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5.4 this morning

At least the TEE2 lancets are only about £4 for 50. My agamatrix ones are £14.

5.8 this morning 5.9 yesterday. Since I cut right back on carbs my morning reading has gone up. I was getting 4.5 to 4.9.

I bought the Spirit healthcare one, the TEE2. Strips are not too expensive. I am type 2, hba1c was 48 so just into diabetic. I was using meter seven times a day, first thing, first bite and two hours later. It has helped me find which foods spike my blood sugar, and helped me adjust quantities...

I'm on the DESMOND course on Tuesday, I can see me just walking out.

My Atorvastatin 20mg lists raised blood sugars as side effect in 1in 10.

I was put on Simvastatin and had pain in my joints particularly shoulders. My Doctor changed then to Atorvastatin and not had any problems since. I've been on them quite a while now.

I am going on the DESMOND one day course, they can't fit me in until August though. I have heard some bad things about the quality of the advice on this course, I don't want the Doc to think I am resistant to change. I may learn something anyway.

I was pre-diabetic for five years, now been diagnosed type 2. Lots of knowledgeable people on here will give great advice. Any problems us new pre and diabetics have, these people have dealt with. You came to the right place, I've learned a lot in less than a week.

NHS is mad * (mod edit) Diabetics if not at risk of hypocalcemia have to buy there own testing gear. My GP does give a full health check annually though. *moderator edit to remove irrelevant, derailing comment

I've learned a lot so far on this forum , nurse just gave me some leaflets. I was told to use Glycemic index for diet, and not to give up any food, just change to low GI, wholemeal bread instead of white and similar. Why are GP practices giving out of date and unhelpful advice? I've upped my...

I'm 61 and always relied on my Doctors advice, no other choice when I was younger, no internet. Yeah I am dropping most of the carbs, but I am only 48 on the blood test so I am hoping I dont have to give up half my diet. I dont eat a lot of meat, usually have some kind of fish twice a week. Lots...

Yeah my meter should be here next week, I've got loads of carbs in the cupboard and freezer, jumbo oats, rice, frozen chips, butter beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, harricot beans, wholemeal bread, wholemeal pasta and spaghetti. My diet was high carb low meat, I will need to change a lot. I am...

Today was the first time I've ever eaten avocado. Trying cauliflower rice on Sunday this week. I've just ordered a meter, couldn't get back to forum the app stuck and just kept going to shop, had to clear memory cache on tablet. I will get a better idea what's happening when I'm testing next...

LOL, I've just been booked for DESMOND I never eat cake but now I'm diabetic I get a free one?

I'm similar need to lose a bit of weight, about a stone and a half. I put it on when I stopped smoking. As my reading was 48 the Doc said I dont need to test blood to control by diet. I think I am going to buy kit for testing then I know the effects of foods. Just looked on google very expensive...

Yeah I am going to try by cutting a lot of carbs and see how it is in 12 weeks when I'm tested again. I am only just over test came back 48. I hope excercise and losing weight will drop me again. I have the problem I was expected to lose a leg after femural bypass failed. So for me cholesterol...

Sorry that's not very clear, and I just lost a post. New statin they put me on made my bad cholesterol levels drop a lot. My blood sugar went up after not moving for five years.

Sorry that doesn't make sense. Atorvastatin caused my bad cholesterol to drop a lot. But side effect is my blood sugar shot up, it says in leaflet Statin causes blood sugar rise in 1 in 10 people.

Yeah I just usually ask bad figure. They changed my statin to Atorvastatin a few months ago which made numbers drop. Trouble is they cause raised blood sugar in 1 in 10 people. I think this why my numbers went up. It's a bit worrying 'cause I've got two diseases which cause poor circulation.