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    Metformin and cognitive ability

    Oh yes me too. Do you think it could be the metformin?
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    Going out for a coffee with friends.

    Diabetes is a very physical condition or illness but the diagnoses has done something to my confidence. I wonder if anyone else has felt like me.
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    Going out for a coffee with friends.

    Thats a clever way to do it. Ask everyone to bring something lunch. :) I think it is a very big confidence thing. IF We have the confidence I could get away with murder. The low confidence made me worry about a silly coffee.
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    Going out for a coffee with friends.

    I went and I am glad I did. Had a TEA in Costa coffee. Haha. Thank you to everyone here. I was so worried about being awkward but got the confidence from reading everyones replies to my post.
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    Going out for a coffee with friends.

    I finally went and ordered a tea, I also had some nuts. I had measured my sugar before I went 6.1 and measured on return 2 hours after the tea and nuts 6.6. I walked around shops for about 30 mins. Feeling happy. I am glad I went. It gave me a confidence boost. Thank you everyone.:)
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    Going out for a coffee with friends.

    I am still diabetic. Haven't manage to go below 51 HBA1C in 2 years. I have a sweet tooth and am scared I will slip and fall into the bad habits again. But you are right I need to find a balance. Take a step back and enjoy.
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    Going out for a coffee with friends.

    I think I will try the coffee with real cream. Or maybe a Tea with real cream. We will probably end up in a costa or star bucks I hope I find something I enjoy. I haven't liked being a hermit since I was diagnosed.
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    Going out for a coffee with friends.

    no cakes or nibbles for me. I need to find a drink I can have without being odd or awkward , something just to keep everyone company and not spike my blood sugars.
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    Going out for a coffee with friends.

    I stopped going out .:(. Does any place do a sugar free. I don't like black coffee I used to have a latte previously ( the one loaded with 17 spoons of sugar:)) I need to find a very weak coffee or tea.
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    Going out for a coffee with friends.

    Hello friends. After being diagnosed with type 2 in Jan 2016. I now have my diabetes under control sort off (HBA1C was 55 in Mar 2018 down from 122 in Jan 2016). Tomorrow I am going out with friends for a coffee I have not done this in 2 years. I am not sure what I can have if my friends all...
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    I did it!

    Hi Goonergal. Congratulations to you. Please share your food diary for a week or 2 + your daily steps + your fasting regime. I really need some help with the fasting. Thank you in advance. I wish I can follow in your success.
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    Type 2 Question about your diet for those with an HbA1c under 6%

    I am nearly there. My HbA1c went from 55 to 52 in 5 weeks while eating normal carbs but I increased my activity levels to an average 18000 steps a day up from 10000 steps a day. I think Dr Michael Mosley has written something about activity levels and blood sugars which is worth reading.
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    I'm panicking.

    Thank you so much for the information @Dizz. Also thank you to @liam1955 and @4ratbags. I am going to try and loose weight by cutting carbohydrates in my diet. I hope I can stick to it because I am also high blood pressure. However I am not sure if high protein is great for me either. I am now...
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    I'm panicking.

    My metformin just says metformin tablets bp 500mg. It is from Bristol laboratory. However I have not been as bad. I am not sure how or why. Maybe I am getting used to the metformin. Also I had some yogurt yesterday. Don't know if yogurts are good or bad and if it was the yogurt that helped.
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    I'm panicking.

    I don't know? How can I find out what I have?
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    I'm panicking.

    I don't know? How can I find out what I have?
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    I'm panicking.

    Been discharged today. I am told my HbA1c was 119 when I was admitted.i am now on metformin 500mg X 2 a day and gliclazide80 mg twice a day. I am in shock . The met forming gives me diarrhoea . But the consultant said I should persist. My sugar on the meter was 8.5 before dinner today. Not...
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    I'm panicking.

    I have not had any info on posters nor have I heard from daisy1. I have been given metformin 500mg 1st dose at 6.30pm and the next will be in the morning. The other medication I have been prescribed is ramifin 2.5mg once a day for the blood pressure/ heart - will start that at 8.00am in the...
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    I'm panicking.

    Survived the weekend with this forum. This morning GP called at 8.45am just as my kids left for school. I was asked to go to GP straight away , from there I was whisked off to A&E and now admitted in hospital in acute medical unit. Been given a formal diagnosis of diabetes and severe high blood...