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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...

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...

Hi I use an Accu-chek Performa meter, & I've only just realised that the manufacturer recommends a fresh lancet per test. (I know, I know... I must be a slow learner... Sigh.) I have twisted the lancet thing (to get a new lancet) only about once every couple of weeks (or more). (I'm testing...

Hi I'm taking Metformin & now eating a low carb diet. (Carbs spike my bl sugar levels badly.) From http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-and-ketones.html : "ketones are produced when the body burns fat. Therefore people that are losing a significant amount of weight may experience higher than...

Hi How long does it take for the HbA1C blood test to register improved levels, please? (Does it take a full 3 mths or is it less?) My sugar levels were very high :-( :-( ... but have been pretty good since I started on Metformin, late June. (I take readings several times a day, using an...