manage to peel them and slice them up without tears and so beansprouts are an easy option- love them...

A sorry for myself post Well readings at moment are all over the place, still unsure of what I am meant to be. Have my first appointment with diabetic nurse at doctors today so trying to sort out what to ask there. Been told am now entitled to free prescriptions so must remember while at...

6 exactly this morning, I know its not a week since I started testing but everyday its different, this is the lowest though in morning so I presume its going the right way( was the same before I went to bed as well)

mine was 8.6 by time I got round to testing at 11am but still had not eaten or drank anything by then so still fasting, still trying to work things out as it was amazingly 4.6 when I tested at midnight before going to bed ( long, long time since been so low - ok I have only been testing for a...

Thanks everyone. I yesterday got carbs below 30 ( 26.6g) but reading still all over the place, no pattern really as yet that shows what causes spikes , guess won't be unless I eat every food separately and test but doubt could afford all those strips as would use hundreds a week, so keeping a...

Morning mine was 6.8 this morning, had drank water before tested, still not used to doing so, not sure if that affects the readings but still have the awful thirst so every night waking up for quite a few bathroom trips and drinks of water still.

Wow just reading this thread is teaching me more than any books or apps - to see what people really are eating is fantastic, still floundering around

Just starting out on my low carb adventure - today first day properly as only diagnosed on Tuesday. So far for breakfast I had smoked salmon and cream cheese - didn't fancy anything fried, usually don't eat till about 1-2pm and even breakfast was around 10am after being up hours. So think I...

Thanks been reading more posts elsewhere and can see meter is the best option and lo carb - been digging out my lo carb books and sorting out my shopping list as soon as workman goes today ( had them all week so been hard getting out) will go and buy food for me, plenty in for family. Basically...

Hi I am a total newbie who was diagnosed on Tuesday. Have had high readings during pregnancies long ago but always cleared afterwards. Over past 10 years I have had high readings but not together and the long term one was always just above normal so doctor classed me as prediabetic and I...

Beware I ramble on and on - all questions answered after the essay :) Was just diagnosed fully last night - been having high reading for many years but always managed to control with diet so doctor never officially called me a diabetic but alas diet not working, weight ballooned and sugar...