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  1. Bri

    3.3 Getting low readings every day!

    Felt wobbly all day. kids small yog tube, and a bannana Breakfast .Lunch brown bread blt sarnie, orange 2 hours later. Go ahead bar, Nectarine mid aft. Felt so bad, bottle x1 large of lucozade, glucose tabs, x 10 got home tested 3.3. Oh and Pumpkin seeds through the day as well. Type 2...
  2. Bri

    Type 2 Low Reading 3.4

    I am getting frequent readings if 3.4 to 3.7 on my test kit. I know when its a low blood glucose reading by how I feel. I am on metformin 4 x 500mg a day ..would this be the reason my bloods are dipping so excessively? I eat regularly all day , spreading the load , but by 5 pm I dip drastically...
  3. Bri

    Chill Blains anyone ?

    Need to know what to put on them , on end of toes .really painful and pink. Out door activity for too long , my feet were freezing , now I am paying the price ! Any good suggestions welcome Brian
  4. Bri

    Sweet cravings anyone?

    Anyone else having dreadful sweet cravings? I fell off the wagon and ate a whole lardy cake at the weekend. I am on metformin 2000mg a day. T2 7 years age 57, Quite slim, gave up alcohol ten months ago, don't smoke. But enjoy my ecig vape :) when I crave sweet things I do go overboard! " Sugar...
  5. Bri

    Getting low readings now - Help !

    I am getting low readings now on my testing . On Metformin 500 x 2 a day . (1 year ) I have gone from 8 to 10 reading now to regular 4 . something. Is this a normal drastic dip in BG levels ? I have lost one and a half stone in weight through diet . the question is can I come off metformin now...
  6. Bri

    Getting drugs mixed up ? ( they now look the same)

    Got my new batch of Propranolol , and now instead of them being pink , they are the same size and colour as my Metformin tablets ....... Why do the drug companies do this ? I will have to be careful not to overdose ! this could easily be done . I dish out the weeks worth in 7 day pill pot strip...
  7. Bri

    BG 4.4 is this low ?

    Just got home after a wobbly drive home , ate apple cake , and still feel wobbly. On metformin 500 mg x2 a day . is this a low reading ? It fellt like impending doom ! Saw my life flashong past me . My BG is usually high ! Been grazing all day as well ....