Recent Content by evilkitten

Ah, joy. Just got the letter, and apparently I do have background retinopathy. This disease really is the gift that keeps giving.

I should say that while the eye test was GP arranged, the HbA1c and cholesterol blood testing is something I've had done myself. Having read the NICE guidelines on what should happen in terms of diagnosis and next steps, the eye test is the only box they've ticked. Their CQC rating is...

I had the eye test earlier this week. Not received the letter yet, but the nurse doing it didn't seem concerned with what she saw. I've also taken another HbA1c test (6 weeks after diagnosis, and I'm aware that it's a three month average, but a weighted average), and I'm down to 40. I...

I'll try that, thanks. Maybe going for a walk wasn't the right thing to do - my liver might respond by being more helpful, and producing more glucose tomorrow. That's the start of the slippery slope to having to run a daily marathon!

Many thanks for all your comments. Sounds like I need to be a bit more 'proactive' with my GP surgery. As I said in my opening post, I've noticed that my blood sugar level rises if I don't do anything and just sit at my desk. As an example, it was 5.4 when I got up this morning, but is now 7.2...

Peanuts - indeed, they are legumes and not nuts. Good knowledge for a pub quiz there! They aren't spiking me, but I am trying to wean myself off them as they're so high calorie.

Thanks for the comments. I'll get back to the DN on the free prescription card. I was also a bit surprised that she'd prescribe on what I told them, but apparently they're not doing any blood testing due to covid. Same for urine testing, so I bought some multi-stix. No issues there except for...

Hi - I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes six weeks ago, and have been reading back through the years of posts on this forum to get advice. I thought it was probably time to share my own story. I'd been feeling a bit rubbish for a while, and was bullied into doing a private blood test with Thriva...