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Thankyou for answering. I called today but the diabetes nurse wasn't in. My friend told me I should test for ketones I may buy some test strips. X

Thankyou so much for your time. It seems the slimming world diet isn't that great for me as fats are a no and it seems sometimes a bit too much carb allowance. I will look up some good recipes and go from there. Thanks again x

Hi thankyou for talking to me. I feel really shakey and yuk today. I wasn't told my first blood test result just that I had diabetes and I had to eat healthy and protect my feet . I had a general check up blood test and then the test for diabetes. I've not heard from the diabetic nurse since...

Thankyou. I'm finding it all very hard. I thought type 1 only had to carb count and type 2 eat a healthy diet. I follow the slimming world way but I still don't get good BG readings. Some days my eyes are so blurry..which I've since found out its diabetes related and not my age. I will call my...

Hi I was diagnosed 3 months ago over the phone. It was a bit overwhelming. I was put on 500mg of metformin that I take every morning. I've been testing for the last month as I get lots of symptoms still. My fasting BG is never below 14..usually around 16.5 I watch my carbs and only have 1...