Recent Content by Redrewmac

Thanks all, definitely some ideas there I'm going to use and definitely no more sandwiches for me, my levels were still well up from normal this morning :-( I worry about it all the time, the diabetic clinic at the hospital seemed convinced I was LADA but the antibody test came back negative...

I'd commented I was finding the choice of foods a bit restrictive so they added Gliclazide to my medication and told me carbs were an essential part of any diet

I'm a fairly new diagnosed T2 (October 2019) and was starting to get on top of what I can/can't eat when lock down started. I'm not overweight but I've been following a low carb diet after using these forums and finding what I can tolerate from thorough testing and it's been great while I've...

Thanks, I'll keep my records up to date, it's one of the few occasions where obsessively recording detail works in my favour!

I bought a monitor quite early on (recommended on here actually) and test at least twice a day as recommended by the hospital so they can see any patterns but also as I feel is required. My GP finally offered me a monitor last month, only 9 months since my diagnosis; I accepted it but have stuck...

Thanks All, I don't often engage online but this forum seems to be an exception to the rule, I suppose it's because we're all in the same boat. The diabetes clinic at my local hospital seemed convinced I was late onset T1 and I was braced for that to be confirmed until I had the follow-up...

Thanks :) I will check the results on the blood test, it was apparently quite thorough so they may have done that already. I think my biggest frustration with the whole thing has been the sheer range of conflicting information out there, it really looks like the "experts" don't have a clue or...

I have only posted once before so please be kind. I was diagnosed T2 back in October 2019 and I think I've made good progress, I’m on 2 x 500mg Metformin twice a day and I had a GAD antibody test just before lockdown which came back negative. My highest was HbA1c 105 in November but I’ve...

All things I like :) I'll just have to resist the urge to eat everything in one go!

I hadn't considered that, I have managed without breakfast before so that might be the route to take (Although I don't drink coffee, just to be awkward!)

Ah well, just when I think I'm getting the hang of it...:banghead: I can already see I'm going to have to change my lunches at work as well. Breakfast will be the most awkward meal, I don't have a lot of prep time first thing so I'll probably have to fall back on yoghurt... On the plus side it...

I only worked up the "courage" to start testing last night but pre-breakfast this morning was 6.2mmol/L which has gone up to 15.7mmol/L after a bowl of 60g Shreddies and 250ml skimmed milk; I didn't expect quite that big a spike from what I thought was a "healthy wholemeal" option, I'm guessing...

Thank-you, I have taken the plunge and ordered the TEE2; I have a moderate phobia of needles which will make things interesting but I've managed to cope with the blood tests and vaccinations so far so I imagine I'll cope (no choice really:)).

Thanks All, Sorry it’s take so long to rustle up a reply, there always seems to be a lot more information to digest than I expect. I'll apologise in advance if my answers are still a bit vague but with the exception of my first (private) blood test I haven't been given a lot of actual detail...

Hi, I was initially diagnosed with Type 2 after a company medical in October with a blood sugar at 91mg/dl, up from 42mg/dl the previous year (I hope I'm getting the terminology right); I then had the test confirmed by my GP about a month later and it had gone up to 105mg/d, he immediately...