Recent Content by Lxly18

Hi, thanks. They must think putting the frighteners up people will scare the levels back down ‍♀️. I had already changed my diet before my diagnosis. I hit 10000 steps most days and exercise 3-4 days a week. I’d lost 38lb and had given up smoking 5months previous. Talk about a slap in the...

Yes it was the first thing she gave me the monitor. It’s definitely a learning curve. It’s a good excuse for a lie in and a holiday then to de stress

Thanks, it’s a lot to get your head around isn’t it. Think my diabetes nurse put me in panic mode when she said “ooh your lucky your not in a coma in hospital ” and that my random bloods were 16.4 and too high!! I completely forgot to ask how quick should I see them come down.

Hi newly diagnosed here, approx 3 weeks been put on metformin twice a day. My hbA1c levels were 118. I’m now averaging 13.5 blood glucose levels over the last 7 days. How quick should levels becoming down? I know diet is a massive factor which I’m still trying to get my head around. I’m...