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Hi, I have an ulcer on the top of my foot that I'm told now has gangrene. I've been seen by the foot clinic and yesterday saw a vascular surgeon who is going to book me in for an angioplasty. But does anyone know what happens in the meantime? No-one has mentioned taking any other action but the...

Wow - congrats on your weight loss. That's a good idea to get some dextrose.

That's really interesting - I need to read up more about all this stuff.

Thanks so much for the quick and positive replies :) That's really good to hear! Much appreciated :)

Hi :) I've just been put on Gliclazide and having read up on it - it seems it can cause weight gain. I've been steadily losing for a while now and really don't want to put weight back on. Is it a foregone conclusion that there is weight gain? I'm just on 80mg at the moment and not noticing a...

Seriously? It's named after Newcastle University. Good grief. The cohort could have come from anywhere in the UK.

The readings were taken one after the other but each time I selected a different mode. I'm not questioning the accuracy, I'm curious why the machine has different modes? Why not just take one type of reading.

Hi, I have a Gluco Rx Nexus monitor. It has different settings for measuring: AC for a fasting test, PC for two hours after eating and general. I was just experimenting and seeing whether the readings varied if I tested myself on the different settings one after the other, and they do differ...

Thanks for all the info and advice. The nurse said not to check my levels at home, so I've not been doing that. Re diet, I'm using two meal replacement shakes and a meat and vegetables/salad. I find the shakes more straightforward at the moment.

Hi All I have recently been diagnosed with Type II diabetes, about a week ago - I've only had two blood tests, a week apart and both were 12.7. I've seen the diabetes nurse at my practice and she has said that because my levels are so high that I have to go straight onto Metformin, rather than...