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I’m always dashing to get to work. I have breakfast al desko but usually manage a coffee whilst I’m getting ready

Good tip, thanks. Do you have the coffee and then take the pills? I washed mine down with coffee

No - I took them on an empty stomach, it didn’t occur to me that could be it

I’ve been on 2 in the evening for a couple of years - but today is the first day I’ve taken 2 in the morning too. Surely they can’t make me feel sick already?

Ooh, I’ll look out for those, thank you

Can’t say I fancy ginger tea but will try to persuade myself to drink some. Thanks both

I have just upped my dose of Metformin as of today so it could be that, thanks for that thought and I’ll keep it in mind. But I had a day of thinking I was going to be sick last week- so who knows?!

When I feel sick I have always nibbled on a plain cracker (usually Ritz). I can’t think of a low carb equivalent - what do you eat when you want to stave off nausea? Please don’t say anything like pork scratchings as I feel sick enough already!

The Perrier with lemon has no sugar or sweeteners - I love it

Thank you, that’s very helpful

Could you please tell me what you eat in a typical day? I’m baffled by this

Thank you - very reassuring

England!

Only that this was the way to get my blood sugar down

My GP says I should mainly or exclusively eat veg - no protein (other than some pulses I imagine). I thought as long as I cut the (simple) carbs, that would get my blood sugar down. I am reluctant to live a life without meat and fish - is this really necessary?

Thanks all Yes, I have them with Fage Greek Yoghurt bulkbiker- the nurse gave me a monitor but when I chased repeat prescriptions for the lancets and strips, was told by the GP that only T1s should use them, that it just makes people worry and that the NHS won’t allow them to be given to T2s...

My blood sugar levels have, in the course of a year, lept to “dangerously high” (T2). Carbs have snuck in to my diet so I’m having a kind of spring clean of what I eat. My GP says raspberries are v high carb - especially frozen ones (no prizes for guessing what I take into work for my...

It feels like enough of a battle without having to fight the medical community too!

They said that the strips show nothing and it's impossible to say what meal they relate to. But I've seen the next morning's results if I have rice or pasta. He said it could just as easily be something I ate 2 days previously. It just doesn't sound right.

It's so frustrating. I felt like I'd metaphorically been patted on the head and told not to bother myself WITH MY OWN HEALTH. Think I'll carry on but buy my own. Jack: those are amazing numbers, how did you get them that low? How often do you test? Do you have a blog I could follow?