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<blockquote data-quote="MorbidCaterpillar" data-source="post: 908493" data-attributes="member: 197592"><p>So I was diagnosed with type 2 today. My GP phoned me and gave me the news and sent an electronic prescription straight to the chemist for Metformin. I've been put on cholesterol meds too (oh joy!) I take so many meds for various things that this is quite depressing. Over the past five years my normal healthy weight ballooned due to a particular medication and I'm now obese. But I had started to eat healthily and am losing weight anyway with the help of a change in diet, the GPs Practice Nurse and a prescription of Orlistat. So to be diagnosed after I've made positive changes was quite a blow. I've an appointment next week to see the specialist diabetes GP at the surgery along with an appointment with the Practice Nurse. I am assuming that they will explain everything to me then. I will be quite honest, I'm overwhelmed when I see all the discussion of blood levels and monitoring, etc. I know I'll get a handle on the whole thing and I'll be ok, but at the moment I just think I'm in shock.</p><p></p><p>I look forward to learning as much as I can from everyone here and I hope to get to know you all.</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MorbidCaterpillar, post: 908493, member: 197592"] So I was diagnosed with type 2 today. My GP phoned me and gave me the news and sent an electronic prescription straight to the chemist for Metformin. I've been put on cholesterol meds too (oh joy!) I take so many meds for various things that this is quite depressing. Over the past five years my normal healthy weight ballooned due to a particular medication and I'm now obese. But I had started to eat healthily and am losing weight anyway with the help of a change in diet, the GPs Practice Nurse and a prescription of Orlistat. So to be diagnosed after I've made positive changes was quite a blow. I've an appointment next week to see the specialist diabetes GP at the surgery along with an appointment with the Practice Nurse. I am assuming that they will explain everything to me then. I will be quite honest, I'm overwhelmed when I see all the discussion of blood levels and monitoring, etc. I know I'll get a handle on the whole thing and I'll be ok, but at the moment I just think I'm in shock. I look forward to learning as much as I can from everyone here and I hope to get to know you all. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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