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Hi on linagliptan and metformi for last few years, bg have started to go high in last few months, hba1c was done recently but comes back normal. I’ve seen a few readings above 18mmol, average over last week has been 9.2mmol. GP unwilling to do anything as hba1c is normal, though despite giving...

Hi, I’m a bit concerned about my recent bg readings. I had diabetes before but it went away by itself for a few years. I started to get some symptoms again so started testing myself. My bg readings have been between 13 & 19.4 for the last few months, mostly fasting readings and a few 2 hours...

Check https://www.gov.uk/diabetes-driving That'll give you the most up to date details. But in summary, if driving lorries while taking a sulphonylurea you must inform dvla. You must test twice daily and when driving, but as a bonus you must have sweets in your vehicle. Sent from the Diabetes...

Doesn't help with injuries though, just back from hospital with another broken finger Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I've started not eating before a rugby match or training. I was finding I was going high and it was reducing my energy levels. Starting a match a bit low allows my levels to rise without a big change in energy. I'm on metformin so I'm not concerned about going too low. I'd certainly not...

Yea i thought it might have been dodgy, so I tested again. First reading was 3.7 second was 3.4. Just after washing hands and different fingers. It was up to 5.5 couple hours later with no assistance. Just seemed odd. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi all, I had some blood test done today and they said theyd take a glucose at the same time as a routine thing. I thought it might be a chance to match it up with my meter, so tested myself too. This was about an hour after some muesli and I was at 11.6mmol. I thought it would probably go...

I know you can get nasal sprays as well as the mentioned suppositories and injections. They're all given if you get nausea so tablets may not stay down. You can also get melts, usually rizatriptan, which you just place on your tongue. Make sure, if they diagnose migraine, that you get a...

I've always had migraines, even as a baby I had migraine stomach. Anyway I've tried loads of different prophylactic pills. Atenolol seems to work best for me, but I only take it when I know a bout is coming on. I do get migraine and cluster headaches, clusters are so much worse and half your...

If you're doing a high intensity work out, that is likely to raise your bg for a short while as your liver will release glucose to assist your muscles. Low intensity tends to reduce your bg. However, from what I've read on here, spikes aren't too much of an issue and overall exercise will lower...

Just looked at my next blood test request and it states: Diabetes type unspecified Not sure if this means they havent made their mind up or if they just havent filled that part out. Im wondering if I should ask for c-peptide test, but im not sure they'll do it with my hba1c being ok. Sent from...

I wasnt going to order a new meter as I was getting high values regardless of what I was eating and there wasnt anything I could do about it. I had been using it previously to work out what was putting me high and though it was useful to begin with, it then seemed everything put me high. But I...

Hi I thought I'd been doing pretty well as my last hba1c was 41. But I had a work trip recently where I had a big apartment and my mother asked if she coukd come along. Apparently I was going to the toilet a lot, drinking a lot and tired a lot. I think ive just got used to it, not sure what...

I'll admit I thought this was about cycling and having a hypo because of the exercise :-). I'll leave this one for the ladies. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I've had migraines all my life, used to get stomach migraines as a baby too. But they appear to have nothing to do with my bg. I only got diagnosed with diabetes in Nov 2012, so there doesn't appear to have been any causal link. I did develop cluster headaches, a much worse type of headache...

You won't get a serious hypo on metformin, other processes will kick in to stop that (false ones are possible), there's a possibility of going hyper. Usually you'd notice as you'd be drinking and peeing more. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I had my diabetic checks today and there was mention of trying to keep below 42. I'd just gone up to 44. However i was 89 at diagnosis last year. Don't be in a rush to get diagnosed with diabetes, you know what you should do and with your level they would suggest diet and exercise anyway so it...

Just had my screening last week. They used drops, but said they had other drops that stung less though they were only used if you were allergic to the others as they weren't as good. Took a friend with me and they wanted to go shopping afterwards, with me looking like a bush baby going into a...

I'm on 2x500mg slow release metformin and I play rugby. So although I don't drink at all at home, when we've got a game on quite a lot of different types of alcohol may be consumed, Ales, spirits, lagers, shots, and usually in large quantities. (My team are a bad influence). I've noticed that...

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