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How does an injury effect blood glucose? I had a nasty fall, my revision blood test was taken a couple of days later and my glucose was just outside the permitted range, all other readings were good. I am still hurting from the injury, so I suspect the fall put my levels up.

I need to starve myself due to day 3 of an upset stomach- yesterday I had a soda scone with a little jam, no butter for breakfast, lunch evening meal, today no better, I feel ´wobbly´ as if my glucose levels are low, so just tested, 3 times, got a reading 9.8, 10.4 and 11.2! o_O so not...

I am type 2, controlled well, been taken off the Metformin tablets, my HbA1c test last month was 5.7 (work on the old numbers still here in Spain) I have lost almost 16kg in the last 2 years by healthy eating, and managing to keep to a size 12 too. I am trying to eat less meat, i am not very...

For the last few months i have had very painfull upperarm/shoulders, lifting my arms to put clothes on, taking things off high shelves was also very painful. 2 weeks ago my Dr said to stop taking Metformirn as my glucose levels have been good and my weight 15kg less, and my BMI is good. My arms...

I have been taken off the Metformin after being on it for 2 years- I was told to try without as I have lost 15kg of weight and my glucose levels have been good. I stopped straight away- not sure if that was a good thing- maybe I should have just missed a tablet and done it over a couple of...

I was at the Dr this morning- he said as I am so well controlled he is taking me off my Metformin for a trial. I have lost 2 1/2 stone and kept my weight at the level it should be (the Dr said it was perfect for my height:):cat: ) so to try without Metformin. I have a blood test next Tuesday...

Is there such a thing as healthy pancakes? I do not like them with sugar, just neat lemon juice. Any suggestions?

My normal blood pressure reading is around 110/80 but the past few days it has crept up, this morning reading between 147/80 to 154/78. My weight is good, my glucose control good- normally everything is good.! I take metaformin 1/2 a tablet 3 times a day, and a 100mg asprin once a day

I normally have no problems with my glucose control, but today we were held up at the vet and then the supermarket, by the time we got home, 5 hours after having breakfast I was shaking so much I could not hardly test my glucose, my hands were shaking badly. I was 4.5 I had lunch cooking...

You are just a pretend diabetic was what I was told by non diabetic friends as I was not on medication, I was diet controlled (for 5 years) Just because the Dr had not put me onto tablets did not mean I was not a diabetic! It really annoys me that some people do not take diabetis seriously...

I want to bake some healthy muffins (sweet type, not bread ones) any suggestions on if it is actually possible? Sunhat

I take 120.75mg metformin a day. I have been taking it since last December, At first I had a very sore stomach but that soon cleared up. For a while now I have had an aching left arm, a bit like muscle strain pain, but in my lower arm, it feels like the bone aches. It hurts when I lift my arm...

When I saw the dietician, about 12 years ago, when first diagnosed with IGT she told me what I could not eat (seemed like everything I liked at the time) and then what I could eat. I asked what I could eat instead of biscuits..... breadsticks she told me ( how un-exciting are they!) and...

This morning before breakfast my readings were 5.9 ( an hour after getting up) I had 2 weetabix with skimmed milk and a chopped banana. I then had a 15 minute walk, drove to the dog refuge where I help and started to clean. I tested my blood 2 hours after my breakfast and the reading was 5.5...

Can anyone point me to the best place to buy SD Codefree testing strips? I am travelling back to the UK tomorrow, so thought I would save postage and get them delivered there, instead of here to Spain. I can find them on Ebay, but only with a testing machine, which I do not need. Thanks for...

Very pleased with my results. Everything is good :D on the way down or up if HDL. I am especially pleased with my liver count, I had been getting really high readings on and off for a year (No I do not drink) now my liver readings are well within the good numbers and my Triglyceride's are...

I visited the Dr tonight and he said I need to go onto medication. I have been getting blood tests every 2-3 months and my Hb1ac have been 6.5, 6.6, 6.9, 7.2 and 6.5 over the last year. I have been getting high morning readings- from 8.5 up to almost 12 over the past few weeks. The Dr said I...

I have been type 2 diet controlled for about 7 years and in the past year have had Hab1c readings 6.6, 7.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.9 and 7.2 every time I have visited the Dr (private as we were not covered under the Spanish health system) he said everything was ok and to keep on doing what I was. I am...

Tomorrow I pick up my blood test results- the last test I had raised liver count (again) not as high as it has been. I have had a liver scan (clear), Hep blood tests (clear) and nothing detected causing the raised count. I have just registered with the Spanish health system so hopefully I...

I am type 2 diet controlled, all well. Yesterday late afternoon I started to feel unwell, just a sick feeling. I had had a headache all day. I started to be sick at about 6pm and continued being sick all evening, up to about midnight. Considering I had not eaten for 11.5 hours ( a boiled egg...