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Hi, I'm a newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetic (about 2 months now) and I've got what feels like a really dumb question. At the advice of some people on this forum, and a couple of friends of mine who are diabetic, I decided to get myself a blood glucose meter and start testing despite the nhs...

Can anyone recommend urine test strips suitable for testing babies occasionally? I’ve read a few times that diabetic parents check their baby’s urine a few times a year which we’d like to do as several T1s in the family but when you Google test strips it just comes up with strips to test a...

Any information that can help.me.would be much appreciated. I have type 2 diagnosed about 18 years ago after 3 years of pre diabetic. Prior to this I had gestational diabetes for which I was prescribed insulin.i have managed this with my diet for the last 16 years but my hba1c has increased...

Hi, I need to test that my ratio for my evening meals is correct, and to do that I think it would be best to have the same meal a few nights in a row and see what happens to my blood glucose levels. The trouble is that I'm struggling to think of meals where I can be sure of the carb content. I...

Hey! I moved over to the Libre in December and have 6/7 aviva mobile casettes spare (due to expire in late 2020/early 2021) but I haven't been able to find much information online about donating supplies in the UK, specifically Nottingham. I could find the Insulin For Life organisation but I...

Dear all Apologies I'm sure this will have been covered elsewhere but I'm struggling to find it. Regarding daily BS tests. Other than my first day (and today) I've been avoiding taking readings first thing in the morning. This was really to save lancets/strips because I didn't have many...

Dear all I was diagnosed T2 about 10days ago. My GP and nurse are worse than useless and told me I don't need a meter and to have porridge every day and avoid fat & sugar. Literally that's all the support I've been offered. Anyway having read on here about the value of testing before/after...

I have Type 2 Diabetes. As recommended by you when I joined, I have been testing my blood sugar levels with regards to foods to see which ones cause a spike. In the meantime my GP started me on metformin, but has recently changed it to the slow release version (Sukkarto SR). My question is...

Hi guys I measured my blood sugar about 45 minutes after eating a heavy dinner using my mom's glucose meter (I am not diabetic, or this is what i think!). On the first reading i got 1.27 g/l. Right after that i tested again and i got 1.37. I immediately tested again and got 1.47, i checked...

I had my diagnosis of T2 diabetes and raised cholesterol over the phone three weeks ago. I was a bit confused about whether the diagnosis was T2 or pre-diabetes, and I wasn't given any numbers at that stage, just told I needed to take statins and cut carbs for three months to see if I could...

I have been using an insulin pump now for 7-8 years. I recently had a diabetic review at the hospital. Within two days of that I received an insulin pump contract through the post. This is a totally new concept to me. Basically is says that if i do not achieve targets listed the pump use...

Hello guys, I've been searching about basal dose testing and I have some questions. How should one in a low carb diet test if his basal is correct? I'm using Lantus and Humalog, both with a pen, and the problem is that in meals I need to split my bolus dose, and apply them after some time...

I've been peeing a lot recently and one of the things my doctor has done has been to get me a blood test and a urine test for diabetes, and these turned out negative. The thing I am worried about is that in the week or two preceding the test (I was on holiday, so I couldn't get it done...

Hi guys - sorry if these questions have been asked before.. 1, Is it necessary for type 2 to test their blood sugars? 2, If so how often? 3, What meters would you recommend? 4, What levels are you looking for? Thank you for your patience...

Hello! I'm Type 1, have been for the past 13 or so years now, though I still struggle with control. I've been looking into Continuous Glucose Monitoring recently and was wondering if any other Type 1s have tried it and what the verdict is? I really think I could benefit from it as testing has...

I recently (December) had a test for insulin resistance. These are the results: (apologies for the '.' needed for spacing) " .........................................................Result......................................Normal Range FASTING BLOOD GLUCOSE...........* 7.94...

Hello all, This is my first post but a serious one. I need help!!! I have been asked to test my BG, 6 times a day (I know its not a lot) the biggest problem is that I suffer from hyper sensitivity and even with a 33gauge one touch delica, im in pain, while testing and after testing. So far I...

I am not sure if you have seen this video... It’s a talk by a company in Israel that has done research and found that glucose response depends on an individual’s microbiome and can be predicted with a sample. Now, I found a contact for this company in Israel that has done this exciting...

FASTING(12HRS) OR NOT FASTING. PLEASE STATE FASTING(HOW LONG) NON FASTING CHECK YOUR SUGAR LEVELS CONSUME ORIGINAL LUCOZADE CHECK SUGAR LEVEL DO NOT CONSUME ANYTHING OTHER THAN WATER 2HRS CHECK SUGAR LEVELS THE GOAL HERE IS TO TEST, CHECK RESULTS AND COMPARE TO HELP EACH OTHER AND BE BETTER...

Hi friends, I'm pretty new to diabetes; I was discussing bg readings on another thread, and someone mentioned that my bg levels might be a bit of a cause for concern- RE hypos. I'd appreciate any advice on this. My readings seem to run a bit low in general, and I don't vary much: I'm 3.5 or...