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    Carry Cases/Kit Bags

    Good evening all. I am after some advice/recommendations on the above please. I am travelling for a holiday and have an 8 hour flight. I need to take my insulin pens and testing kit with me and so need a carry case/kit bag to take them in but there are so many available that I would like...
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    How low is low carb?

    My question is exactly this. How low is low carb? As a type 2 diabetic what is the maximum carb intake I should be looking to have each day?
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    Forxiga

    I have switched from gliclazide to forziga in the 2 months and take in conjunction with alogliptin and metformin. I am pleased with switch as sugars are now always between 5 & 7 and I've lost over a stone whilst eating normally. By normally I mean not cutting out carbs completely but eating...
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    Alogliptin

    Good morning. I have had my daily gliclazide replaced by Alogliptin following my latest review. Does anyone have any advice on taking it or results since taking it? Thanks.
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    High readings in the morning

    Hi all. Just looking for some advice please. I am currently experiencing readings of 8 or 9 first thing in the morning which is concerning me as my readings before my dinner previous night are around 5. For example before dinner last night I was 5.7. Had dinner of pork loin steaks, spinach...
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    HbA1C Results

    Had a call from doctor this afternoon following test earlier in the week for above. She said it was very very good at 5% and as a result has reduced my medication to 1 metformin twice a day from 2 metformin twice and and 1 gliclazide twice day. She wants to review again in 2 months with the view...
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    Need to get on it

    Hi all I was diagnosed T2 about 8 years ago and put straight onto metformin and gliclazide the dosage was tried and tested for a while until the GP settled on 2000mg metformin and 120mg of gliclazide a day. All was going well BG was where it should be and I lost some weight which obviously...