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My diabetic nurse has just told me that the freestyle insulinx meter is being phased out and the freestyle neo taking its place. Has anyone else heard this?

My bg readings have been all over the place for the last month or so. I have had no help from the diabetes nurse at my doctors surgery and had to insist on a telephone appointment from one of the doctors. He decided that I had to be seen that day as my reading had gone up to 28.6. After...

I was diagnosed in sept 12 with type 2 diabetes. My doctor put me on gliclazide 160 twice daily. Over the course of the last 10 months this has been reduced to 40mg in the morning. However, since the gliclazide was reduced to 40mg my bg levels have steadily risen each day. My diet has not been...

What are the sick day rules please?

Hi. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in September and my doctor has put me on Gliclazide 160 mg in the morning. My BG levels were in the high teens when I was put on the medication. I now have a problem with hypos. I have been checking my levels before and after meals to see how my...

I spoke to my diabetic nurse today and she said that my HbA1c levels were soaring at 98. Can anyone tell me what this means please? Many thanks.

Hi, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes on the 19 th sept 2012. My levels were high, 19, at first and my doctor has put me on Gliclazide 160 at breakfast and 80 tea time. The last couple of days I have felt a bit out of sorts, not the same as I have felt when my BG levels have been high, and...

Hi, I am a recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic and have noticed a definite change in the taste of my saliva. This might not e connected to my diabetes but I was wondering if anyone else had this. I have stopped all sweet foods and no longer ake sugar in my tea or on my breakfast cereals. I seem...

Hi, I was diagnosed with type 2 on the 19th September, 2012. My doctor put me on Gliclazide, 160mg morning and 80mg at tea time. He told me that the dose is 160 mgs twice daily max. Does anyone know what is normally the next step if this is not effective. My BG level is still on average 12 so...

I am on a NO Fibre, high fat diet due to having had a total cholectomy ( my large bowel removed) 4 years ago. I cannot eat fibre, most veg and most fruit and so my dietitian told me to eat white bread, pasta, rice and potatoes, as well as full fat yogurts and full fat milk products. Now I have...

I have had epilepsy for nearly 20yrs and it isn't well controlled. I found out I had diabetes type 2 on the 19th September 2012. Is there anyone else who has these two conditions and if so, how does having a seizure affect their blood glucose levels?

I was told last Wednesday that I had diabetes. Since last Teusday I have been getting really bad headaches and I feel really sick. Is this normal?