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I don't know. Until I was diagnosed in March I wasn't taking any kind of medication at all. After being diagnosed I was put on Metformin and Atorvastatin, these are the first drugs I've been prescribed in my life. Now I am off Metformin, next step is to try and make sure I don't put my...

I don't know, my doctor didn't tell me. I'm now over the initial shock of diabetes and am trying to find out things I should have asked when I was diagnosed and put on medication.

Thanks Goonergal for the link. I do love eating the fat, I just thought it might be really bad for me.

Sorry I always seem to be asking questions. I do some research on the net but I get so many conflicting reports that just confuse me more. So once again I am asking the people who live it daily. I'm on one Atorvastatin 40mg a day for cholesterol. My diet is 20g of carbs a day or less. I am...

Thank you. The advice I get here helps to stop me stressing.

Thanks DCUKMod. Yes it's now been 4 days and so far my numbers are still in the mid 5's. I'm happy with that,

I had a chicken salad for dinner, 6.3g of carbs. Total carbs for the day was 15.2. Tonight was the first 6 reading I've had in weeks. Maybe ditch the salads and stick to red and white meats.

The diabetic nurse rang me on Tuesday afternoon to confirm the appointment for Wednesday. 10 minutes later she rang back to say she had to cancel. She tried to set up a new appointment but I politely refused. The reason I refused to make a new appointment with the nurse is I saw my doctor...

Congratulations! I hope I can do as well as you did when my first 3 month a1c is due.

Oh I make sure I can have one square of extra dark chocolate about three times a week. My other indulgence is cashew nuts about three times a week.

Thanks Brunneria, everything you said makes sense to me.

Thanks xfieldok I'm glad I am not doing the wrong thing. I'm still trying to find my way and the people of this forum have helped me so much. I see my doctor tomorrow. I am thinking of taking my meter to show him my test log. I am hoping because I seem to be doing well, he might take me off...

Thanks Lessci. The only thing I am taking is one Metformin of a night.

Can you go to low with carbs? I ask because today I met another T2 and she asked me how many carbs I was consuming per day. I told her 20g or less. She told me I was 100 to 130g a day to low. I see the dietician on Wednesday for the first time, who I probably won't take a lot of notice of...