Recent Content by feeyonah

thank you and thank you all for all the help and support. i think i would have left it a while and tried to ride it out (the poo storm) for longer had you not all advised i seek help sooner. Im glad i listened now. thanks again, you have no idea how much i appreciate it

Thanks. She did a test tonight and it was 12 (which is my lowest to date) but said that since I'd been ill all day, that could be why - since I've not eaten a deal today. As a result of getting back late, I had tea late so I'm going to test myself two hours after and see where I'm at. I feel...

yes, she said that from now on we'd re-book my appointments whilst I was with her to ensure that I get her every time.

Honestly, you wouldn't believe me unless you were sat there with me. This nurse (a diabetes nurse as opposed to the first one I saw) is absolutely fan-effing-tastic! Completely opposite to the first woman I saw. I cried when I got there, completely low and fed up and desperate and then I cried...

Right, after another horrific day with upset tummy, I may or may not have had a breakdown on the phone to the surgery. I've managed to get an appointment with the diabetes nurse at my surgery (not the same nurse as before) and she's seeing me tonight at 6.45. With that said, I told her my...

Agreed my levels are too high. I've not had one below 14 yet BUT Thursday night I attended A&E because it was up to 27 and I was feeling ill and they only agreed to let me go on the understanding that I would be getting my new medication (the metformin) the following afternoon. I was then told...

that's fine, and not harsh at all. i need facts. i currently know very little and that i do know Im not confident about. i like the blind for ten minutes idea though, makes sense. thanks a lot.

great, thanks for that. I'll definitely have a read since I'm still not sure what I can and can't eat. Whether this is right or wrong, I think I'm in the non low-carb camp to be honest. Of course, I know nothing yet, so that may change. Thanks again Fee EDIT actually, I might be wrong...

I'm 31. Also, I'm not certain it is type 2. The nurse said "we're treating it as type 2 for now" *shrugs* ...and thanks, I haven't quite picked up all the abbreviations yet I do intend to continue with the metformin, I just want it to settle quickly so that I don't have any work drama. It's...

so from what i can gather, i ignore the nurse and keep testing myself with different foods and the blood sugar thing until i have a happy balance... once the 'metformin vs me' war ends of course. thanks all for the valuable information, i really appreciate it.

what are you eating exactly? i don't like much meat (only chicken) so tend to have chicken and rice or chicken and vegetables for my evening meals. otherwise i only eat fresh fruit (pineapple and water melon mainly) and the occasional ham salad cob... perhaps a couple of belvita if Im...

porridge this morning, although yesterday I had a banana and it did the same then

Thanks for all of the advice, I'm sure it's all second nature to most of you now. I can't wait to be in that position where everything comes naturally instead of panicking at every meal, drink etc. Having read bits around the forum over the last couple of days, I'm a little confused. I read...

sorry, but what's +ve? Also, thanks all for the advice. I sobbed for about two hours when I got home yesterday and the thought of the new job is making me want to hand my notice in rather than go and have a horrific day. For now I'm trying to read as much as I can, hope that the tablets stop...

Thanks It's a minefield, so much to take in and to be honest I've not found them very helpful or informative at the surgery so I'm starting from scratch really. I had a look at both the low-carb discussion and also the non low-carb discussion and I'm still non the wiser. I don't know if it's...