Recent Content by LexieD

Thank you. I agree with you about the nurse, but she did mention something about herself being in diabetic denial! Not sure if she was joking or not, but had a friend who was, and she made herself incredibly ill! Will look into low carb and keto and see what they offer.

Thank you for that advice. There is so much to learn. I was told to halve my carb portions to start with. Does that sound slow enough to you?

Thank you for you reply and the links. Very helpful. When I was diagnosed with T2 and a number of 54, I immediately worked on my diet and was at 48 next time I was tested. So even though I have really struggled with food lately,, I didn't think for a moment it had got this bad, and because I...

Hi, thank you for such a detailed response. Yes, I am type 2. I've edited my post to include that now. I am being started on medication as I was controlling it with my diet before. I'm being put on Metformine, but still not received the prescription so going to have to chase it up on Monday. I...

Oh I am pretty scared, to be honest. It was a terrible shock. But I am already working on it. I was surprised the nurse was so blase about it, to be honest.

Hi, I have found out this week that my mmol has shot up from 49 to 109 since just before the Covid-19 business started. I expected an increase as, like a lot of people, I've found the isolation and worry a lot to handle, especially as I am largely housebound due to other health problems as well...