Recent Content by Elaine DB

Newly diagnosed T2 (5 weeks) 8.7 today , im getting there slowly.

I would honestly rather know,otherwise my anxiety and depression start on overdrive. I have a blood pressure monitor that i bought when i started with high BP around the time of my anxiety getting worse and then a diagnosis,so thats always to hand at home.Thank you so much Jo,i feel i can allow...

Yes the beta blocker is for high blood pressure and also anxiety. So as ive been reading i should re test 2 hours after the first bite of food to see how ive coped ? I was given so much info at once i think my brain shut down. I actually sat in doctors waiting room for an hour till they gave...

Danny,hi ive just joined and this post is just what i needed to read. Amazing! Keep going!! hopefully i will be where you are in 6 months time.

Oh and big family history of type 1 and type 2 on maternal side of family , i suppose that doesnt help either.

Hiya Jo, thanks for the reply. My blood test result was bad :( and my cholesterol was 7. The metformin side effects have started to settle down, those cramps etc i dont like ! And as for the statins i havent started it yet,have to get up to 4 metformin a day first and let that settle, im on a...

Good morning. Such a relief to find this forum. Ive been diagnosed Type 2 only 3 weeks ago, was pre-diabetic for 2 years. Been put on metformin and im up to 3 out of 4 a day so far. Then i begin Statin once a day. Struggling getting my head around everything , as still coming to terms with my...