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Yes.... Some days no carb at all other days less than 50g think its my other meds cus even on a fasting day it's 12-14, it's just the metformin makes me so ill

I have an appointment... It's next week...soonest they have x

Hi there everyone, just wondering if there is any other medications out there for type two.... I started on metformin and Alogliptin about 6 weeks ago, it doesn't really do anything for my bg levels, they average around 15.... But they are making me so unwell, tired, lethargic, muscle aches...

Has anyone heard of this reversal program by David Andrews?? Any opinions on it? [emoji53]

11.9 before breakfast, 12.6 2 hours after breakfast and meds... I only had Greek yoghurt and half a small banana.... [emoji53] really tough getting to grips with it all... Then was 14.5 before lunch and had nothing in between...

I am on steroids for my autoimmune condition, the difficulty is my surgery can't be postponed for long.... The gp never explained why I needed both lots of medication just told me to start taking it, in fact he never explained anything at all to me, most unhelpful really I did ask him some...

You guys have been so helpful, feel much better about it all.... Thank you [emoji4]

Have brought some xylitol going to experiment with some cake recipes.... [emoji4]

Ok I'll mention that..... Thank you for your advice.... I'm gutted its my 40th next month how on earth will I manage without cake and wine!! LOL [emoji12]

I eat yoghurt and cheese but don't like milk,cream or butter, knew apples and grapes were bad but didn't realise bananas were not a huge fan of berries but will persevere with them, I'm not hugely over weight my bmi is 29.... I'm weighting for a surgery date at the moment and all this was...

Thank you so much X

Should I buy a monitor and test my bg regularly or just carry on as I am? I am going to see the diabetic nurse for the first time next week will she be able to supply me with one? So many questions I know, I'm so sorry.... X

What's sort of things would you suggest for breakfast? I don't like cereals/porridge at all....

Thank you for your help, really struggling with it all and panicking a bit because of how unwell I feel.... Trying to do things properly, spoke to a dietician to make sure I'm doing it right....

Breakfast dry wholemeal toast, banana, and weight watchers yogurt... (Lowest one I've found in sugar and carbs) Lunch salad, with ham chicken or tuna Evening meal salmon or meat with lots of veg, no potatoes, occasionally with a small amount of cus cus Cut out all white bread, pasta, crisps...

Been on low sugar and low carb diet for just over a week now, was exercising regularly until I began to feel so unwell....not sure what else to do, on lots of other meds for high bp, and an autoimmune condition, could these be affecting my bg levels? X

Hi, and thank you x

Hi there, I'm new to this whole forum thingy and recently diagnosed as type 2, my hba1c is 22.6 and be started on 2 different types of oral meds metformin and Alogliptin but not been given a monitor to test my levels is that usual....? My friend has been testing my bg levels for me as she is...