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    high bg level

    Hi can anyone tell me why i have a blood glucose level of 20.0 at 1.40am in the morning it seems rather high its no good telling my doctor all he says well we wont do anything so ive lost faith in him.
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    high bg levels

    I just took a bg reading a 10pm its 21.3 symptoms were i have a headache and foot soreness should i get this checked out ?
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    almond breath smell

    Thankyou
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    almond breath smell

    No i dont follow any diets and eat everything i shouldnt so i cant complain really as i dont care about my life as i am very depressed about life and have been since 2003.As i said earlier my Bg is 15.3 at 23.45.
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    almond breath smell

    Well its 6.45 pm and my blood sugar is 12.8 when i have seen my Doctor he doesnt seem all that bothered so long as my hb1ac is below 10. Later this evening it will be 15 + it always is.
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    almond breath smell

    Well thankyou all for your replies its much appreciated
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    almond breath smell

    Ive got almond smelling breath i am aware that this is because of low blood sugar but mine is 12.8 im now confused by this?
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    Overweight and Type 2 Diabetes

    Ok i have just taken my reading at 10.19pm and it is 13.3mmol and my dinner was at 2.30 pm spaghetti bolognese followed by sandwich at 8.00 pm thats all i have had today,it will be interesting when i take my fasting test in the morning.
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    Overweight and Type 2 Diabetes

    I was on Metformin 1500mg and then 1750 mg but even though i was taking them with food i was having terrible stomach upsets and using the bathroom 8 or 9 times a day ,enough said so i asked to go back on pioglitazone but my doctor said if i have high blood sugars (we wouldnt do anything)his...
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    Overweight and Type 2 Diabetes

    I nowc have a reading of 21.1 mmols at 12.40am and have not had any sugary foods today i am on Pioglitazone 30mg what is going wrong.
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    Overweight and Type 2 Diabetes

    I have just taken my blood sugar at 11 pm and it was 19.0 this could be the reason for the background retinopathy i eat proper meals but i do have a tendency to eat a lot of mars bars and Twixes,and i dont limit anything anymore oops.
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    Overweight and Type 2 Diabetes

    Ive just had my diabetes eye check and there is background retinopathy which they are going to monitor every year
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    Overweight and Type 2 Diabetes

    I was watching (Half cut woman) this evening the lady who was 17stone then she had liposuction and had large areas of surplus skin removed and now is is 70 pounds lighter and her blood sugars have gone back to normal her diabetes has gone away does this mean if we all lost our excess weight our...
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    Background Retinopathy

    Apparently i have background retinopathy which they found on my annual diabetic test but they said it will not affect my eyesight and i dont need any treatment but my blood sugars are not controlled ,will this get worse in the future ?
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    Testing

    The Breakthrough posted by bluenosesol dated 07/09/2009 linked to gene therapy
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    Testing

    My Doctor says i do not to test my blood every day he says once a week is enough and if i have a high blood sugar they wouldnt do anything anyway.This new breakthrough does it mean that i wont have to keep taking my medication any more
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    Stroke risk

    Well i have lost 21lb without trying my hba1c was 10.8 last time i went to my Doctor and i am having another blood test tomorrow 14th April for Hba1c,thyroid function,fasting ipids,hdl/ldl.My octor was very concerned that because i wasnt taking my thyroxine was 42 and it ahould be 2 and it could...
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    Stroke risk

    The reason i asked is because the singer Luther Vandross was a diabetic and he died on the 1st July 2005 and suffered a severe stroke in 2003,however his cause of death is unknown his diabetes was hereditary i found this info in Wikipedia he was 54 same age as me
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    Stroke risk

    Is there an increased risk of stroke being a diabetic
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    pure curiosity

    My troubles began first with my thyroid gland being underactive, at work feeling exhausted sitting at my desk then when i was gardening i began to feel ill and had to go and lie down,thats when i went to my Doctor they did a blood test and found that i was type 2 which didnt totally surprise me...