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Hello Forum, I'm going through a low carb fasting phase and before supper I have a BG reading of 5.0 mmol/L w/o taking my Saxaglyptin/Metformin. For non-diabetic active senior men, what would a normal BG mmol/L be? (T2 ten years now I think. I do run regularly and finished two Half Marathons...

I've improved my body weight with jogging/running routines but it's taken ten years and it's been a roller coaster ride. I think I've licked it now though. I'm back into clothes I've kept for over ten years as motivators. I'm low carb-ing now don't like having a full stomach anymore. My blood...

Has anyone noticed improvement with floaters taking these AREDS (aka Vitalux?) My eyes always feel stressed, but I'm noticing the amount of floaters is reducing and growing fainter. I'm a low carb-er, 150g carbs/day is my goal. My blood glucose hasn't been above 7mmol/L max in ages. Thanks, Gary

I just turned seventy. (fellow) and I use a Garmin HRM 245m. I've been using a 235 for quite a while. -I like to run and xc-ski. -I did just under a 5k run and my BP is 140/80, I've had it down to 127/72 . (I'm taking Lisonopril for my BP) -What are folks experiences? -I'm wondering how folks...

Hello Forum, If my Accu-Check Aviva test strips are still being accepted by my glucometer, will I still get accurate readings? Once I accidentally put a way out of date strip in and the meter gave me an error code, can't remember exactly what it was. Now I have some strips left that are a...

Hello Forum, My BG levels have been very stable for quite a while now. Even when I come back from a 45min jog, my BG is like 6.1mmol/L. It used to be 7mmol/L and my GP told me that was normal. But now it's constantly in the very low sixes. I'm on Komboglyze (Saxagliptin.) I've also been losing...

Hello forum, This is a new issue over the last few months. I had a wart develop, Plantar's I think. No discomfort or pain. Looks more like another condition as I"ve had a plantar's wart many years ago which was painful. This doesn't or feel like that at all, just like a deep callous. So, I...

I started low carbing about five months ago? after counting calories for over a year. I'm now noticing that I want to eat fewer and fewer calories. I just don't feel like eating to bring my calories up anymore. I just have a coffee now and I feel stuffed. And, I'm sure not going to start...

My MD just switched me over from my regular metformin and onglyza to Komboglyze. (I used to be on glyburide... nasty stuff that.) But I've been low carbing (average <120gr of carbohydrate/day ~1100C/day) now for about five months. I've lost 20lbs. I used to just count calories over on...

Hi! My MD told me my Hb1Ac was good last blood work (4 months ago?) and told me I didn't need to test my blood any longer. I'm wondering the wisdom behind that. So, I started testing again but my test strips are nine months old. I just had a small coffee with two tsps of sugar in it and some...

I think I have been going to the lou more frequently. Not sure, drinking too much coffee? Often though, when I have to go, it's almost urgent, or can become urgent. My feet hardly get numb anymore. I had my last HbA1c blood test done about two weeks ago and haven't heard back from my GP. She...

My MD took me off glyburide as I was having far too many hypos. He put me on Onglyza, about 30 days on it now. I read that it's mechanism is to suppress appetite. I didn't feel that the first several weeks but now my appetite has really dropped. My stomach just doesn't like to be or feeling...

I'm a sixty three year old guy. I love to road bike, jog. It keeps my BG levels at a great level. I also love to hike, and enjoy the forest it's fragrances and natural history. For several years I have dreamed of completing my long distance trek in Vermont (U.S.A.). I feel safe with this...

I noticed that I had floaters in my eye (apart from the numb feet), small black spider web things in the vision in my left eye before I started the glyburide. I've been on glyburide for one and a half months, along with metformin. These floaters have reduced in size quite a bit since on the...

Just had a reading of 3.2mmol/l. Took 1 and 1/2 dextrose. Slowly creeping back up. That was bad!!

My M.D. added Glyburide to the Metformin I'm taking. It really keeps my BG low. The hypos are crummy though as I'm over weight and reluctant to increase my meal size or adding carbohydrates, especially.

Hi! What is the term to describe when your blood sugar drops below three(mm/L) or lower? (Insulin Shock?) Thanks!

Hello, I've been TypeII for about two years now. Taking Metformin. Now my GP has added Glyburide. I've had several drops in my BG levels but had a really bad one yesterday (3.7mm/L, scary). It was really numbing like a very bad panic attack. I took a glucose tablet and restored me.