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    HYPO?

    Hi All, Due to reasons beyond my control, I missed lunch yesterday and mid afternoon was feeling unwell, (shakes,sweats,feeling weak and faint) and was wondering if I was experiencing a hypo coming on. Now at my DESMOND course they say that as I'm only on Metformin, I can't experience a hypo...
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    Diabetes and Hypothyroid?

    Hi All, does anyone know if having hypothyroid (on thyroxine) have any effect on blood glucose results? I'm sure I've seen somewhere that this gives incorrect BG results, but can't remember where or how it effects them. Any info regarding this would be appreciated. :?
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    For Attention of Moderators

    Hi, the link for the NICE guidelines, takes you to the NICE site but the document has been removed convieniently. I have just been on a DESMOND course, and they are teaching not to test just have the HBA1C, so what chance do people not on the forum have? Regards Dodger
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    Ketones?

    <b></b><i></i><font face="Arial Black"></font id="Arial Black"><font size="6"></font id="size6"><font color="blue"></font id="blue">Hi All, wonder if you can help, just tested post prandial (2hrs) and reading is 16.7 mmol/l but my meter was flashing Ketones?. I don't have any ketone strips and...
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    Pure Autonomic Failure?

    <b></b><i></i><font face="Arial Black"></font id="Arial Black"><font size="6"></font id="size6"><font color="blue"></font id="blue">Hi all, I was diagnosed as having Autonomic Neuropathy in April 2003 and as a result had to give up work as I was passing out all over the place, becoming...
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    Now on Metformin

    <font face="Arial Black"></font id="Arial Black"><font size="6"></font id="size6"><font color="blue"></font id="blue">Hi All, just got back from the Doctor's he has now prescribed Metformin 2x500mg daily one with breakfast and one with evening meal. So we will have to see how we go on with...
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    Newbie: Diagnosis?

    <font face="Arial Black"></font id="Arial Black"><b></b><i></i><font size="6"></font id="size6"><font color="blue"></font id="blue">Hi All, new on the forum and confused, my gp diagnosed me as diabetic (type 2 ) last year and now a new gp has said I am not diabetic but borderline. I have been...