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  1. supersonic

    Chest Infection

    Please to say I'm up todate with all the vaccinations
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    Chest Infection

    Just finished a course of prednisolone Been sent up to the hospital, all Parr for the course.
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    Chest Infection

    Being a Asthmatic having chest infections on a regular basis is not unusual. Anyway I've have this chest infection for around a week now and my BG levels have been really irratic, hitting 14 & 15 mmols regularly is this normal?
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    Testing What's The Score.

    This morning my fasting Bg was 6.0 at 6am had a Bowl of Rice crispies Bg after 2 hours my Bg was 11.2 1.35pm my Bg was 5.2 had a big mac Bg after 2 hours was 10.5 So I know that after eating I need to test what my Bg is, but not sure what I'm suppose to be looking for? Is it suppose to be...
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    Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

    6am had a Bowl of Rice crispies Bg after 2 hours was 11.2 1.35pm had a big mack Bg after 2 hours was 10.2 beginning to think I'm not very good at this.
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    Low Carbs

    Afternoon to everyone. As a newly diagnosed T2 I keeping reading about how important it is to be on a low carb diet to maintain low blood sugar levels. So here's my question How many grams of carbs per day/per meal, is the recommended amount or is each person different?
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    Spikes

    Being new newly diagnosed, you can imagine I have loads of questions, so here's today's I under stand that everything eaten produces an increase in levels to differing degrees. But at what point is the spike a bad spike? And what constitutes a bad spike.
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    Blood Testing Kitsi

    I guess I'm pretty lucky here in Lincolnshire I was diagnosed 2 months ago and given a glucometer plus 150 testing strips
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    Ramipril

    Since being diagnosed 8 weeks ago I have been seeing the DN every 2 weeks Each visit has resulted in an increase in the dose on my Ramipril, which is now 10mg Its this normal?
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    What's Right

    I have 2 testers one I bought off amazon A Sinocare AQ smart which cost me £20. Because the nhs could supply the test strips I was given Braun So here my dilemma before I had my tea I tested on the AQ smart which read 13.9 Then I crossed referenced on the braun 11.9. How do I know which is...
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    What's Going On

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    What's Going On

    Yes please
  13. supersonic

    What's Going On

    Hi made a mistake on the figure , it was actually 59
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    What's Going On

    Well my wife a retired shook teacher so she he has trawled the net for information So it's salads with chicken stuff like that, also she packs me up serial for my breakfast ,so it's 30 grams of what ever
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    What's Going On

    Lol sorry 59
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    What's Going On

    Hi DCUKMod To be honest when I saw the low sugar level, I drank a can of Sprite . I have a real passion for all things spicy Indian, Chinese, lol just food in general. To be honest I hate this diagnosis it's turned my life upside down, and to honest I'm not coping too well. My wife packs me up...
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    What's Going On

    Hi Phoenix55 It was all really wierd to be honest ,I went to the doctor's because I had pins and needles in my wrist . After checking my blood pressure which was 179 over 97 she sent me straight to the hospital for a blood test. My Hba1c came back at 59 not sure if that's bad or what to be...
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    What's Going On

    Hi Daphne917 Yep got the Statins at the same time. Funny thing is I only went to the doctors because I'd got pins and needles in my wrist . Should've let sleepy dogs lie.
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    What's Going On

    Hi Guzzler I'm currently taking 1000mg of Metformin twice a day 5mg of Ramipril and 40mg of Atorvastation Currently I guess I'm still trying to deal with the realization that I can no long carry on the the life style I had. I work as a Technical health and Safety professional for a Dutch...
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    What's Going On

    I was recently diagnosed type 2 only 8 weeks ago I'm 57 and over weight. Any way here is my question. Yesterday I wasn't able to catch a meal all day, thought my levels would be low , to my amazement it was 11.9 at 18.10 I then ate my tea tested at 20.53 and it was 16.9 i then went to bed...