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Thank you all so much, why didn't I think of either extra hand washing, test strips or change meter! I am equally high on both hands now! Sorry for panicking!

Hello, been ill since Christmas Eve with bronchitis, so no testing in case I got funny readings. Just checked my left hand, reading was 3.6 - extremely low for me. I checked my right hand a few minutes later and that was 10.8 - quite high for me. I have had nothing to eat since a cup of tea...

Oh Andy, I do hope you feel better by morning. Water and paracetamol, and perhaps an ice pack for your head. Sweet dreams. And Yorkman, many thanks for the thoughts on jarring my new knees on a treadmill. I did use one for 6 weeks at a local gym, and yes, it did make them very stiff and sore...

Thank you Andy. Yes, I do mean it. I need to feel better than this, I have had 2 knee replacements in the last 12 months, and a new life opened up for me, I do not want to lose it because of this d****d diabetes. I have ordered a new meter and strips, will get my low carbing cookery books...

Hello, I was diagnosed Christmas 2009 and for 12 months my results were excellent, with all the advice and encouragement on here. We then had a run of major family upsets and I "forgot" about diabetes. Even my husband getting diagnosed with the same Type 2 didn't put me back on track. My OH...