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I have just realised that I have no idea of how to start a new question. I got myself into a real mess last night and had a blood pressure of 185/105. At 8.52 it was 113/58 but between then and my high reading I realised I had not taken my second 40 gliclazide at lunch time so I took it then...

Not really, I think I will have to do my own thing. Because of kidney damage I can't take too much protein so I am contemplating going full fat, lower protein, slightly higher carbs but still under 100 and stick to 40 gliclazide twice a day. Diabetic nurse rang today and seems quite happy with...

Update I have kept to lower carbs and have felt a lot better for it. A typical days blood readings have been before breakfast 4.8, before midday meal 7.8, before evening meal 5.8, and before bed 7.9 " 4.9 " 6.3 "...

Thanks Sid.

So far, so good. I wasn't able to get hold of the diabetes nurse and will have to wait untill after Easter to talk to her so at the moment I am winging it. I have done some serious carb cutting and I think I am round about 80 ish at the moment. I am hoping I can take some porridge and have...

Thank you Daisy, I thought I had replied to you but can't see my reply. I am still learning how to do things. This information is very useful and I shall keep referring back to it.

Thank you, I am feeling much more positive today.

I started yesterday. I halved the breakfast carbs, did away with rhem all together at lunch and had a moderate amount at dinner. Altogether about 60 for the day and I felt a lot better for it. My morning reading this morning was 4.8.

Well, rusty or not, for me that is the best most understandable explanation of what's going on. Thank's Sid. Now they just need to find a way to get these steroids down quickly.

Thanks Sid, I'm aiming to get hold of the community disbetic nurse on Monday and will discuss all of this with her. I was initially told that the steroid induced hyperglycemia would be temporary but extended high doses makes me worry that it may not. These steroid side effects over such a long...

Thanks Paul, my problem is that I have been on high steroids for far too long. I started off at 60 and now, 20 weeks later, I am still on 45. This is causing chaos throughout my body. By now it was planned I should be on 20 and slowly reducing but any drop has been reversed by three different...

Thank you for the carbs targets, it gives me something to aim for.

Thankyou Alison for the tags and the advice on fats.

Thank you for your reply. I shall follow your advice. I actually asked the nurse if she really meant anything and she said "yes, anything", so I seem to have got myself in a right mess because I have eaten considerably less of 'anything' with a nod towards what I thought diabetics ate hence the...

Hello everyone, I hope I am posting this in the right section, In December I was diagnosed with steroid induced hyperglycemia. I was given a blood tester and told to take my blood sugars four times a day and no other information. The GP diabetic nurse who I didn't see wasn't able to help as...