2nd Blood test

I've had another comprehensive blood test and everything is ok, except the cholesterol level (at 5.1) is a bit high for a diabetic.
So i'm on Simvastatin tablets once a day and have added more foods to the list of nasties i'm to steer clear of !

Some of the weight I lost is back again (back up to 61kg) and i've tried to put it on in muscle rather than just around the middle, like it was.

Diabetic CHOCOLATE !!!
Yes ! In the centre of Glasgow i've found a Boots store which stocks Boots brand diabetic chocolate - and it's not bad ! It uses aspartame as the sweetener, and aparently there are still some question marks about it.
But it looks like I have to make the trip into town every time I want some, because the THREE Boots stores which are in the west end near me dont stock it !
Also trying Spenda alternative sweetener tabs for the tea & coffee - and i must say - I cant tell the difference ! It uses sucralose and I cant find any controversy about it yet.

Cheers !

Now the blood sugar readings are in a normal range and i'm noticing when i haven't had anything to eat for 3 hours I start to feel shaky and a bit spaced out. I also notice it happens quicker when i've been exercising or bike riding.

I took a reading on one of those occasions recently - to see if it was low blood sugar - and it was 4.7 - so a bit low, and the lowest reading for me. So I guess I just go a bit hypo under 5.

Just had another doctor appointment. He definately seems to think I have a kind of mixture of type 1 and type 2. So i guess my pancreas isn't producing enough insulin (which the Gliclazide helps to produce) and my body needs the Metformin do the job of insulin - to get the glucose into a form which can leave the bloodstream and be used by my body.

The doctor did mention a bit of research news(in this BBC report) about an enzyme called 'alpha 1 anti-trypsin' which, along with drugs, either repairs or rebuilds the cells which produce insulin.
Diabetes UK said that clinical trials are planned.

Still waiting for my appointment with the dietician. The doctor said NHS had changed from an electronic way of referring someone to a paper-form based way, and gave me a copy of the form - with todays date on it - I hope this doesn't mean that it's only just been sent off !