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Nice with sparkling water and some ice .. :cool:

Prevastatin 10mg per day .. type 2 but I had a stroke last year

Grace - love your post :clap:

16.7 this evening at 18:30 hrs , 6 hours after last food and before eating :shock: Had a blood test this morning to check my hab1c levels , which I suspect will be astronomic

I am on Pravastatin , had a stroke last year so I happy to take them , no more muscle pain than normal . simvastatin however really didnt work for me .

Hi, I haven't posted for a while . I had a series of mini strokes ( TIA ) in July 2012 , then had a proper stroke at the end of July 2012 , it wasn't a huge stroke but enough to knock me sideways ( the left side :D ) . Before my stroke my BS levels had been pretty good generally between 5...

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Hi Rose Im not an expert on insulin , Im on the tablets , hopefully someone will be along that knows about insulin to help. Sounds like the doc thinks that you are doing good . Hamish Ipswich

well done :clap: slainte Hamish Ipswich

Hi Greeny - I'm no doctor but I am Googler :D , I would suggest that you google the meds that you are on and have a look to see what the side effects are , and then think about re-visiting your GP. Good luck geezer Hamish Ipswich

Hello & welcome :clap: Hamish Ipswich

Big Benn let me keep this simple for you . You are talking rubbish

Hi JCWestGate and welcome Diet and medication does help but there may come a time when your pancreas is knackered and then you will need to go on insulin. After 25 years of diet and meds you probably know more about diabetes than most folk on here :D Might be a good idea to have a chat...

Re: Arrested for drunk in charge when actually Hyperglycaemi There is some ACPO guidence ( note guidence ) on Diabetes and custody , released this year . ACPO is the Association of Chief Police Officers . Have a look at ...

Hi Dawn , some cholesterol is ok , too much is not, especially if it ends up in the arteries .. pretty well much what the article says. Having recently had several TIA's ( mini strokes ) and one minor stroke , I need to try to lower the amount of cholesterol in my system , it's a question of...

Steve , you mentioned that the Neurologist used a pen to test your fingertips , are you sure that it was a pen ... these things look like a pen but aren't. .. "A Semmes Weinstein monofilament testing device is a common tool used today. This tool looks like a ball point pen and contains a 5mil...

PS - Neurpopathy - there are several causes for it , it's not always diabetes , furrinstance .. I also have chronic venous insufficiency which can have neuropathy as a complication . Diabetes and CVI and neuropathy .. doomed I tell you , doomed ( thanks to Cpl Fraser in dad's army ) :wave:

Hi and thanks for the replies, sorry i haven't been online much as I had a motorcycle accident on wednesday last week , got hit by a car SMIDSY - Sorry Mate I Didnt See You - I'm ok just a lot of bruises . No pain in foot , just a lot of swelling and black and blue , aint neuropathy great...

Suzuki DL650 Wee Strom K5 Which was in perfect working order until I got hit by a car this morning on the way to work .. I tried to fly but gravity won .. bike will probably be written off ( the drivers Passat has already been ! ) . Past Honda RS250, CB500 Suzuki Sp400 , TS185, GN400...