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    Type 1: Glucose level before bed

    Everyone is unique in the management of diabetes. One size does not fit all even though there are general applications. I am T2 and whenever my bedtime level is below 7, I get a morning high of 8 or above and if it is 8 or above at bedtime I get a morning reading of below 7. This helps me to...
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    Starting on gliclazide and lack of doctors support

    I have been on Glucovance for about 5 years and was fine until recently when my morning numbers began going too high. I was also experiencing hypos before lunch. My doctor decided to put me on Metformin alone without the daonil, 500mg three times daily. The hypos seem to have stopped but my...
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    High BS in the morning.

    Is banana a good bedtime snack? I understand it piles up belly fat.
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    Blood Monitors Compared

    I use both Bayer's Contour Plus and Lifescan's One Touch Ultra 2 and they give different results with the Contour always about 1.5 higher. Is it because of the way they have been calibrated? Can somebody explain to me the difference between whole blood and plasma. Thanks.
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    High BS in the morning.

    I have a similar problem with my morning bs. My bs is reasonably controlled during the day ie 6.2 two hours after breakfast, 7.5-9 after lunch and 7-8 before bedtime. But strangely it never falls below 7 in the morning as I expected. I amT2 and on oral medication Glucovance 500/5 twice a day. I...
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    Hi

    No am in Ghana. Have been on medication for the past 8 years.
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    Hi

    Thanks, Patricia
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    Hi

    Hi DeejayR, Trying hard to bring my fbg to below 7. There's a suggestion to change my present medication, Glucovance(metformin/daonil) to GalvusMet. Anyone with experience with this new drug? My checks on the net indicate that it has not been approved by the FDA and could have some serious...
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    Hi

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

    My fbg was 7.3 this morning from 6.8 at bedtime. I experience a higher fbg in the morning if it was lower the night before and vice- versa. Am on Glucovance 500/5 twice a day.
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    Hi

    I am George and a diabetic for the past 10 years.