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  1. gmw47

    Type 2 Food and Alcohol

    Type 2, diagnosed over a year ago. My diabetes nurse told me that the alcohol rules for diabetics are the same as for non-diabetics. i. e. don't go mad. My own advice would be to test, test and test again at different times and with different drinks. Everyone is different. You won't damage...
  2. gmw47

    Type 2 Lancet Disposal

    GP advised taking them to a pharmacy but probably best to ask first?
  3. gmw47

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    6.0 this morning. Usually a little higher.
  4. gmw47

    ADA urges clinicians not to use the word diabetic to describe people with diabetes, among...

    "condemning the use of "diabetic" as a noun" - but not as an adjective? Noun - He/she is a diabetic. Adjective - he/she is diabetic. What a load of PC balderdash !! PC = pathetic claptrap (well, in this instance anyway) :-)
  5. gmw47

    Beer/alcohol

    May I ask tim2000s please, in your posted image, how many lagers does the graph relate to? I drink lager but am not aware of spikes. Perhaps I should be paying closer attention. Had 4 Corona Extras yesterday from about 4pm to 8pm. Reading at 11pm was 6.6 and at 7am this morning 6.3 Diagnosed t2...
  6. gmw47

    Metformin and alcohol

    I was told by the Diabetic Nurse that alcohol "rules" for diabetics are the same as the ones for non-diabetics. That sounded pretty good to me ! I was diagnosed T2 about 6 weeks ago but am not yet on any medication. I have an appointment next week when I expect to be put on metformin depending...