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I agree, its time for me to start over and look more carefully at what foods effect my bg. thanks

When I was first diagnosed - 18 months ago - I tested all the time, but had been advised that i only need to test once a week or before driving - glicazide spikes - maybe I should go back to testing

Type 2 on metaformin and glicazade

Can anyone tell me why i often get a hot flush after eating? I am not menopausal ! Is it caused by eating too high carbs ?

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Thanks everyone - it all got to me this morning - feeling better after attacking the garden, its a great stress buster ! Should know better than to let these people get to me!

Thanks Brunneria !

Hi - I was diagnosed in November with BG of 31 and with the help of metaformin - now on 500 x2 and Glicazide 40g i am now down to between 5 - 7 most days. I have lost over 2 stone excercise regularly, and was told by GP and Diabetic specialist that I could not come off tablets at all . So my...

Always try to look on the bright side - we can feel smug about eating healthy and [ hopefully] not gaining pounds over the festivities .

I have become very short tempered since being on Metaformin for one month . But maybe we are blaming the drugs when in fact its just the mental shock of diagnosis and change of diet and lifestyle.

So its decided after test results that I am type 2 , even though my initial symptoms pointed to my being type 1. That's ok and I am getting my blood glucose levels down to around 5-6 . Its only been a month since diagnosis and I seem to be doing ok, so why do I feel so depressed ?.

Hi i just wondered if you are still following Neal Barnard's diet, having been diagnosed one month ago ,i do not like the idea of LCHF diet and would like to try his diet, even though it seems a bit scary to make such big change.

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Thanks I will talk to gp about this, as you say driving with the shakes is not fun. For me it was the first time driving after being diagnosed and it has put me off driving again until this is sorted.

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Yes taking 40mg Glicazide twice daily, and Metaformin 500 twice daily , only 3 weeks since diagnosis, so still trying to get things settled down. Thanks

Hi Everyone This morning my blood sugar was 6.1 , ate porridge and half a banana, by 12.00 felt very shaky and tested at 4.4. Should I have eaten a snack at 11.00. Only been doing ironing and packing parcels this morning. the same thing happened on Wed when i had driven for the first time since...

Thanks for clarifying that - this is a steep learning curve at the moment !