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Hi just had a reading of 27.4 . Rang 111 nhs direct and they said they will get dr to ring me back with in 2 hours . Just a bit worried at mo. Any suggestions

Since being diagnosed with diabetes a little over 2 months ago the company I work for has in my mind being trying to get me to quit. Thay told one member of staf I was taking the **** when I had to leave for the dr's ( that was the appointment that I was told about haveing kidney damage/disease...

I am involved in a debate among some friends and peirs on fb at the moment. Over the discission of the welsh goverment to addopt the opt out system of being put on the organ donation register. It is somthing I feel strongly about but cannot fully express non facebook as I havent told people that...

Ok today I had to make a C.V in under 1 1/2 hours and get it sent off before the deadline for a new job I am after. I I dont get this one I will be looking for others. Now I know that there are some very intelligent and generous diabetics out there (GORVEL GROVEL) I was wondering if anyone would...

Does any body have any experience of these . I beleive they are available in eithere shots that you take before a meal or as a onelce a week shot . I was wondering which works best as I would imagin the before meals one does. Am I also right in thinking that they are a synthetic version of...

:thumbdown: :cry: :cry: . I just cant handle taking metformin any more . It makes me feel ill . I dread taking it . It also has the awful side affect of Diarrhea I just cant bring myself to take it any more. I would have loved to have been able to post this anonymously as its very...

Going gor first test in 2 hours just wondering what to expect?

For the first time since diagnosis last night I had a slip and ate some licorice well quite a bit of it and a snickers bar. I had been running good all day on bg 7.1 on getting up 6.4 after no carb breakfast and 1x metformin 1 hour after sweets I was 9.9 wich yo be fair was far beyter than...

Ok I was diagnose nearly 2 months sgo and wiil be doing another hba1c in a few weeks. My hba1c at diagnosis was 102 or 11.5% . However with a ultra low diet I recon my next hba1c will be arround 41 /43 . If I am guessing right from my avrages over the last few weeks. What do you think your next...

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! !! Noting else realy just grrrrrrrrrrrrrr . I f any one else is feeling grrrrrrrrr. Or vexed , annoyed , peed off , upset , plain just had enough, angry at somthin someone or the entire world. But dosent realy feel like explaining it to anybody . Please feel free to growl...

I have been waiting nearly 2 months for my referal for the retinopathy test . I was told that it was delayed because the lady who make the phone call was on leave . Not sure personally why it has to be a certain lady or why on of the useless receptionists couldnt do it ? Maybe thats her job...

Ok I am usually verry low to zero carb which means usually after breakfast I either dont go up by much or even lower as take meds with meal. I am however wanting to start re introducing a few more carbs into my diet as it is so confined in variety and getting very boring. So this morning I had 2...

I realy should stop asking questions at the drs when I know im not going to get a definative answer. I asked about my kidney function test last week and was told by dn oh its in the relms of normal or did she say expectid wch ever ot was I found it to be an evasive answer. So today when at drs...

Any one else tryed thia app ? I have started using it and it seemes quite good especially as I can input previous test results and add notes to every reading . It also seems more aimed at all diabetes types as apposed to most apps thatt then to be aimed at insulin using diabetics. Being type 2...

After a not quite so good week and poss of more news either good or bad after scan tomorowmorning. tomorow afternoon sees :clap: the start of the party weekend with the back street heros magazine crew at B.S.H XTREME custom bike show at donington park. Its gona be legendary. I will stay low...

First of all I would like to reiterate an apology for a post a week or so ago. My language was unacceptable. I had however gone into mental melt down and self destruct mode . I was having night mares with Dr's and dns . Who have messed me about somthing cronic. I was diagnosed type2 only just...

First of all I would like to reiterate an apology for a post a week or so ago. My language was unacceptable. I had however gone into mental melt down and self destruct mode . I was having night mares with Dr's and dns . Who have messed me about somthing cronic. I was diagnosed type2 only just...

It it me or sometimes when bgs are even only slightly elevated say an hourbor 2 after a meal. if you take a swig of fizzy pop dose it flash fiz in your mouth even to the point of it ending up all overy you . Would this be todo with glucose in your saliva? I only ask as I am now sat here covered...

Just picked up my first hba1c results ready for nurse fri morning they where 102 my first thoughts given they are from when I did not know I was diabetic was that although high there not too too bad and I hsve already mad massive improvements since test. I know its 11.5 % but what is it in...

Sincet being diagnosed 3 weeks ago I have brought my bgs down massivly and am betwwen 6 and 9ish (from 14.5 ish to 24.9+ 24.9 being only my second ever reading with a bg mechine and cut everything out after that ) dureing the day but usually under 10grams carbs & 1out of 3days maybe 15 grams...