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    newly worried

    i've been waking up every morning with a headache and dry mouth and feeling very tired, this has only really happened since my gliclazide was increased to 2x80 mg a day - could this be the reason or is it just a general symptom of having diabetes and should it be getting worse . since being...
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    newly worried

    still newly worried diagnosed with type 2 on Dec 12th 2012 with a blood glucose reading of 18. was put on metformin 500 mg x 1 daily and went back 10 days later to seemy doctor and blood sugar was 19 so he upped dosage to metformin 500 mg x 3. went back 10 days later and blood glucose...
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    newly worried

    thanks for all the advice particularly on the diet front. am struggling to find the positivity and good news amongst all this but thank you for your kind advice. nick
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    newly worried

    thanks Grace. I'm actually type 2. as for the diet tips, i've hardly been eating any carbs apart from porridge each morning and have been eating loads of fruit . for the record i'm a pretty fit 57 year old with no obesity whatsoever and no history of it - always been very fit and active...
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    newly worried

    hi i was diagnosed on dec 12 2012 with a reading of 17, 10 days later my reading was 19 and today i've just returned from the docs and its gone up to 27 ! this despite the fact i've been very careful with my diet over xmas and have given up alcohol and have not eaten any sweets things or many...