Recent Content by AmberAnn

Hi..I'm Type 2 but strictly diet controlled....for now...but I understand Metaformin means you can eat most stuff..Do you have Hypos...(I don't)...also I don't check my levels...I go by how I feel...and eat on a regular basis..that is a meal every 4 hours with nothing in between.. I was...

Hmm.a bit worrying as I tend to eat a fair bit of fruit...I have a banana after lunch..and it has to be a yellow banana...not keen of hard fruit or overripe fruit. And in the evening after dinner I have fresh fruit salad..which I make from half of the following orange/apple/kiwi/peach..some...

I have glasses for reading and close work...have had for the past 20 odd years...However when I notice my vision blurs at times I put it down to tiredness and age..Also a recent retinel scan shows alls okay there and am due for my bi annual eye test any time...but I'm going to wait until I have...

Wow Rosan...you seem to be having it rough...I was diagnosed this May with Type 2...I take no medication apart from a tiny aspirin and apparently so far no other symptoms.. I did experience some dizziness in the begining when I changed my diet..I dropped all sugar items plus fats etc...added...

Having been an off and on smoker for half my adult life...smoked through stress times in my life..didn't smoke when pregnant and whilst kids still at home...Gave up smoking after I retired..too darn expensive when ones income is suddenly slashed in half...result I gained weight..learning to...

I drink caffiene free coffee and tea.......never tried Red Bull I think I'm too old to handle it :lol:

Being 67 this month and recently diagnosed T2 all I'm doing is trying to lose weight..as I was 14 st 5'6 so with a combination of NO more sweet stuff choc cake biscuits pastry etc and more salads veg and fruit ..so hopefully it will improve my overall health as well as control the...

May I also thank everyone for advice given...I'm a newby T2...got my 2nd appt this fri with my DN and she said she will look at my feet..so far there ok ish...I have no hard skin or corns but some odd dry patches but I do cream my feet nightly with a foot cream always have done..and don't go...

Hi Michelle and welcome...I'm an old bod..( is almost 67 old!!) with newly diagnosed Type 2....(proberly the age onset type...) I find this place very interesting info wise...but a bit scary as well... :lol:

Any forum can become a chat room if theres enough people on line...not like now ..I'm all alone...but there am retired so appear here and on other forums during the day..All you lovely folk that work will appear later when I move my bod from the chair in front of the desk to sofa in front of...

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I didn't think I got tired I just thought I was slowing down and taking my time as I was getting older...maybe I was getting tired...hmm. Still spite being well past 60 I don't take an afternoon nap..yet.

Hi Cherry pie...I do hope this site can help and you get some good advice I wish I can be more positive.. I'm more than twice your age and have recently been diagnosed with T2 and after the initial 'why me' feeling I have now accepted it....would I if younger I don't know.. Please take care, do...

Reading...painting..my computer...gardening...walking( when fine ) meeting up with a group I belong to....have 2 cats whom I'm a slave to....otherwise I lead quite an ordinary life