Recent Content by berliner 2

thank you for this. Saw the nurse today and last test showed my level had some down slightly - I have lost a stone or so over the last 5 weeks and anticipate trying to go for 3 stone. Booked in for a test August 2nd and am keeping my fingers crossed that its down again. At no time has any...

Phewf!!!!!

Yeah, I would really like that. Thanks to you - and all of you for the great advice.

Yeah - I did mean that I had the lucozade one twice a year from when I was 50 and passed with flying colours and then they started the HbA1c test 2 years ago and I was OK but something happened last year to make it spike quite alarmingly.

I called the surgery yesterday and asked to get a blood test - there was a cancellation and I had it done yesterday and I am seeing a nurse on Wednesday. Going to ask about these damned bursars

Brilliant - thank you very much. Good to know there are caring and helpful folks about.

Thanks - I should say that I worded it incorrectly. I was told they were "trialling this new drug" - get's you suspicious eh?. When I asked why it was right for me the answer was "well, we are trialling it". I mean come on, I know most Surgeries are in effect Private -but the way they treat...

in normal - I mean to be just left on your own without any advice.

Hello to everyone, I'm new to the site - I was recommended it when 1st diagnosed and to be honest, I have found it quite confusing. There is lots of generic information - but trying to find out if something is good or bad for me is not easy. I was sent away from the useless surgery that I am a...