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Hi Natalie, Mine just came back as 48 and were previously 55 I am well pleased with that. although my fasting BG levels come out that it is as low as 35. If you follow the Diabetes UK Low Carb diet you will soon find them coming down wonderfully. You need to click on www.lowcarbprogram.com...

My Dietitian put me on a FODMAP diet for 2 years and that increased my intake of high carb vegetables making me seriously ill. Then ditched me as i wasn't making progress but getting worse. And with insisting I took Statins too I'm lucky to be alive. I will never see her again or take another...

Register for the Low Carb diet on here mate and go Ketogenic you will never be hungry again and will reverse your diabetes in time if you do.

If you are registered for the Low Carb diet then you will see a U-Tube video with Dr Aseem Malhotra a Cardiologist explaining that Statins are just a con. He recommends to the Diabetes Association Doctors and Practitioners that they do not actually save your life and should not be given to you...

I was given Metformin nearly 10 years ago and was suffering stomach cramps for 8 years before my GP investigated. I was originally given 1 tablet twice a day and then suddenly changed to 2 tablets twice a day as the Diabetes Nurse felt everyone should take this quantity. The stomach cramps got...

What is the difference between Atorvastatin and Simvastatin. I have been taking Simvastatin for years and have a huge muscle problem that no one has ever got to the bottom of. My GP retired before Christmas and on her last day she changed my prescription to Atorvastatin and would say why other...

OMG by watching this U tube entry I have just realised what my problem is. I was put on Statins over 9 years ago and for 8 of those years I have been suffering with leg and foot pain. Finding also that when driving I start to find it difficult to breath normally. I have been investigating this...

HbA1c is 51 does anyone know if I can take Horse Chestnut Complex supplements with Butchers Broom and Vine Leaf or Ginko Biloba. Blood pressure 133/79 although on small amount of medication for that.

HbA1C is 51 how good is that? at what point do I cross the line and no longer am diabetic?

HbA1c is 51 does anyone know if I can take Horse Chestnut Complex supplements & Ginko Biloba

Thank you so much for your advice. Every time I have seen the NHS podiatrist she has sent me packing and doesn't want to help me I've also had dopla tests and X-rays. Aparrently I have boarderline arthritis but I know what arthritic pain is and this is certainly not the same. I have found...

Does anyone suffer from a burning sensation in their foot. I've had it for 2 years now and it isn't improving and the GP isn't helping to find out the problem?

7.2 Just been to see my diabetic dietitian and she is pleased with my progress but I feel has ditched me mid way through my weight loss program. I only have another stone to go but will miss our bi-monthly appointments as she was giving me a goal to aim for. I feel I have lost the support.

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Been there and had similar problems. One thing you must watch is that you are not over prescribed on any of these drugs. I've just seen a specialist from the hospital for my type 2 which I've had for over 7 years. I have been suffering all this time from many side effects of Metformen and the...

Well done with your HbA1c result you done better than me. I have been with type 2 for over 7 years now and have experienced stomach cramps for most of that time until last year. Although I had spoken to the GP on every visit about these cramps I had been told it was gastric reflux and to take...

I've been on Metformin for over 7 years now and complained to the GP, Pharmacist, and Diabetic Sister that I was getting dreadful stomach cramps quite often. Was always fobbed off with "Oh it's gastric reflux dear. Take a Gaviscon!" Finally someone did listen to me in October 2014 and the...