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    Type 2 questions

    Hi all I was diagnosed a few years back with type 2 but without symptoms as part of a routine health check.I have controlled pretty well since loosing a bit of weight only using 1 metaformin(500mg) tablet after reducing it from 2 due to exercise .But recently I have noticed a rise in my sugar as...
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    alcohol and readings

    Hi since starting using this site a few years ago its help me sort out my diabetes and the understanding of it fantasically..but then again something else confuses me but I am sure there will be someone here who will answer my query.. In the last year or so I was put onto meteformin due to my...
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    vitamins,glucosamine and cod liver oil

    Hi Just looking to see if anyone uses the above for there joints and general wellbeing.I am training alot trying to get weight and reading down but I have noticed my knees are sore from time to time.I think this is down to years of sports and was advised these would be good...
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    an essential and vital diabetes tool...

    Hi all, About 6 weeks ago I wrote explaining I fell off the wagon etc etc and the doc was going to put me on metaformin 4 a day and I was really down and concerned .The update to this has been I have visited a different doc for a second opinion before I took tablets .The outcome was 2 a...
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    sugar in fruit....

    HI I am a type 2 diet controlled (at moment and forever hopefully)diabetic and I am a little confused as my diet at work is fuelled by fruit which consists of a couple of apples a banana and some grapes a collegue suggested grapes are full of sugar albiet natural and i am confused is sugar in...
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    weight reducing pills ??

    I am struggling to shift weight due to a complex busy lifestyle but I am pretty sure by self testing my type2 diet controlled diabetes will be soon tablet controlled on my next test next month as it seems to be getting higher at a scary rate ,but I was discussing my position with a body builder...
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    denial !!!!

    I am 34 yr old male and was diagnosed with type2 through a regular work health check with no or very little symtoms I was told to lose weight and get sugar level down as they were around 6.9 so for 8weeks I realy tried and got it down to 5.8 and lost two stone but a year on they are worried as...