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  1. vespa

    A1C 59 and cholesterol 7.3

    Just been to the doctors for my latest result of my blood test. The figures given are A1C 59 Cholesterol 7.3 Currents meds Jardiance Metformin The doctor wants to put me on Statins. What do you guys think of statins.
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    Jardiance Long Term Use

    Since my sugar levels went up, I've taken Jardiance and its brought it down a lot. Just wondering about how you found it to be after long term use ? I'm currently test 8.8 and its gradually going down after a peak of 16.0 some days. Diagnosed: 5 years ago Medication: Medformin and Jardiance...
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    Type 2 Bg 12-14mmol

    As the thread says. I've been diagnosed 4 years ago and my blood sugar does vary a lot, recently its been staying subbornly high anywhere between 12 to 14 BG since March and rarely comes down to 7.0 Recently eating healthy food and lost weight to see if I can turn it around recently went on...
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    Blood sugar staying high.

    Recently after coming back from my holiday my blood sugar is staying up at 11-12, it did drop slightly to 7.0 if im doing some hard walking up a hill to my hotel, I'm also going through a chesty cough infection, don't if it could be related.
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    Erection issues

    Hi dunno if any of you guys ever had this and how did you find your solution. Since I was diagnosed 2 years ago with Type 1 later relabelled type 2, now in my mid 40s I have noticed my erection is not as it was and it takes ages to get hard, I haven't been with a girlfriend for a few years...
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    Migraine

    Its been many years since I suffered Migraine, 20+ and today I suffered it I recognised the symptoms, a sense of dislocation, then partial vision and a slight numbness of my lower jaw, a small flashing light on left eye, I checked my blood sugar and it was 3.9, I was stunned and immediately had...
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    Really bad lower stomach cramps and vomiting

    Last night about 1am, I had really bad stomach cramps that woke me up and I couldn't ignore it, it felt like an urge to go and have a poo, yet when when I got there nothing was happening except some wind, so went to bed and the pain wouldn't go away and I was forced to wake up and go to the loo...
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    List of questions to ask a Consultant

    Hi I am going to meet my Consultant on Monday as I have stopped injecting Insulin 3 months now and 3 months prior to that I was doing morning only and no evening injection. gradually reducing unit from twice a day to once a day eventually to nothing, through all that my blood sugar figures have...
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    DVLA Medical section email address

    Hi does anybody know of an email address to DVLA Medical section ? I have passed my final medical 3 weeks ago and still waiting for my licence to be issued.
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    Interesting blood sugar reading with a non diabetic friend

    For about 2 months I have stopped insulin injections and still showing stable blood sugar readings, yesterday I went with a friend for a day trip, we popped into a pub for a meal we had a starter, a main course, chocolate brownie and 2 pints of beer, I took 2 metformin tablets, my friend is...
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    No Insulin for 2 weeks and blood sugar fine ?

    Hi All wonder if anybody had a similar experience. Bit of a background story. I am 45 and was overweight at 105kg and is Diabetic for 7 months. I was diagnosed on New Years Eve after being brought in with DKA and BG of 26 which happened after a bout of bad cough and cold which could be linked...
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    Possible vaccine to reverse type 1

    Found this on a sister site regarding a possible vaccine to reverse type 1 Diabetes, interesting reading. http://www.diabetesforum.com/informatio ... ition.html
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    Interesting blood sugar readings

    Since I was diagnosed Type 1 on New Years Eve, I was brought in to Hospital with DKA and a reading of 26.5. I initially was put on Novomix 18 morning and 16 evening and metformin, my readings have gone all over the shop in the days after diagnosis, gradually it started to bottom out so I...
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    My first Hba1c translation in english please

    Hi all, I hope some of the Knowledgeable ones can help out here. I got my first Hba1c blood test results, dates and names of Nurse removed of course. a little background to put the result in context, I was admitted to Hospital on New Years Eve with a blood reading of 26.1, thirst and...
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    D2 and D4 forms application, The story so far ....

    Hi all, I am about to achieve my 3 months reading for reapplying for my cat C 1 and C1+E and D1, D1+E back. the readings are looking stable up to now. I am slightly confused as to what to fill in on the form and also the steps to take and the possible time scale. Can anybody with experience...
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    Bloods sugar keeps dipping low

    Hi Guys hope you can clear this up with your pooled knowledge base :D I have been diagnosed type 1 since New Years Eve (see my introduction about it) using Novomix 30 and metformin originally I was on 18 unit morning and 16 evening,over time since being high at the start then going down to...
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    Survival plan if you run out of insulin

    As the title say, is there a survival plan if you run out due to exceptional circumstances, I have heard of one guy who only had a weeks supply of insulin when he got trapped in a flood while visiting his relatives and one guy who became seriously ill when trapped in his car on the M6 during the...
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    75 mg enteric coated aspirin

    Did anybody take these and find any side effects from taking them. Prior to my diagnosis I used to take this about 3 times a week for preventive measure to thin the blood and reduce heart problems etc, since diagnosis I haven't took any in case of negative interactions with insulin. The...
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    Travel chill boxes

    Hi all, I have looked at travel chill boxes for when I am travelling, I have seen medicase and Dison chill boxes, I wonder if you know of any more and which is recommended based on your experience, which is very reliable in your experience. I had planned to go to Gran Canaria but my recent...
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    Low readings and insulin

    Hi all, I am quite new to this since I was diagnosed type 1 about 6 weeks ago, so I am still learning and I do have a question if anyone with experience can advise me in. The first week I was high averaging 15.0 peaked at 20.0 once, since then I have come down a great deal and is levelling...