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12 months on from my Type 2 diagnosis I bveliueve I have it reasonb!ky sorted. I am a averaging 6.5 - 6.8 over 90 days, my !last HaB1c was 48 and is due to beredone in a couple of weeks. However, the under active thyroid has become a nightmare. I have had this for 32 years so am pretty...

Morning I have been diagnosed now for some 8 months. Everything is going well, lost a lot of weight, LCHF diet, getting used to it all! Over the last week my BG levels have become erratic 3.5 - 9.1. I have not changed my eating habits and really cannot explain these changes. I have a blood...

This morning I had reading of 5.9. Had usual breakfast, lunch was chicken and cheese. Had a very difficult and stressful day. Got home reading of 7.9! Clearly nothing I had eaten so can raised levels be increased by stress/anxiety to that degree!? I was really quite shocked by this rise!

The local pharmacy I used closed early on Saturday and, I was very late out of school this evening got there closed. Need to change pharmacy but, I.do not have 40gram of Gliclazide to take tomorrow am. Have Metformin. I don't think I will be able to pick this up until tomorrow evening. If I...

My FBG does not seem to drop below around 6.1-6.3 regardless of what I eat or do. My thyroxine dose has been been dropped from 200 to175 and after an absolute no alteration in weight fir 6 months following the LCHF diet that is now creeping up! I am absolutely fed up being so very careful and...

Can somebody please tell me what this is?!?! Read about it a lot on here but have no idea where to find the nitty gritty contents!?!?!

My HbA1c has gone from 137 in March down to 48 in July. Saw GP yesterday, he lowered my thyroxine dose from 200 to 175, but left my Metformin and Gliclazide exactly the same. With these results I expected him to at least reduce the Metformin! When or at what stage might they be reduced!

Saw GP today! Summary of visit: Hb1Ac 137 down to 47 in 5 months, thyroxine needs reducing by 25 mgs having been told it was too low 3 months ago but cholesterol a bit high but is probably thyroid related so will leave for 3 months! Thyroid accounts for pins and needles, heat intolerance and...

Over the past 3 weeks I have had a mild sensation of pins and needles in my right arm and in my fingers which has been more pronounced over the past 2 days. It's not there all of the time but suddenly it becomes very apparent for no reason. I am seeing my GP (joy of joys) on Monday you know a...

I read somewhere that there is a link between erratic sleep and diabetes due to fluctuating BG levels! Since diagnosis In don't think I have had one decent night's sleep. I know this is a very common problem generally (BBC programme about sleep deprivation) but does any body have any...

Diagnosed 28th February 16 with an Hb level of 135, second test in late April 75 and results today of 48. Routine app to see GP first time since February, 4 weeks wait! My average BG test is 6.6 so how do I get an Hb level of 48? According to the 500 shades of diabetes with an average of 6.6...

Having averaged BG levels of 6.5 for a while, last night In had fresh egg noodles in a stir fry and added a tablespoon of sweet chilli sauce! This morning I have a reading of 13.0!?!? I have a very estrange thick head, eyesight a bit odd and feel a bit sick! Are these symptoms symptomatic of a...

I have had abdominal pain for a couple of days now. It's worse when I stand up! I have only taken 2 paracetamol. My average BS level is @ 6.3-6.5. My fasting level this morning is 10.5! I did have a temperature last night and did not sleep. Can't get appointment @ GP for 8 days! My...

I came home from school this evening feeling light headed and a bit bizarre. I took a reading just before I ate and it was 3.9. We have key staff off at the moment so it's been a heavy week! Should I be overally concerned about the reading or just ignore it? I will blood test again but I...

I have a bit of a rough time in Metformin. I can go for days and its all fine and then wham......this evening it is very much worse and, my feeling is it might be some sort of tummy upset. (I am a teacher so we pick up a lot of bugs). Us there anything I need to be aware of? Do I continue to...

I am going to a family wedding tomorrow. This is my first 'going out' since diagnosis 11 weeks ago. I have the usual issues with Metformin although I seem to go for days without problems. The last few days have not been good and I am wondering if I just took the morning one plus the...

I am only 10 weeks into this so still need lots of help! I have just been reading an article on Diet Dr about intermittent fasting. I was under the impressions that, taking metformin and gliclazide meant, that you had to eat? Do you fast and, if you do what is the effect? The other question...

I have taken Metformin 1500mgs daily and 400mgs of Gliclazide for 10 weeks now. I go for days without experiencing the nasty side effects then all of a sudden we are off again. I keep a food diary but I cannot work out any reason or pattern. Is this others experience? My running and...

First results following diagnosis 8 weeks ago. HbAc1 was 135 on diagnosis now down to 74 but, I have been told that ideally it needs to be under 53!!!!! My fasting level was down from 23.9 to 7.2. Apparently that is all pretty good for 8 weeks. I have been following the LCHF diet my question...

I was diagnosed 4 weeks ago, given a BG testing machine, 1500 metformin, 40 Gliclazide and increased level of thryroxine (that should have been upped 3 months prior) and from which I feel has possible pushed me into diabetes. I have been on it for 30 years, again nobody would listen. I have...