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I am scared. Type 2 - almost 59 years old - severe sleep apnoea. Have been taking Gliclazide for approx 12 months and have been on 80mg twice a day with food for the last 4 months. I am scared because i live in Holland. Whlst the medical professionals do speak English - it is not always very...

I had to have a fasting blood test done a few weeks ago - it was to check my cholesterol levels as I take statins (heart disease in family and i already have P.A.D (Atherosclerosis) and i also suffer from Sleep Aponea and use a CPAP machine) When i went for the results they were given to me by a...

Funnily enough I was just thinking exactly that very thing - I just found this rather excellent thread and am deeply engrossed. :D

Squire Fulwood » Thank you for your prompt reply. I will look into getting a meter i think, and monitoring it myself. I am A bit overweight it is fair to say - and have been dieting on and off for about a year. time to knuckle down and knowck this on the head.

I recently had a fasting blood test done to check my LDL cholesterol level, due to heart disease in the family, and when i got the results (from a student) he infd me that I was pre diabetic with a level of 6.8 but he said "dont worry about it". Not really sure that I shouldn't worry about it...