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Hi there Had laser surgery for retinopathy in January 2014 on one eye. Thought everything was going OK but now need laser surgery on both eyes. Apparently the leakages are creeping towards the retina and if they can't stop the creeping there is the prospect of damage to my central vision. I...

Are there any indications that drugs either directly related to diabetes or related ailments can have an effect on your personality? I'm on Gliclazide, Metformin for the diabetes, Simvistatin for cholesterol and Losartan / Indapamide for blood pressure. Friends have indicated that in recent...

Just a cautionary note...I know they warn you that you may suffer from this and may suffer from that as a diabetic. Suffered my first real side affect of the diabetes associated with high blood pressure. Had an oedema (leakage) in my right eye. Had to go for laser eye surgery which involved...

Had a belated Christmas lunch with colleagues, mixed Chinese food off the fixed menu and a few glasses of Sancerre. Get home after a 20 minute walk from the station and reading on a Free style light meter is 4.8. Take my metformin and decide randomly one hour later to check my reading and it is...

Can any one explain why Fish and Chips would mess up my sugar levels so much? Had a feeling they were having an effect so last night tested before (6.4) and two and half hours later (15.9)...so no more fish and chips but don't really understand why they hit me so hard. On metformin and...

In the US at present and thought I would see what prices were for Aviva Nano test strips, typically about £26 in the UK. Thought they might be cheaper over here.......Not at all, they wanted $82 and that is before local tax so over £50 for a tub of 50. Make sure to bring your own test strips...

I notice that questions and answers related to the Dawn Phenomenen and food intake appear quite often to be distinct. Last evening I ate some rubbish and although my reading only went up by about 2 a couple of hours later and at 1:00 in the morning it was back to 5.3 by 6:00 his morning it was...

Hi there, Was cautioned to watch out for any feet problems. Feet seem to have gone very dry even though I rub in cream on surface not between toes. Also seem to have mild discolouration across the tops of some of my toes where the dry skin looks brown or blackish. Hasten to add this is almost...

Hi, trying for an operation and preop tests are in the mornings. My readings in Freestyle Lite are typically between 5-6 however readings first thing in the morning as high as 8. Any thoughts on foods to eat / not eat that might help control morning readings better? I gather this may result from...

For any one like me who struggles to swallow tablets, there is now a soluble form of Metformin made by Merck - Glucophage. I'm recently diagnosed as type two and the doctor switched me over from Gliclazide to the Metformin soluble when I explain. Regards Jeremy

Wonder if any one can advise. Diagnosed this morning as type two and prescribed drugs. Was 13.7 on BM meter this morning and this evening registered 7.3 after one tablet at lunch time. Is this a bit too quick as I was warned about the posibility of going too far the other way and ending up with...