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Saw a locum Dr today on a non diabetes related matter, but I mentioned that I hadn't been called for an HbA1c, which I thought was due last month, and could she ask for it? She looked at my last results and commented on how well I'd done, but said she couldn't ask for it to be done as "it would...

Me and OH went away for Christmas, and agreed not to buy each other presents, as our holiday was our present. We got home last night and guess what? He's bought me a present. The bad news is, it's sweets! :banghead: We were away earlier in the year and I had a couple of these sweets and said...

But I probably shouldn't be... I had my blood tests yesterday. 9 months after diagnosis. I was so hyped up, but I've looked on line and my HbA1c has come back at 42 - same as last time. I so wanted it to be non diabetic level 41. I know I've come a long way, and learned a lot, but I'm just...

I met up with an old friend the other week. She is a staunch Atkins advocate so when I told her I was low carbing we had lots to talk about. Later she e mailed me this link https://low-carb-support.com/lowcarb-flourless-chocolate-biscuits/ I tried making them yesterday, but by the time I had...

I went to see a GP today on an unrelated to diabetes matter. The Dr I have been seeing has left so I saw someone new. Having dealt with my other problem she did a medication review. "So you're on Gliclazide and Metformin?" "No I don't take any medication" "Why?" "Because it didn't agree with...

I want to make a low carb cake. I've looked on line and the amount of recipes is mind boggling. Does anyone have a tried and trusted recipe they'd like to share? TIA

No, this isn't a romance! A guy was sitting next to me on the plane and commented that he couldn't have anything from the in flight service as he is diabetic. Me too! I said. He was T1, I am T2. He asked if I had heard of a low carb diet... yes, I've been doing that for 6 months since I...

I have had such a bad week, following the death of my father after a long illness, lots of family complications (and rows) I have been under so much stress. For 5 days I only ate one meal a day, OK, that's fasting I thought. Yesterday I ate nothing at all, but I did drink (plenty) of wine in...

I was diagnosed in Feb, given metformin and gliclazide in March. Stopped taking them around the end of April (much to my DN's disgust - she threatened me with insulin if I wouldn't take the tablets!) I have been low carbing almost since diagnosis. Since my last blood test I have spent 10...

I went along for my HbA1c this morning - booked on 14th July, as apparently today was the earliest date they could give me. Unfortunately the nurse could not get any blood! She tried both arms, then my left hand. By this time I was getting quite upset (She didn't know that my Dad died on...

Much to the disgust of my DN I stopped my meds about 10 days ago, and have gone away on holiday. She told me not to test at all, and I felt she was setting me up to fail. To spite her I have been really good, sticking to LCHF and my numbers have been fine, Today for breakfast I had full fat...

I was told I was diabetic at the end of Feb and did about 3 weeks LCHF until I saw the DN and was put on 500mg metformin and 80mg gliclazide. This was about 5 weeks ago. Since then I've developed the dreaded metformin tummy and my arms and legs muscles are so painful, it is becoming...

I went for my first set of blood tests on Monday since diagnosis. Bloods were originally taken 03/02, but I wasn't given the diagnosis until 21st Feb. My FBG was 13.1 and my HbA1c was 129. Thanks to being able to get results on line, I know that on Monday my FBG was 4.9 and my HbA1c 70, which...

My lovely DN gave me a Contour TS meter and 50 strips. Being a pretty new diabetic I have been getting a bit obsessive about testing. I know I need to cut down a bit now. I tried to register on line with the makers, Bayer, but no matter how many times I tried the site did not send me an...

Maybe I'm just not thinking clearly, but how do I know what effect lchf is having on my BG? I'm trying really hard, having maybe 30-50g max carbs per day (although sometimes only around 10) but I'm also taking 80mg gliclazide and 500mg metformin. The DN told me to take 1000mg metformin, but I...

I've been on 80mg gliclazide and 500mg metformin for about 2 weeks. I've also had sciatica for about 10 days. On Saturday the pain was really bad and I found 2 solpadol from 2014 in the bathroom cabinet and took them. They did help with the pain and so on Monday I managed to get an...

I've just been prescribed metformin reading the leaflet it says not to drink any alcohol. It's not that I'm an alcoholic or anything :) but does this mean I can't even have the occasional drink and what will happen if I do?

I got a Tee2 meter about 2 weeks ago, and although my readings are still too high, they have been going down gradually. Yesterday I went to see the DN for the first time and she gave me a Contour TS meter. She did a finger prick test on a similar meter and it was 9.8, which I thought at the...

I read a post about this somewhere but now I can't find it. My surgery has Patient Access, but I've only ever used it to order repeat prescriptions - used to be able to make appointments but they stopped that. Following the advice in the thread I wrote a note to the practice manager asking if...

She did apologise a lot that I had not been seen for 7 weeks, but they have a shortage of nurses. She said I should have been put on medication immediately. She started off by saying she wanted me to have 80mg gliclazide morning and evening, and 1 metformin in the evening for a week, then after...