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Thank you Rae_ j, I think I will present the figures to the nurse next week and risk her wrath. I held off taking the tablets because I had a long haul coming up to Hong Kong (where I am now) just after the appointment with the nurse, and as I was warned about 'hypos' being a possible...

Thanks Sue, Thank you, your advice is really useful. The temptation is to look at sugar content on the packaging, so I get it, I need to look at carbs, not just sugar. I have REALLY radically changed my diet, which is a pain as I love chocolate and sweet things generally. I've also decided to...

Thanks Snodger, The booklet they gave me said there was a 20% chance of control by diet, so I wondered why they wnt for the pills so readily. No harm in asking again! All very confusing, which seems to be a common problem hereabouts!

A quick post to ask for advice please from people who will know better than me. In February the diabetes nurse confirmed that I was T2 diabetic, following 2 successive fasting tests over 8.0 and an average of 8.5. She told me I would need medication over the long-term (presumably life). I...