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  1. snookie09

    Reading food labels

    I've been trying to buy food with green for fats and sugars but it's all so confusing need to go back to the drawing board it's all confusing saturated fats non saturated fats I'm so totally confused with it all [emoji30][emoji30] it's all getting me down [emoji24][emoji24]
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    High levels

    I can't seem to get my levels Down they range from 9 to 15 I take Metformin morning and night when they rise I drink lots of water to try flush sugars out. I have been comfort eating lately but not all sweet stuff but crisps and savoury stuff to any help would be appreciated
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    9.2 and all I ate day before was roast chicken dinner and 2 slices toast for breaky and a low fat yoghurt in evening
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    Help

    For past week I can't seem to get my levels below 10 it's been as high as 14 I'm on metformin morning and night I have been stressed passed two weeks my mother sadly passed away so dont know if that would affect it. My meals have alway been erratic as get up for work 5am and can't face eating...
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    Metformin

    I've been on metformin for 5 years I take twice a day but I still get odd days where it affects my stomach sometimes really bad to point I stop taking them all I've got off my nurse is keep taking them my sugar levels are quite high some days I drink lot water to get levels down I would love to...
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    Is there any way to reduce the diarrhoea?

    I have been having same problems nurse and Dr told me to perservere with them that was 4 years ago and they still won't change them
  7. snookie09

    Coronavirus letters

    There's only 2 roles I could do and that's on checkouts or stack shelves which is what I do so I'm in the thick of it so to speak
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    Coronavirus letters

    I'm dreading having to go into work now not classed as vunerable I dont have a week chest as such but if I ever just get a head cold it always gives me a tight chest over years I've ended up with pluresy pneumonia whooping cough and odd chest infection and have ended up being rushed in ambulance...
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    Coronavirus letters

    I've not recieved one but cant see diabetes on list anymore as high risk I'm bricking it as I work in retail food store and customers are in your face totally ignoring the 2 meter rule I've been given 2 weeks isolation by company but got go back
  10. snookie09

    High sugar levels

    Thank you I feel more positive already that can lower it myself through exercise my job is physical so hopefully that will help to x
  11. snookie09

    High sugar levels

    The past few days I can't seem to get my sugar levels down they range from 10 to 12 I'm type 2 on metformin twice a day. This week has been has been stressful as my mother in law died last Saturday so my eating habits have been all aray but not really eaten much that I shouldn't have, if...
  12. snookie09

    Anyone with Metformin Problems??

    Im type 2 and was originally put on metformin once a day and coped fine but was then put on 2 a day one in morning and one in evening I still get days where I need to be near a toilet constantly and stomach cramps and nausea some days I leave one off if I'm going out for day or simular
  13. snookie09

    Testing my glucose

    Thanks will look for those breads and will try the yougart I'm off on holidays next week so that will be testing time I do drink a lot of water through the day coz of the heat and we do a lot of walking so hopefully that will help with levels
  14. snookie09

    Testing my glucose

    I have toast and thin covering of olive oil spread for breakfast in mornings as I get up early can't face anything to heavy not big cereal fan and dont like porridge tried it didnt like it at all is there anything that you could suggest to avoid bread for at least one of my meals
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    Testing my glucose

    Meant to be cheese lol
  16. snookie09

    Testing my glucose

    I took it about 2 hours after food as I was working late and not that hungry I had a brown bread roll with onion peppers and bit cherself in it my hands were clean
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    Testing my glucose

    Meant to say chickening out a few times was very nervous doing it lol
  18. snookie09

    Testing my glucose

    Just took my first reading after chicken ingredients out few times it was 12.3 which has really worried me now as it's always been about 7.4 I got a code free meter
  19. snookie09

    Testing my glucose

    I've ordered a meter it's expected to be delivered by 16th June I'm going on holidays on 22 so got few days to practice