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Received a letter earlier in the week telling me I have an appointment on Tuesday for a 6 month follow up to the Desmond course. I've never heard anyone here mention or discuss such a thing, would anyone know what I should expect? I was diagnosed at the end of August with an hba1c over 100...

Wanted to says thanks again to everyone here, doubt I'd have anywhere near the level of control I have today without this site and the wealth of advice people have offered. Diagnosed late August, wasn't told at the time but found out a few months later during Desmond course by hba1c was 108 at...

Recently bought a libre starter kit. Applied the sensor following the instructions this afternoon, waited around an hour before activating it then put coat on and went for a walk. Got home and was about to try to take my first reading when I noticed it was missing. Checked everywhere, retraced...

Received a letter from my practice today telling me I need to come for a flu jab or fill in a form to document that I turned it down. Helpfully, I can choose from three sessions, two of which occurred in the past. The third session doesn't suit as it's early next week and I'm starting back at...

At the risk of sounding trite, want to thanks everyone who posts here, past and present. Found this site around time of my diagnosis and the information here has given me a chance to educate myself and get things under control when I felt my doctor had written me off. Had second meeting with DN...

Appreciate this seems like a question without a clear answer but trying to make sense of my cholesterol levels at time of diagnosis in preparation for a visit to nurse later this week. Was given total, ldl and hdl levels at time of diagnosis which I've provided to the calculator here...

Been lurking for last few months, this site has been an amazing resource that has really helped me understand and make positive changes. Have an follow-up with practice nurse on Wednesday, self-testing suggests changes I've made are helping with control but worried that I've misinterpreted...