blood sugars

  1. S

    Linagliptin questions

    Bloods are still high and not changing. I've written a few posts in this. Doctor is putting me on one more tablet in addition to the gliclazide. Linagliptin.... But I have questions. First I read that it can increase amylase in your blood which is a sugar. How can a pill lower sugar but cause...
  2. S

    Blood Sugars Questions - Confused

    So I've been on Gliclazide for three weeks. Doctor made me up the dose to 80mg twice a day, this week because my sugars are still high. My morning bloods are 17-19 (give or take a decimal). I don't have carbs or sugars for breakfast anymore. My lunch is salads with occasional cheese for some...
  3. U

    Won't go down

    I'm trying my best to figure out what is causing me to be high throughout the day. Carbohydrates are bad, but my blood sugar just seems to stay high throughout the day. My libre tells me in the last 7 days I have been 0% in the range. My doctor has put me on novorapid, 5 unitsx2 a day. But...
  4. kjn68

    Blood Sugars on Carnivore

    I recently started Carnivore on 30/4/19 coming from Keto. I think i am doing okay with my hungry. On Keto my blood sugars were i think good ranging from 6.5 mmol to 7.5 mmol but since going carnivore they have shot up to 8's and 9's in the morning. I eat OMAD and I am eating mainly beef...
  5. T

    New Here! Hey

    Hello there, I hope you are all doing well. I am new here, I've been diabetic for a little over ten years. My Ac1 have been good for the last few years until two years ago where I stood at 8 -8.5 (yikes) Any suggestions on getting it down I am hoping to get it down to 7 or lower by Oct.
  6. caitline00

    Hi Message On Optium Neo

    I have had a HI reading on two machines and I have used several strips. I am not sure what that means as I have never seen it before. Because of this reading I am not sure about how much novorapid to take with my next meal. Any advice on a) what is causing it b) can alcohol cause extremely high...
  7. emmaloxise

    Unsure.

    I am a type 1 diabetic and have been since I was 3 ans I am now 21. I just want to know a few things from other people's experiences. I am usually feeling unwell, very tired and worn down. Trying to explain this to someone who isn't diabetic or doesn't feel like this I find difficult as people...
  8. Sophieallen34

    Normal blood sugar?

    Hello, I recently had my blood sugar tested and it read 6.2. This was under an hour after breakfast. Is this normal? Sophie
  9. T

    Diagnosed but for some reason drs are being evasive to which type

    Hi I have just been diagnosed last week as diabetic but the diabetic Dr and nurse are being really evasive as to which type!?? My hba1c was 103 and even though I'm on metformin and alogliptin my blood sugars wont come down the lower itit's een at all since a week last Friday was 10! i got cancer...