Hi
although i am new to this site but have been a diabetic for at least 3 years i am so confused, i don't understand all the abbreviations used in the forums, is there a place on this site where i can find them all, one question i would like to ask, after my evening meal which is at 17.00 hrs,in the morning before breakfast why is my blood sugar always between 8 & 10 but during the day it can be between 5 & 7, when i am about to have something to eat say 11.00 o'clock i take a B S reading and it could be 5.
i feel really rotten and weak, but if my BS between 7 or 10 i feel OK and yet i understand i should be getting reading below 5, i am taking Metformin 500 x 2 twice a day & simvastatin x 1 a day but understand there is side affects from the stat, one being always feeling tired i could sleep for england, i try to eat sensibly my weight hasn't changed since i was first diagnosed which i take every month, i know i should change the way i eat a little and often.
i have people saying you are ok to have cheese then i hear no you mustn't, fruit when ripe is no good for me as it contains more sugar so i have been told, i have a sandwich late morning with meat and salad only eat 3 times a day.
My chemist when i asked him about taking nurofen long term, said no problem but the leaflet says consult your GP.
Bromy
although i am new to this site but have been a diabetic for at least 3 years i am so confused, i don't understand all the abbreviations used in the forums, is there a place on this site where i can find them all, one question i would like to ask, after my evening meal which is at 17.00 hrs,in the morning before breakfast why is my blood sugar always between 8 & 10 but during the day it can be between 5 & 7, when i am about to have something to eat say 11.00 o'clock i take a B S reading and it could be 5.
i feel really rotten and weak, but if my BS between 7 or 10 i feel OK and yet i understand i should be getting reading below 5, i am taking Metformin 500 x 2 twice a day & simvastatin x 1 a day but understand there is side affects from the stat, one being always feeling tired i could sleep for england, i try to eat sensibly my weight hasn't changed since i was first diagnosed which i take every month, i know i should change the way i eat a little and often.
i have people saying you are ok to have cheese then i hear no you mustn't, fruit when ripe is no good for me as it contains more sugar so i have been told, i have a sandwich late morning with meat and salad only eat 3 times a day.
My chemist when i asked him about taking nurofen long term, said no problem but the leaflet says consult your GP.
Bromy