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Message: <blockquote data-quote="silky1" data-source="post: 1236877" data-attributes="member: 203636">Meters are a must - mine quite probably saved my life recently - OK - admittedly what happened was my own fault, teaching me a harsh lesson - but my actions, and the outcome. may have been very different had I not had a meter. ATM I'm in major checking mode;  I'm in a wheelchair so it's quite difficult for me to lose weight - but the diet changes and Metformin initially did see me lose 2 stone.   Well done on your weight loss. I recently went away for my SIL (and mine) 50th Birthday parties, staying in a very nice hotel where I indulged in a very high protein and salad based diet - drank a lot of water - but did treat myself to a soft drink (usually with a meal) or when I just didn't fancy water - I also indulged in quite a bit of berrys and tangerines (and a few medical massages for a different condition).  Considering it was only 2 weeks ago I was in hospital with my readings being dangerously high (the joys of having a daughter and sister who are / have been qualified diabetic nurses, my sugar levels were pretty low - under 7 nearly all the time, between 5 and 6 a lot of the time.In the early days, I also found that the meter was really useful for monitoring the effects of certain foods I enjoyed - everyone is different - I don't find that a heavily fruit laden diet causes me a problem - but the high protein really had a positive effect on my BS.</blockquote>

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