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Hi everyone, I joined this site about 5 years ago and found everyone so helpful and friendly. I was advised to buy the SD Code monitor which I did and still use but must admit I hadn't been testing regularly in the last few months. I followed the low carb diet and got my hba1c down from 70 to...

Does anyone ever have an alcoholic drink when they are taking Metformin SR? I have read its really risky but if I am to be on these for the rest of my life, I wanted to make if its safe?

Hello everyone, I've got to go for my first retinotheraphy eye test on Wednesday and was reading the notes today, it says it stings and lasts approx 50 minutes. Does this test really hurt and also, a few people on here say they have tested positive for it for a couple of years, so is it really...

Hi, I think nurses are great and do a fantastic job but my telephone conversation on Friday after work looking forward to my weekend left me feeling a bit low. She wants me to have a bp monitor fitted for 24 hours as it was raised, however, she went on about how because I am diabetic I had to...

Hi all I might be mistaken or just fed up with mine, but I found this site due to being diagnosed Diabetic Type 2 & I have high BG levels! I have been testing using the monitor recommended and vary between 8 (very good for me) and 15 now depending on the time of day. I just can't understand...

Ive removed this as now realise its being dealt with in other areas of the site.

Hi, I was waiting in anticipation for my monitor to arrive this week and since then I've been having to work overtime and starting at 8am so the only day I've had time to try to use it was this morning as I wanted to see what my level was before eating. I´ve been on U tube and watched a couple...

Hello, I've only recently been diagnosed Type 2 and have been searching for low carb ideas when I came across the courgetti in Sainsburys this week. I haven't bought it yet but will try it soon. Does it taste nice and not break up? One of the things I am upset about the most is not being able...

Hello everyone, I've been glued to this website since I was told just over 2 weeks ago that I am type 2 diabetic. I had a blood test in August 15 but didn't get the results until recently. I had been left a message from the dr telling me that my blood test results were fine and nothing to...