Search Results

I had my blood test a couple of days ago ready for my three monthly visit to the diabetes nurse and was surprised the next day to get a call from a doctor at our surgery saying my control was "too good" and telling me to drop my insulin from 28 to 20 units a day. This sounds good as I have...

My sister in law has recently been diagnosed with T2; she cannot take Metformin for some reason so her nurse has told her they may put her on a low dose of Insulin but not to worry as it won't be a high enough dose to have to tell DVLA. Is their such a limit, I have always assumed if you take...

I have tried just about every ceral there is and am currently having 50mg of Muesli for breakfast; it is the ASDA special(!) so cheap there is hardly any noticeable fruit in it. It has 35.1gm of carbohydrate in 50gm and there is 8.2gm of sugar in that. My problem is my bloods stilll rise...

I have tried just about every ceral there is and am currently having 50mg of Muesli for breakfast; it is the ASDA special(!) so cheap there is hardly any noticeable fruit in it. It has 35.1gm of carbohydrate in 50gm and there is 8.2gm of sugar in that. My problem is my bloods stilll rise...

Hi, For as long as I can recall I have always had to get up at the most every 3 hours or so in the night to urinate; however last night I slept for over 9 hours without waking once and was not even that desperate when I did get up. In the last couple of weeks I have noticed that very...

I wonder if anyone would be good enough to look at the attached PDF and give me constructive criticism on it. It is the last 5 days fairly comprehensively showing my levels and what I have eaten. I started it as I an feeling constantly fatigued just lately and thought it may be my sugar levels...

I am T2 on Metformin (2 x 500gm daily) and Gliclazide (2 x 80mg daily) and have also now been on Humulin I for about 15 months - 26 units a day. My question is, after reading loads of advice on here and looking particuatrly at blood sugar evels I see a lot of news etc and guidelines that say we...

I am sure I have read somewhere that dark chocolate is OK for diabetics provided it is over 70% cocoa. Is this correct ot is my memory playing tricks on me. JayCee T2 on tablets and insulin

I have had type 2 for about 15 years and until last November, 12 months ago, was on tablets alone but at that time started on insulin - humulin 1. I take 1 dose of 28 units at 4pm every day on the advice of the diabetic nurse at the local hospital. What I don't understand is that despite this...