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  1. mortigger1968

    High levels despite low carb and insulin

    Hi im so confused and scared and at a loss my endo says im very insulin resistant and to do lchf which i have been doung since january which i have and my levels will just not drop at all i eat full fat greek yoghurt and berries for breakfast or boiled eggs and 2 oatcakes Lunch is usually...
  2. mortigger1968

    Confused

    Hi i have been following low carb since janauary and i am also on insulin but nothing seems to lower my levels .im getting very scared of the diabetes and scared its going to kill me .any tips please as im at a loss typical day for me is 2 boiled eggs and 2 oatcakes Or yoghurt and berries...
  3. mortigger1968

    Insulin levels not lowering

    Hi al.despite doing low carb since january my sugars are nlt moving its like they are stuck in a like a cog because they wont budge from 12 to 14 whatever i eat or do (likr swimmimg gym etc ) im at a loss as to what to do
  4. mortigger1968

    Weird levels

    Hi all for a while my levela were good as I lost lots of weight .u had to come off gliclizide and just on 1g of metformin.and levels were between 5/6 now im getting 8s in a morning and 6/7/8 all day im not sure what im doing wrong .my specilist said as long as levels are between 5/10 im doing...
  5. mortigger1968

    What shud levels ne ?

    Been to see my diabetes specilist and she says as long as my levels are between 5/10 then im controlled is this right. Also before bed I was 6.5 woke up this mornibg to a 8.3 mightily confused any ideas if this is right thanks .x
  6. mortigger1968

    bs always high in a morning

    im scared my blood sugars are always high in a morning and I dont know what to do to get them lower . was 8.4 this morning with nothing to eatvuet now I wont eat in fear of making them go higher. I was doing welll a few months ago getting 4/5s but not now dobt know whats happening .
  7. mortigger1968

    hi

    hello I wanted to explain a bit about myself and ask for some help and advice. I hope its ok to tell my story . I have been type 2 diabetic for 10 years and thought I had good control I was on 2 lots of insulin and metformin and byetta. I weighed 21stone and my endo wanted me to have a gastric...
  8. mortigger1968

    Periphal arterial disease

    Hi has anyone got peripheral arterial disease ..thanks Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
  9. mortigger1968

    sugars at 2hrs not back at baseline

    Hi something funny going on this is an example of my sugars. Before meal 5:9 1hr after 6:2 2hrs after 7:2 I thought after 2 hours we shud be baack to what we were at the begginning.im confused by this
  10. mortigger1968

    confused

    Hi wonder if anyone can help me my diabetic dr sent a letter to my gp and i get a copy It went like this. I reviewed amanda in clinic and unfortunately recent attempts to try and improve her glycemic control have proved difficulu,interestingly her hba1c looks very very well controlled but i...
  11. mortigger1968

    can hba1c be wrong?

    Hi my sugars are between 7/8 at the moment 10 2 2 hrs after eating . yet my hba1c was 45 lasttime iI had it done 2weeks ago. Very confusing my endo wants me bk on insulin because of this .
  12. mortigger1968

    gastric bypass

    Went to my diabetic doctor on friday, i used to be 23 stone and now i am 15…1 and he said to me i want to offer you a gastric bypass i was shocked and uoset. Also the diabetic nurse gave a diet were i have been told to have 7 rounds of carbs and fruit and veg and 2 of protein and fats,i asked...
  13. mortigger1968

    what am i.supposed to eat

    Im fed up and depressed of eating, if i eat something it sends my sugars high,cant get sugars below 7 at all had 25grams porridge made with water and i shot from 8.8 to 11.8. this stops me eating when my.sugars go so high and i.dont know what to do.im so depressdd,dr wanted md to try lyxumia but...
  14. mortigger1968

    insulin query

    Just a query, im confused with this insulin to carbs ratio, i was on 60 units 3 times a day when i.was on it was this the old way. My mum is also the same shes on set units 3xday im just seeing this units to carbs so im a bit confused . Im not on it tapered off now but my mum still is so...
  15. mortigger1968

    dyslipidemia

    Anyone know.anything about dyslipidemai, my cholestrol 3.2 normal.triglycerides normal ldl juat the hdl too low.dr.says its signifi ant with dyslipidemia
  16. mortigger1968

    best levels

    What are the best levels to aim for and when does it start doing damage
  17. mortigger1968

    high doses of insulin

    Hi used to be on high doses f insulin.60 units of novorapid 3xday. And levimir 40units 2xday. I started exercising and now im off it but im now ill with various symptoms cud this of been caused by high doses of insulin. Please help.
  18. mortigger1968

    query on units

    Hi all was talking to someone.today abiut wen i was on insulin and they gave me a setdodose not carbs to units, for eg i was on novorapid 60 units 3x day and levimir 40 units 2xdaypepeople were shocked by this and said its a wonder im not dead. This scared me.im not.on itnow.wwas this the old...
  19. mortigger1968

    why are sugars still high 2hrs later

    Hi before bfast my sugars were 6:3.. i had 1 egg 3 pieces of bacon a tomato and a mushroomanand a sausage.i had half a piece of toast and 2 hrs later my bloods are 8:3.. why is this i thought i was being good having very little carbs.this happens a lot cud i have lada. As i used to be on insulin...
  20. mortigger1968

    3000 mgs metformin

    Before i got my levels down i used to be on metformin ,levimir,novorapid and byetta, this was up to 2012 im just on metformin now but ive juat gathered all old drugs togethet amd noticed the box said 1 metformin am and 2pm now these are 1000mgs cud this have done me any arm i.was...