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Hi, I have been T2 for about 5 years but my last 2 hb1ac as seen my levels creep up. I’ve started to cut other things out of my diet which is helping but had a call with my Dr and he want to add 10mg of Forxiga to my 2000mg metformin to bring it down. He has scared the hell out of me with side...

Hi, I have been diabetic for about 3 years with levels I thought were under control but because if covid my annual checkups have been cancelled. I have finally got access to my medical records and found out 2 years ago they my acr was high with in particular the albrimum. I have noticed that I...

Hi, Been a type 2 for a few years now and on slow release metformin. We had changed my diet and thought everything was going well so stopped with the regular testing. Once I changed my diet etc I started to sleep all night, I don’t have any other symptoms of high blood sugar thirst etc but have...

Sorry for this post but I have been in slow release metformin for 3 years and still suffer the occasional bout of sudden diarrhoea. I posted yesterday about my blood sugars being crazy high and started my low carb diet and already seeing positive results, before tea my blood sugar was 9 which is...

Hi, I am really struggling with my diabetes and can’t get to see the doctor, my appointments keep getting cancelled. I think the SR metformin is no longer working as my levels are often in the 20s. This morning I woke to blood sugar in the 16 and 3 hours after 2 weetabix and a splash of milk...

Hi, When I was out on metformin my stomach could cope as I suffered regular diarrhoea. I was switched to slow release and that for the most part is ok but still suffer with occasional bouts of diarrhoea. It’s always the same aggressive type just after eating and is similar to when I was on...

Hi, Sorry the not so nice post but I’ve been on slow release for a few years because the normal stuff didn’t agree with me. The slow release is t as bad but for some reason every 2 weeks or so I suffer with loose stools straight after eating. It always lasts for a day or so and seems to be...

I’ve been type 2 for a few years now and finally settled on a diet where I can control my sugar levels and have seen my h1 drop. Recently I have been feeling a little off and tired all the time so I have started testing again and have found my blood sugars are really high again 20+. I have...

I have been type 2 for a few years now and currently receive slow release metformin 500mg twice a day. I have changed my diet but still heavily overweight but it’s slowly coming off. I had my h1 in September and it had reduced from 90 to 65mmol so heading in the right direction. I had a bit of a...

Ok, I am going to be honest and have in recent months got very stupid and went back to eating stupid foods and obviously my blood sugars spiked. Had reasons but all sorted now and back onto the straight and narrow. Blood levels returning roll to normal along with a low carb diet and slow release...

Ok, so I knew that my blood sugars where up earlier in the week so I have corrected my diet but tonight I’m confused. I had a small evening meal at 7 about 15g of carbs. Before eating blood sugar was at a nice 5.6 and an hour later I tested and it was at 7.7 which I though was high for what I...

Hi all, I’ve been keeping my blood sugar under control and settled into a routine with food and all seemed to be going well until yesterday. Monday we do a spagbol with wholewheat pasta and my sugars rise a bit but drop to 7 after 2 hours. Today though it was up to 13 2 hours after and just got...

Hello again, I wanted this on a separate post as this I hope is down to metformin. I’ve been on metformin 2 weeks now, 1 tablet twice a day and everything has been going great until Friday. I was out with friends and let’s just say what I thought was wind wasn’t, luckily I noticed and went to...

Hi, I’m getting on with my diabetes a lot better now using both a LC diet and metformin. I was given statins to take but I held off until I knew I could tolerate metformin. I’ve taken the statins for about 4 days now and my left arm is in so much pain, I can’t really move it and certain parts...

Hi all, So I’ve been on the low carb diet for almost 2 weeks and have lost over half a stone which is great. With the metmorfin 1 tablet morning and evening to start with my blood sugar levels have dramatically come down and actually had a 5.1 before bed last night. Now the tricky bit, I have...

Hi, So I have started my journey using the low carb diet and with regular testing my blood sugars have dramatically changed, from being 13+ after eating to 8-9 and just recorded my lowest reading of 6 so diet is really important. I have started my medication today and trying to follow the...

Hi, I have posted on the other forums for a few days but thought it would be a good idea to post on here and introduce myself. I have pre-diabetic for the last couple of years and pretty much buried my head in the sand once I found out and for some stupid reason thought it would just go away...

Hi, So I’m still learning what I can and can’t eat to control my blood sugar. After this mornings high reading I opted to skip breakfast and went straight to dinner. 3 hrs after dinner my reading was 7.5 which I thought wasn’t too bad. For tea I had 2 boiled eggs and a handful of dry roasted...

Hi, Sorry for creating another thread as this probably has been asked before but it’s concerning me. Yesterday I managed to keep my blood sugar lower than I had since starting monitoring and went to be bed with a blood sugar of 9, which isn’t great but it’s a step forward for me. This morning...

Hi, I have prediabetic for the last few years with Hb1ac hovering between 45 and 58mmol. I have been trying the last 12 months and shifted almost 20kg reduced carbs in general but still have the occasional treat. I have a glucose kit and keep an eye on my levels. The last few months I’ve...