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hi again john, i am taking small steps towards better control of my diabetes. although i can only post when using my daughter's laptop i can browse the forum on my mobile phone and am still finding lots of useful advice. shaz

hi john i know you are right i must not buy sweets, crisps, biscuits or cakes then they will not be in the house ! it sounds so simple but i have never been able to stop and i've been diabetic almost 18yrs ! also if i haven't got rubbish in the house there's an ice cream man comes round at the...

hi cuglia thank you for encouragement even tho my carb intake was still high today! re bg being within the guidelines what are these when you are on byetta? also i'm reading the carb counter book is it best to only use as counter or would it be a good idea to follow 1 of the diet plans it...

thanks john i made a good start was 14.6 this morning and 9.3 two hours after breakfast not been so good this evening but will try not to have anything else tonite i make carb count for today 172.5 still high but comming down btw i had vegetable soup before work, bit of salad an apple at my...

thanks for all the good advice will try to do better . shaz

what an eye opener! starting tomorrow i will count carbs and try and stay at 100 thanks for working that out for me shaz

my cheeks are burning !

hi sue no have never been on aspirin but my eye check ups had gone from yearly to 6 monthly at retinopathy unit to 6 monthly at hospital and they saw something in january but said to return in july and bleed happened in may. hi again cuglia today i have had 1 lice nimble with butter 2 pink...

hi cuglia thank you for your advice. will test at 9 which is 2 hours after dinner. take it i should be testing before and after every meal ? i do not know how to stop the snacking, at the end of may i notieced blood in my left eye and remember thinking i was going to be blind and it was my own...

hi all and thanks foryour advice and comments. got my carb counter today will have a read when i come off here. my reading was 13.9 before evening injection which is best reading for 10 days. re testing 1 and 2 hours after meals i thought that was for type 1s? re snacking i know i shouldn't...

just realized i did'nt answer john re testing i do test before my injections but haven't always taken injections but am trying to rectify this . thanks sue i will purchase 1 tomorrow shaz

cheers sue i will buy it as soon as i can. is it widely available ie my local wh smiths? i don't shop online but can go to glasgow for it if needs be thanks again shaz

hi john thanks for ur reply. it is only since i found this forum that i discovered i should reduce my carbohydrate intake. i have made a few chances however the snacking on junk is still happening ! was at diabetes centre today and i have to finish my 30 days on 5mg byetta then 30 days on 10 as...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? hi welshbunny i empathise with you. i have missed evening injections if ive been bad after morning. yesterday was not bad at all, am only taking 5mg at moment and had 1 slice of nimble and did not feel sick. had same today and did feel sick i tried the cidar vinegar in...

hi sue thanks for your welcome. yes she is a type 2 i was surprised at the time that she wasn't type 1. she has been on metformin since diagnosed and for 6 months kast year she was on gliclizide. last tuesday was her first review at the hospital up till then she attended the young persons...

although i have been here a couple of weeks i thought i would put in a little introduction. i was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in december 1991 aged 31. started as diet alone and have worked my way through quite a few different medicines then had lantus added about 4 years ago which i came...

hi hana could you please tell me how much of each ingredient to put for nut biccies thanks shaz

Re: Anyone use Byetta? hi hannah and dennis thanks for replies. no one ever told me not to take byetta but for different reasons i have missed it quite a lot since i started it. if i feel really bad after morning injection i do not feel up to taking it in the evening. i have not been taking...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? hi all, following recent advice from dennis i started my 1 week trial cutting down carbs today. have swapped to nimble bread and had 2 slices with tea 40 min after injection. not long after this felt sick had stomach pains and headache . i would like to know if symtoms...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? hi dennis i would first like to apologise for the time it has taken me to reply, this was due to problems with computer which my daughter has hopefully resolved. yes you are correct i was told to have carbs with every meal and have never been told to restrict them nor...