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Finding myself in a similar position .mortgage company will charge £100 a month for basic life cover, they won't offer critical illness cover to diabetics, this seems outrageously high . Do I need to find a broker or can I look for myself?

By way of an update I went back to the diabetic nurse today for a follow up where she checked my feet and gave me an immunisation. I explained to her that I had made the decision not to commence the glicazide, I took the increased metformin but more significantly had made some big dietary...

Sorry to add more questions. My question didn’t really fit into the topic headings. So diagnosed 4th October based on a random level of 16.7 mmol/l mid September and then HbA1c of 104 at the end of September. Started on Metforim 500mg three times a day (and statins) by my GP and given vague...

I’ve been using a sucralose based sweetener for ages, pre diagnosis, but when I read the label now 100g of it is 94g carbs. Does this mean I can’t use it?

Thanks for all the quick responses. A lot to think about. A high fat diet seems counter intuitive with the high cholesterol... lots of research needed.

I work in mental health and was assaulted by a patient. When the ambulance did their checks they found I had a blood sugar of 16.6 mol/l and a BP of 230/135 (although that calmed down or 140/110 later). They advised I see my GP and I was sent for fasting bloods and got a hbA1c of 104 and...

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