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    What am I doing wrong? (My morning reading is higher than my bedtime one)

    @EllieM @VashtiB @LaoDan Thank you everybody for your help. <3 My pre-breakfast readings have dropped 2 whole points, from 12 to 10. (Wooohooo!!! :)) (I moved [& reduced] my brussel sprouts & blueberries from dinner to breakfast and added more protein to that meal, and my dinner veges are now...
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    What am I doing wrong? (My morning reading is higher than my bedtime one)

    Hi Mr Pot >Where do you get your calories from, have you calculated them? Nope, I haven't. (Mainly 'cos I'm too lazy, lol) I instead aim for high protein & low carb, as my goal is about bl sugar. (Altho' recently I did a urine ketone test "just in case" I was going too far, and it...
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    What am I doing wrong? (My morning reading is higher than my bedtime one)

    >I’m wondering if you are eating enough food. It doesn’t sound much at all That was just my baseline. I also eat say, Eggs Benedict when I go out with friends. And I eat a *lot* of cheese. (If I become lactose intolerant, I'm going to be in serious trouble, LOL) >and your...
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    What am I doing wrong? (My morning reading is higher than my bedtime one)

    >http://diabetesupdate.blogspot.com/2010/05/understanding-fasting-blood-sugar.html Thank you! Most interesting. - I have naturally low blood pressure (-& often feel dizzy). It could be that this is happening: "if your blood pressure drops too low, you will get a burst of epinephrine and other...
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    What am I doing wrong? (My morning reading is higher than my bedtime one)

    Hi Vashti > I suggest that you google dawn phenomena as that can cause your levels to increase. Thank you. :-) >The dinner you describe has more carbs than I can tolerate. You can have a very substantial meal with a lot lower amount of carbs. You level 3 hrs after is more...
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    What am I doing wrong? (My morning reading is higher than my bedtime one)

    Hi Ellie Thank you for your help. <3 >How long have you been T2? I was diagnosed in 2009, when I was 50 yo. (I'm now 62.) At the time, I was working f/time, studying for my chartered accountant exams, Mum to 6 kids, not getting enough sleep ... and snacking on lollies and Coke to...
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    What am I doing wrong? (My morning reading is higher than my bedtime one)

    Hi. Just before bed my reading is around 10.5, but in the morning my reading is *higher*, at around 12.0. - So I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong.... Background: Type 2 but kept my HbA1c at 7 (new:50) by the LCHF diet only, until recently when it was 9.5 (new:80) due to work stress. Then...
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    Can Type 2 be caused by Pancreatic/gall bladder probs?

    My story is similar re GB op, pains, and feeling dreadful when starving. Have only had success with a low-carb diet. (Pills made me feel waaaay more sick. Am very glad to now be off all meds.) I suggest eating protein at each meal, plenty of veges and fat (- yes, really, going off meds & losing...
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    Ears buzzing- Just another Metformin side effect? (I hope)

    Thanks. The buzzing seems a little less noisy now. I'll wait & see what tomorrow brings.... Sigh...
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    Ears buzzing- Just another Metformin side effect? (I hope)

    Ah ha! ... maybe the buzzing was louder because my BS levels were on the way down... Now (36 minutes later...) my meter says 6.4... (Going off now to eat some food...)
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    Ears buzzing- Just another Metformin side effect? (I hope)

    Thinking about it a bit more... Recently I haven't been drinking as much water as I usu do... So maybe it's dehydration... causing my BP to rise.... (Going off now to drink lots & lots of water... ) Thank you!
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    Ears buzzing- Just another Metformin side effect? (I hope)

    Hi @Guzzler Thanks. My Blood Pressure was a little high at my last Dr's visit... Does your tinnitus get worse when your blood pressure is too high or too low? Thanks. Kind regards, Rosalind ~ “All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children...
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    Ears buzzing- Just another Metformin side effect? (I hope)

    Hi @ickihun Yup, I've also had buzzing ears when my sugar levels have been bouncing around wildly (-generally was a hyper than a hypo). But this buzzing is now constant, 24/7 (for a few days now). My meter says that my sugars are what they usually have been for the past few months, eg just now...
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    Hello. Advice please

    Hi I agree with Ian-Laye re the danger of hypos while on Gliclazide. - What would your blood sugar readings be, if you took only Metformin? (Metformin gives me side effects - but when I took Gliclazide just once it made me feel like I'd been run over by a bus. - Never again.) Maybe try not...
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    Ears buzzing- Just another Metformin side effect? (I hope)

    Hi I have had buzzing ears (-tinnitus) for the past few days, & I'm -hoping- that it's just another Metformin side effect (& so will go away when I can get off the pills). - Has anybody else experienced this with Metformin, please? My background: Before June this year I had high (-Ok, very...
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    Hypos On Metformin?

    @AndBreathe How long does it usually take for the body to adjust to the "new normal" & stop freaking out with hypos, please? My BS levels were v high 3.5 mths ago, but metformin instantly brought them down to "Ok-ish" of around 7 point something - but I'm still frequently having hypo (feeling)s...
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    Metformin,,,, Never again

    Problem is what settles my stomach (whether on or off Meformin) is some nice plain carbs... like a piece of toast... But my blood sugar levels then skyrocket... so to keep them from going ballistic I need to stay on a low carb diet. ~ Doctor to patient: I have good news...
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    Irritable legs at night

    I find that it improves if I take Magnesium pills. I think that the Metformin somehow causes Mg deficiency. (I'm fine when I'm not on Metformin.) Note: Try to take the Mg pills at a different time of day/night to your Metformin. You don't want to risk some kind of interaction...
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    Feeling broken / burnout

    Hi Sorry to hear about your current situation. {hugs} I've been in a similar place of denial (but I don't regret putting first the needs of my family when it was necessary). I agree with the comments above, especially: "The key to get a grip with type 2 diabetes is to change your diet. Taking...