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After being diagnosed in September 2012 I went into panic mode and cut out everything nasty (and enjoyable really). Losing over a stone and a half in the process. As time went on I experimented with different food types to keep an eye on BG levels. Along comes Christmas and I thought well...

Hello there, I have two meters also, an Accu chek aviva nano and the freestyle one in your photo. I checked BG with the Freestyle (4.7) and then used my normal machine (nano) 30 seconds later (5.6). I do tend to believe the nano over anything else really. There must be some sort of +/-...

Morning all. Just a quickie please. Having been warned off chocolate, cakes etc I decided if I get a peckish to eat a handful of dry roasted peanuts. After telling my diabetic nurse this I was informed that they are too high in fat??????? Ok, fine. something else I cant eat then. What about...

In my albeit uneducated opinion (Diagnosed T2 about a month ago with BG 22.1) I never ate breakfast and tended to 'graze' throughout the day with only a decent evening meal. Now I force myself to eat a breakfast, a small meal at lunch and a decent evening meal. My BG levels have reduced...

Hello There I have been taking Metformin normal release and I will admit that I do sometimes have stomach problems. These lessen if I take the Metformin about 10 mins BEFORE food. Seems to work for me but I am quite new to diabetes so could be talking a load of twaddle. I have also heard...

Hello All Having been diagnosed as T2 two weeks ago I have been taking 1000mg Metformin per day and radically changed my diet. However, for the past week I have been feeling decidedly 'under the weather'. Headache, stomach cramps and generally feeling as weak as a kitten. Is this normal...

Hi Shall I was diagnosed two weeks ago with a BG level of 22.1. I was given 2x 500mg Metformin a day and told to radically change my diet. For the first week BG levels were still high but I read threads on here which said that the meds need time to 'kick in' so to speak. After a complete...

Thank you all for your advice. I m slowly coming to terms with what I need to do and all of your help and assistance is invaluable. The more I read the more I see that this is not, for want of a better phrase' a prison sentence and with a little common sense things do not need to change quite...

Ok, apologies in advance, maybe it has not been explained properly or maybe I cant quite compute what is being said. I totally get the reduced sugar, carbs etc but are everyone's limits different. I am 6' tall and weigh 15st 12lbs (so a bit tubby then). As a 'big boned' person surely my...

Thank you for your prompt reply. I was also wondering just how often I should be testing BG. I am afraid that I am likely to be asking loads of silly questions like this but sometimes it is better to speak to others with type 2 than it is speaking to a GP.. Beside which I dont need to make an...

Hello all, Newly diagnosed as type 2 diabetic and told to have a dramatic lifestyle change. Somewhat daunting prospect and now too scared to eat anything until blood glucose meter arrives in post. Initial blood glucose level was 21.2 so sent straight to hospital to have it dealt with...