blood glucose levels

I have been diagnosed with T2 for 3 years and my HbA1c has always been mid 40’s on Metformin. At my last review my HbA1c has shot up to 76, no major changes in diet or lifestyle to account for this. Practice nurse has recommended adding Glicazide to my medications and has given me a glucometer...

Hi, Every now and then my blood sugar seems to spike for no reason that I can think of. For example this afternoon four hours after lunch it shot up to over 11mmol. Any ideas as to what's causing this? Thank you!

What sort of levels is it normal to start feeling Hypo symptoms? I'm 22 and was diagnosed a type 1 in mid-February (about a month and a half ago). Initially I found I would have to go down to the low 3's to feel any of the symptoms, but I just randomly tested and it was 2.7 and I didn't feel...

Hi all, I have started eating low-carb and doing more exercise for the past few days (1 week now). I want to see if there are spikes when having different foods, minutes of exercise, quality of sleep. I measure my fasting numbers every day and sometimes 2 hours after a meal (not every day)...

Hello everyone. I’m a newly diagnosed pensioner. I’ve been hovering in the pre-diabetic spectrum for three or four years.... but now, according to two HbA1c tests (taken a month apart), I have just crept into the diabetic part of the spectrum. I have a meeting with the Diabetic Specialist Nurse...

Is it normal for blood sugar levels to measure at 13 mol/l at 5 pm and then drop down to 5.5 mol/l , 90 minutes later. The last meal i had for the day was at 11 am. Is this normal or could there be an error in glucometer. I took no medications or did anything physical in that period of time. I...

Hi all I have recently decided to take the plunge and modify my diet rather than rely on the medication that was prescribed as it was making me ill and depressed. I'm following a low to no carb diet and after my first week I've had a 4lb loss which is great. But I have not seen a drop in my...

Just thought id share - finally after 18 months got morning blood sugars where I want them!:) . had to get up at 4:45am on a Saturday morning mind but was determined to tame this monster!! just afternoon... evening...and night time to sort out now but I'm determined to win this war!! .

Some while ago my local Medical Practice issued me with a Bayer test kit. This was issued at the same time that I was put on tablets to help control my blood glucose. I take two blood samples each day, - one in the morning and one in the late afternoon. This provides me with an average value. I...