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I was diagnosed T2 in March. Tingling in feet quickly progressed to pain & numbness below the ankle. Consulted a neurologist and decided to take Gabapentin, because SSRI's gave horrible side effects. Since then I progressed to the max dose of Gabapentin, and the neuropathy is now below the...

It's early days after less than a week on 2x500 metformin daily. But my morning fasting BG's are up. Used to be high 6's low 7's now about 8. What's going on. I'm type 2. Diagnosed March. Previous HbA1c was 46 in June. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I just checked my BG 2 hours after dinner & before bed. Lowest ever result at 5.5mmol/L. 4 months ago I was 16+mmol/L. I'm diet controlled. I could not have done this without metaformin if my GP had refused to prescribe test strips. GP says each strip costs £0.30. I use 100/month, so about...

I was diagnosed type 2 in March with fasting blood glucose of 14, and a 2am reading of 16 5hrs after eating. The diabetic nurse tried to dissuade me from blood glucose testing. I ignored her and bought 1 from boots with 25 strips. I kept a food diary and called on the GP 4 days later armed...

Today I ate 1 new potato for the first time in 3 months. The world did not end. 5.9 before lunch 6.1 2hours after [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND SMILING EYES] Type 2 diagnosed March 2013, diet controlled

I've been avoiding all bread other than Burgen Soya & Linseed. Keeping carbs down to about 100g/day. Following a low GI diet. Today I wanted a quick lunch & picked up a soft wholemeal roll for lunch. 2 hours later BG had jumped from 7.2 to 10.8. Is that really down to one little wholemeal...

4 weeks ago I had a BG reading of 16 3hrs after eating a Sandwich at 2am. I had a fasting blood test a few days later and the result was 14. Since then I have been low carbing and on 1500cal/day. I've lost 8kgs. My BG initially dropped to the range 9-13, varying widely. Over the last 4...

I was diagnosed with diabetes last week. I had a finger prick test in hospital reading 16 mmol/l. I then had a fasting blood test giving 14 mmol/l. For the past 8 days I have followed a very low carb diet of around 100g of carbs per day, and virtually no sugars at all. My BG is now 7-12, but I...