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Hi I started insulin alongside my metformin about 8 weeks ago. Saw my diabetic nurse at the clinic last week and we agreed to change to a bolus basal routine. So I take lantus at bedtime and novarapid for meals. I have been doing a lot of reading and want to adjust my bolus insulin according to...

Its two weeks tomorrow since I found out i have diabetes type 2 and I weigh 17 and a half stones ..I am five feet four inches tall. I started my reduced sugar/fat/carbs/calories diet straight after been told I was diabetic but I haven`t lost one pound ! :cry: Normally if I reduced my calories...

Sorry to be a misery but I thought I was feeling ok about my type 2 diabetes diagnosis. Tonight I feel so down about it.. I have omitted the sugars and sweets in my diet and I am trying to eat reduced carbs but tonight I just feel so fed up with it all . I dont drink or smoke..my vice was...

Diagnosed last week type 2 started my metformin 500mg with breakfast on wednesday. DN told me to take one a day for two weeks then if I had no side effects increase it to two a day. I feel fine on them and really want to get going on the higher dose. Do you think I can increase the dose now ...

Hi my DN has told me eat three regular meals ..to always include carbohydrate with my meal..reduce sugar and fat intake as I am obese :( I have done this for the last week but now want to try the low carb diet. Seems complicated to me :oops: Can someone just quickly summarise which...

Hi everyone I was told by my GP nurse last week that my random blood glucose came back high at 19mmols..she booked me for a 15 minute session and read out the basics of diabetes type 2 to me. I never told her I used to be a nurse myself before becoming full time mum..didnt want to really as was...