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Thank you that's great info x

Yes was on glic but unfortunately had a very bad reaction so was taken off it and put on just metformin at higher dose. Thanks for your reply.

Hi everyone . I'm type 2 and my diabetic nurse and doctor say they do not need to give me test strips ... I'm a carer so cant afford to buy them myself and I feel I'm ignoring my health as a result not having them... Any thoughts or ideas much appreciated. Em

thanks I was asking as I'm new to all these tests. So how do they know to then check for type 1 then? I take it there is a reason they do the gad or c peptide so what reason? just curious really.

I've Just had this test done yesterday and was wondering what it would be to confirm type 1.5 or type 1 out of curiosity. thanks

Could you advise on a good way to count my carbs easily I'm so confused by that at the moment and need to simplyfi it. Thanks in advance.

Thanks everyone it sure was a big shock at how little could cause so much harm. I am now looking up LCHF diet but confused about ketone ketosis keto and such also how the hell to count carbs now!!! So much to take in the first week. Thanks for all your help it really is keeping me from...

Hi all me again Today was my first full day of meds of glic and metformin. I was happy to see 2 hrs after food I was only 7.1 this is drastically lower than the original low 20s I was getting before meds. Then in the evening I decided that now I'm on meds surely a little bit of carbsor sugar...

Great thanks for the advice.I will check it out.

Thank you so much, I'm, so glad I joined here I've learnt so much already and now don't feel so down about it all. The Glic was taken twice today and already I feel as if I have flu and headaches, however, I have no strips to test myself as the doc prescribed the wrong ones. I will for sure...

Hi thanks for the reply, Yes, I informed doctor today about weight loss (and thirst and frequent weeing). She was happy to wait and see what happens in 2 weeks but told to return if I feel weird, also she advised to test only if I feel odd? however, I will test much more as I'm odd all the time...

Hello, thanks for your reply, On a typical day, it was cereals at breakfast, toast or sandwich at lunch, pasta or potatoes with cheeses or fish with veg for tea. I also had cups of tea with 2 sugars before (that's now stopped too) I've changed cereals to not eating (I know its bad but I have...

Hello there, I was diagnosed today and put on glic and metformin as my blood sugars are in high teens early 20s (even all week when I tested myself), and even with no sugar at all and min carbs they were at high teens. After my fasting blood test I was at 14 and I was called in the very next...