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If in the minds of the medical folk consistent BG readings of ,say 11 or 12 "prove" you have diabetes do readings of between 5.2 and 5.8 "prove" that you do not have diabetes. Or can you possibly be diabetic even if your BG readings are between 5.2 and 5.8 ?

After I was told by my slap dash GP "I think you have got diabetes" I decided to change my diet to lose weight and defeat diabetes. I lost 45 pounds until it stabilized. Since November 2013 when I was told my morning tests have slowly improved. It has been a very steady trend downwards. I take...

After I was told by my slap dash GP "I think you have got diabetes" I decided to change my diet to lose weight and defeat diabetes. I lost 45 pounds until it stabilized. Since November 2013 when I was told my morning tests have slowly improved. It has been a very steady trend downwards...

I ask because my GP said during World Diabetes Week in 2013 "I think you have diabetes and want to give you tablets". This seemed to be based on a blood test that showed a high A1c ( 6.2 % ) that was very similar to 7 previous blood tests over the previous 4.5 years that she had ignored...

I take one "Cod liver oil and multivitamins" capsule every day. We were told they have been replaced by "A-Z complete 50+ vitamins and minerals." Apart from containing ten additional chemicals the packet says diabetics should consult their doctor before taking them. The chemicals are calcium...

I've just realised A full tub of AccuChek strips are a month out of date. ARRRRGGGGHHH. Does it really matter? They have lousy consistency at the best of times I've read---Plus or minus up to 30 per cent I've read. If being out of date harms them who knows they may turn out to give...

The tracer they inject before the scan is radioactive glucose solution. I've been told by my GP "I think you have got Type 2" So I lost 3.5 stones and by low carb no sugar diet keep my BG around 6.4 ---6.8. I take no meds. Anyone know anything about the effects of the glucose? Anything they...

I control my weight and BG by diet. My BG is almost always between 6.5 and 7.7. Occasional readings of 5.6 on waking. Today I had a CT scan to see why I have rattles and gurgle sounds from one lung. I was given contrast fluid in the arm. This was midday. Just now at midnight I checked and...

Or is this just the dream of the drug companies? Everybody has BG levels that bounce up and down. My wife eats some shocking stuff and her BG goes up. But I do admit her pancreas gets hold of the situation a lot faster than mine. Is that the true meaning of diabetes? A speedy and thuggish...

I'm bewildered. I 've known for years one of my neighbours is diabetic. The other day I got to talk to him about it. He told me how long he had had it and how he handled it. He is Type 2 --takes Metformin, another one I did not catch and insulin. Also 2 pills for Blood pressure and a statin...

I did my weekly BG test this morning--it was 5.4. This evening I had a totally delicious treat of an Indian meal. Tested three hours after it was 8.4. And why would it not be ??? Two dishes had a thick sauce and I ate a quarter of an onion naan plus two poppadoms with various pickles.. I feel...

Whenever I see a picture of the Aviva meter the screen is showing 5.8. Is this a sort of resting ,waiting for the next job setting? Twice in the last 10 months I've had readings of 5.8 which I have doubted and so have done a re-test on a different finger. Apart from wasting my money this...

Bit late I admit I have just read an article that has all the hallmarks of a press release from the fear and panic generation division of the Diabetes industry about 3.8 million people in UK with diabetes. This figure --probably just plucked out of thin air --is said to include 600,000 people...

In November last year my GP noticed a fairly high fasting reading on a routine blood test and said "I think you have got diabetes and I'm prescribing Eucreas tablets.. Take one a day and come and see me in a year" Obviously wanted to keep a close check. My fasting readings had been higher than...

I've just read the Express article about the patch you wear for a week with a needle stuck in your arm for that length of time. Sounds lovely. Not. And the article said people are failing to control their blood sugar level because they are failing to test four times a day or more. Why does...

This may be a strange question to ask. But here goes. Does being Hyper or Hypo (which one) cause drowsiness when driving? For the last three or four years if I set off on an 8 to 10 hour drive in France or Spain after about 3 hours I get very drowsy and use tricks like whistling or pinching...

I've been doing well with my low carb diet. My morning BG is consistently about 6.3. Before it was 7.6. Yesterday was a normal food day--Cheese and sliced salami lunch and dinner green beans and broccoli with fish baked in a bag with butter melted in the fish juices to make sauce. Where are...

OK so I'm a twerp. I've got an AccuChek Aviva kit. I thought the pricker blade automatically changed to a fresh one after each use. When it didn't I thought it was bust so moved it myself. Then I realised the same pricker can be used many many times. I suppose if it gets blunt it will just...

After 4.5 years of high Bg readings (118 to 155 --top limit should be 110) and not a word said by my GP I had a 159 and she took notice. Ordered another test which was 139. She said she thought I had diabetes and straight off prescribed Eucreas tablets at half dosage for some reason. So I...

Is it Diet OR tablets or is it Diet AND tablets. In other words if I start taking the tablets I have been given can I go back to eating like I did before I was told " I think you have diabetes" by my GP. This question has come into my so-called mind after talking to a neighbour who takes...