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    A little confused

    Ive had the first test , i have the nurse now on the 22nd of this month , would i have to do a fast again as they didnt mention anything at all ...Thank you for the kind words about my progress ...it is a minefield of info to process ... I was 4.2 upon waking today , ate 3 weetabix , small...
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    A little confused

    Tbh I couldnt get past the receptionist , so im waiting on a phone call from the doctor(never materialised today) ..ill try again tomorrow....My diet is staying and i wont be going back to the pop thats a cert
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    A little confused

    More help lol .....Am i clutching at straws , Today is the first time in a fortnight i have managed to check my BG Level .... I have managed to get hold of a testing kit , For 40 years i have drunk pop in excess , and leading up to my diagnosis i was drinking 2 litres of pop and maybe 5 or 6...
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    A little confused

    Many thanks to everyone for the kind and very helpful advice , I know its a lifelong journey and ive just started it ....so im strapping myself in and gonna try and enjoy the ride as best i can ...Cheers everyone
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    Hey who knows , I was 40 and i was playing guitar for a guy called Jayce Lewis . I did my first tour of india supporting the backstreet boys and richard marx , and a uk tour with gary numan ..Your never too old , If the songs good enough , people dont know half of the actual writers of the songs...
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    A little confused

    Many thanks for the welcome , I have a meter that i borrowed but the strips were so expensive , i just didnt have the thirty pound to buy them and the doctor wouldnt give them on prescription ..Thank you for the advice
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    Ill take a look at doing that , Thats very interesting indeed , also im going to check out your music , Im a mixing engineer so ill have a good listen to it , Cheers Again
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    A little confused

    Cheers and best of luck with your diabetic journey also . Take care out there
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    A little confused

    Thank you for you reply . I will contact my surgery on moday for a printout , Beer i do not touch anyway , All the other stuff im fine and quite proud so far that ive gotten rid of the sugary drinks mainly as ive drunk them since i was a child , But it is kind of i have too , I certainly dont...
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    A little confused

    Hi there thanks for the reply , did you just stop taking the metformin ? Other than that im quite happy doing the diet and low carb intake as tbh im quite happy with the weight loss and would love to get back down to 12 and a half stone , im 14 and a half stone at the moment and 5f 10in ...I had...
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    A little confused

    Hi there , I am 46 years old and have recently been diagnosed as having diabetes ..Type 2 i believe .The doctor just said that it was confirmed as diabetes .I was prescribed because the level was so high Metformin 1 x 500mg ....On the friday i had my test , I did a test of my bg level and it was...
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