Recent Content by Branston_boy

Thankyou

Ok thank you. That's all news to me.

No I didn't have the Hb1A1c test. My fast8bg glucose was 14 which the diagnosis was based on. I don't have a home blood sugar testing kit. Glad to clarify

Portions have come way down though I was someone who thought pretty much any meal could be improved by adding it into a sandwich! Much less carbs now and trying to find a level that works. Lost 6kg in 3 weeks though so something is working

I am not yet testing. I have 3 months in metformin plus diet before they do the longer test. My diagnosis was made based on fasting glucose levels being way too high. The visual signs (No pun intended) are all I have to go off at the moment!

Thanks to everybody for their replies. I apologise for seeming rude as I had the app settings wrong so I had no notifications of any comments! Thanks for your support

Thanks very much for this. Trying to get bloods to settle down a bit so I will monitor keep the current glasses handy!

Thanks for the reply. Yes it's more layers from now on then!

Hello everyone. I am a newly diagnosed type 2 picked up on an eye test and then realising I had all of the other symptoms which was confirmed by blood test. I went through all the emotions in the last 3 weeks. Anger, denial and read some of the helpful and unhelpful advice. I have had real...

Good afternoon, it's been useful reading the discussion on here and seeing I am pretty normal in many of the things I am experiencing over the last 4 weeks since being diagnosed and starting metformin. One thing which I have found strange though is that I never used to feel the cold and now feel...