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Well done your getting there [emoji4] I too suffered headaches I think it was definitely a sugar withdrawal had them for about a month. My b.s readings started at 28 before medication I’m now on 2000mg of metformin per day and my b.s readings are between 6 & 8 I was diagnosed at the beginning of...

Hi @Barry59 I’m 41 just been diagnosed a few weeks ago stumbling across this page has been so informative and am sure once the initial shock has worn off you’ll feel much more positive, lots of people on here have managed to reverse their diabetes with a low carb diet and exercise the key is to...

Thank you [emoji4]

Hi @Lynnzhealth well done on your weight loss and coming off the metformin I’m hoping I can do the same, am finding carbs send my sugars high too so trying hard to cut down, I suffered from terrible leg cramps before and didn’t make the connection, when i ate or drank something high in sugars I...

Hi @Bluetit1802 that’s very reassuring thanks so much it’s nice not to feel alone, since that post my blood sugars are now between 9 and 6 so a huge difference with diet and metformin thankfully will be glad when it’s between 5 & 7 if I can get them there [emoji848]

Ahhh ok I’ll look into that thank you @maglil55

Thank you @Freema this is a great Forum [emoji4]

I lack plenty of willpower ‍♀️

Yummy [emoji39]

Libre sensors? Never heard of those, I’m seeing the diabetic nurse next week so hoping she’ll provide test strips without a fuss.

Thank you I’ll have a look on those sites, and I’m finding that most things that are high in carbs send my bs up, it’s a bit of a battle to get test strips prescribed also, the dr has asked me to test 4 times a day at the moment but then after that I shouldn’t need to test more than once a week...

Thank you I love the idea of butternut squash in place of lasagne sheets I’ll give that a try [emoji39]

Thank you I hadn’t thought to look in charity shops for recipe books I will do that today [emoji4]

Thank you I have an actifry I will dig it out had totally forgot about it, I’m hoping I will be type 2 too.

I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago my HbA1c was 102 and my blood sugars were 28 [emoji33] was feeling really awful. Have been put on metformin and my blood sugars are around 10 today and am up to a dose of 2 tablets aiming to get to 4 a day, my dr is unsure on whether I’m type 1 or type 2 as I’m in...