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I talked with my GP a couple of months ago about coming off metformin - at the time I was on 1000mg a day. He suggested going down to 500mg a day and seeing what that did to my HbA1c. Blood test this morning - GP rang at tea time to say my HbA1c was again 39 - and so to stop the metformin...

I'm very happy with my first HbA1c since my diagnosis at the start of April. I eat a lowish carb diet - more grains than some, but no potatoes/rice/pasta and very little bread. Also I am being very careful with fats - very little animal fat, but more relaxed about plant based fats. I walk...

So, nearly 6 weeks in I thought I was doing great. I had a plan. My blood pressure is much better on medication, and the diet and exercise I'm doing have had a huge impact on my blood glucose numbers. I had a bit of a cold at the end of last week (germy kids at Nursery love to share) - and that...

Came back from holiday to the expected diagnosis of T2 diabetes. My initial HbA1c was 97 (11% - I like the old way as that's what we had when Hub was first diagnosed T1 - he was 14%, so could be worse :) ) Had repeat bloods done, will be interesting to see if the number is a bit lower as over...

I had my initial blood test at the start of the Easter School holidays - so it's been really easy to fit in exercise time (walking and swimming) and I've been cooking properly. Tomorrow is the start of the new term, and I'm really concerned about how I can keep things going well. I'm after...

I posted an intro earlier this week, and now just over a week of keeping a very close eye on carbs, and lots and lots of walking I've seen an improvement in blood sugars - fasting, pre and post meals all down by between 2 and 4 mmol/L. Today I was dating and tried a half scoop of chocolate...

My name is Pol and I joined this forum in January 2010 when my husband developed T1 diabetes at the age of 42. I actually joined the night he was in hospital on an insulin drip – I was terrified and this forum was a huge help. I hardly posted, but I read every day and honestly, it was such a...

Hi, just posting hear on the new members section before I go and explore the rest of the boards. My husband is 42, and over Christmas started with symptoms of excessive drinking and weeing. By last week we realised that he had lost a lot of weight (2 1/2 stones) - and he had gone from being a...