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Hi, I haven't visited here in a while. Been too bogged down in everything :( I was diagnosed as T2 in Dec '09 (aged 35). It was a lucky diagnosis because I thought I had a water infection and GP did tests 2 or 3 times because of my age and weight (healthy bmi). At that stage my results...

Hi, Don't know where to begin really but will try to summarise. I was diagnosed as T2 last Dec. Have been tested every 3 months ever since and despite overhauling my diet and having meds increased a couple of times, my long range blood tests have yet to be below 9.2. I'm currently on...

Hi all, I've just had a truly awful appt with my GP. In summary I was diagnosed as Type 2 by my GP last Dec and due to normal BMI yet high bg readings (18 - 19) was put straight onto metformin. Around Feb time the nurse practitioner changed my meds to prolonged release metformin and...

I was diagnosed as Type 2 last December but today have been told I'm being referred to a specialist diabetic team to establish whether I in fact have the MODY type of diabetes (maturity onset diabetes of the young). In short I was diagnosed age 35, not overweight, healthy bmi and have lost...

Sorry, I've not been here long but all I've done so far is moan and ask questions :( . I'm feeling really, really awful at the moment. I could just sit here and cry. I've been ill for over 3 weeks with a chest infection and although I'm now on my second course of antibiotics, have an...

It looks as though my Dad may have Type 2 too. He got called in after a blood test last week and told his bg was 6.9 and they want him back in for a glucose tolerance test for which he has to stay at the surgery for 2 hours in order to have. I didn't have that test. Is it because he is...

I'm in the third week of having a chest infection/respiratory tract infection. I had one course of antibiotics that did nothing. A few days 'off' been prescribed an inhaler and more antibiotics and feel awful. What can I do to shake this? I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever feel better...

Hi I don't notice them most of the time and they don't affect my vision but I've noticed that I've got lots of little black spots in front of my eyes when I look at anything bright/light coloured walls etc. I know that my diabetes isn't under control (well it wasn't as per my first...

Hi, I haven't posted here before although I have posted on the greetings board. My name is Sharlie, I'm 35 and was diagnosed with Type 2 at the beginning of December last year. I have a bmi of 23.5 so I'm not overweight and at my first diabetic check-up last week I was asked questions...

Hi I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes back in December and have just had my first diabetic check since that time. In case it helps, my details are that I'm 35, BMI 23.5, original blood glucose level was 18.5, dropped to 16.5 over 2 weeks, then prescribed 2 x 500mg metformin per day with...

Hi, My name is Sharlie. I'm 35 and was diagnosed as having Type 2 diabetes back at the beginning of December last year. It came as a bit of a shock even though looking back, I'd been feeling poorly and had had symptoms for a while. I have two children under the age of 6 and had just...