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  1. pattendown

    how important this is

    can i say thank you all for the helpfull advise i think kenny is just trying to pretend this isnt happening ,its just 1 of a list of things thats happened in the last 2 years i think its too much for him although he wouldnt admit that
  2. pattendown

    how important this is

    i did buy a meter as soon as i was diagnosed because i thaught its the only way to tell how things affect me the docs didnt want me to but hey its my problem not theirs
  3. pattendown

    What meters does everyone use

    i used one touch select plus
  4. pattendown

    how important this is

    thing i s his mum and brother are both t1
  5. pattendown

    how important this is

    it was the restriction of cara carbahydrates are wghat caused the problem i say i shouldnt have this ,and its doing his head in he says i am on metaformin but it makes me fel like why bother
  6. pattendown

    Newbie on metformin

    my other half did 3 and when i said i shouldnt have it he went into a rant over the fuss im making i should worry so much as its only temperary its like im makeing a fuss over nothing
  7. pattendown

    how important this is

    my other half today said to me that i shouldnt flap about carbs as it isnt imprtant as this is only temparary i feel totally on my own with this
  8. pattendown

    Newbie on metformin

    i do t est daily this morning after 2 slices of toast ws 9 even when it is lower i still feel like my muscles are burning and just cant move
  9. pattendown

    Newbie on metformin

    i dont really eat too many carbs i dont eat pasta and rice very rarely i do however love mash but dont have it often i love pastry but dont have it often but do like my own home made bread brown with low fat spread half the sugar and skimmed milk ,i have noticed it doesnt matter ,do you think...
  10. pattendown

    Newbie on metformin

    hi ,as soon as i was diagnosed as my parntners mum and brother are type 1 i know to cut out sugar straight away and reduce carbs too i have done that sugar levels are quite good mainly around 7 at the highest after dinner but in the morning i usually get up with over 6 ,but my muscle weakness is...
  11. pattendown

    Diabetic experts recommend not testing??

    this is exactly what my doc said too but id already brought a meter as i am like you id rather know whats going on and this is my way of doing it
  12. pattendown

    Newbie on metformin

    hi everyone hope your all keeping well ,this is my first post im hopeing some of you may have answers for me ,i was diagnosed with t2 about 5 weeks ago a total shock as i thaughtit was my thyroid i felt so weak and unable to even go to the loo without effort as i had half my thyroid removed on...
  13. pattendown

    Type2 just diagnosed

    hi i recently have been diagnosed as t2 although im on metaformin i still feel like my muscles are not working ,i got a meter on ebay cheap but also i went to a llyds chemist to get new strips and they gave me a new meter for free i think it was because my other half didnt say i was type 2