blood glucose

Went to see the GP today and as he was filling out a prescription for something he commented that it’d be fine with my diabetes. “What diabetes?” “You’ve been diabetic since 2014.” “Why hasn’t anyone told me?” “No comment.” That was three hours ago. Appointment booked for a couple of weeks to...

hello all, Firstly thanks for all the great advice on the boards - I was diagnosed with diabetes in July and I have been reading lots of good posts to help me. I have been on a low carb diet for a month now and I think my levels are looking pretty good, but my testing has noted I rarely seem...

Visited gp practice yesterday (headache for several days). Had bg taken. 13.5 around 3 hours after eating. Eyesight was a bit funny yesterday too. She also checked my urin for keytones. That's the firs time I've ever had that done. (She also complained it was too dark.)

Hi everyone As a newbie I’m looking for a little advice if anyone can help me. I was diagnosed type 2 last year and prescribed metaformin to be taken 3 times a day for the foreseeable future. I have continued with this over the past year and had 2 check ups with a diabetic nurse so far. Now...

Hi forum I was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (great surprise for ur 21st) anyway straight to the point I was feeling a little different earlier so I checked my glucose I was 4.4 and I know that's low so I had a few "fast acting" glucose tablets then some cereal (by the time I finished...

I was eating low GI and getting good BG results - average was probably 4.5 fasting, 6.5 up to 7.5 an hour after food, and back down to 4.5 to 6.5 two hours later. Then I got a virus. I'm now in week three of feeling a bit rough and completely exhausted and not doing most of my usual activities...

Hi, I am new here and have a few questions. I have not been diagnosed with diabetes but I have had 2 blood tests which showed raised blood sugar 7 and 6.3 respectively. I have to have another test on Monday and I am really worried. Should I be concerned? Many thanks, Hannah

Hi all, Thanks for all your help with finding a meter and how to check my blood sugar levels. I'm now not needing to test quite so often because I've found a lot of foods that work and keep my BG at a reasonable level. I mostly test when I'm not sure what effect a meal will have; I know that...

Been reading about brain fog and how this could be related to having high levels of blood glucose in your body, making you tired, sluggish and very difficult to motivate yourself into doing anything. Realising now, that my carbs levels are quite high and that I should have more fruit and veg...

HI.... I've had oddly consistently high blood sugars for the past two days?? They have been pretty good over the past few weeks over night and now seem to be levelling out at around 9-10 over the past two nights???? They are also going into the teens as soon as I wake??? And Everytime I have...

I wanted to know how to calculate your hba1c. I'm using mmol/L. I was thinking this was the right formula below. Please help me out A1c = (2.59 + average_blood_glucose) / 1.59

Hi all, I have previously posted asking for participants for my dissertation, however, this is my last call. I will be ending the first wave of data collection on 28th Feb, 2017. All participation is greatly appreciated :) DO YOU CONTROL YOUR BLOOD SUGAR? As part of my Health Psychology MSc...

As part of my Health Psychology MSc thesis, I am looking for males and females aged 18 years and older who regularly control their blood sugar. You will be required to complete three questionnaires looking into the effects of numeracy skills on the relationship between doctor-patient...

Hi, When I was diagnosed with T1 nearly 4 years ago I was put on 19 units of lantus. I don't ever remember having stable blood sugars on that doseage. I recently went onto a 'diabetes self management' website that gave me the calculation to work out how much lantus I should be on, the result...

Hi ladies ... I am 32 weeks pregnant and a type one diabetic and have been since the age of 14 . My sugar levels have been well controlled all throughout my pregnancy ( first baby by the way ) I need abit of advice and I see all the time women being told they have bigger babies !!! On my 32...

I've been told my blood sugar control is 'too good', it averages between 5-8mmol/l, but I feel sick and get headaches/thirsty/tired/blurry vision when it gets to the 7-8 range, so try and keep it at 5-6, because I feel my best then. The diabetic nurse said my background BG was 'very tight' and...