Recent Content by StickyWicket

Thanks, everyone, for all the info and taking the time to reply. Much to research and think about .... :?: :think:

Many thanks, Daibell, that's really useful and concise info.

Thanks, Gally - I'll take a look at that :)

Hello Everyone :wave: I'm getting on quite well with a low carb diet (losing weight and HbA1C levels have dropped a little) and have now managed to obtain two prescriptions for meter strips in the last 6 months from the diabetic nurses at my surgery - they took some persuading but I got there...

Well done and thank you for sharing. It's so encouraging to hear these stories from people on the same journey. Great stuff! :thumbup:

Hi Samm Welcome aboard! :wave: There is a lot to take it, but there's loads of good info on this site. Keep dipping in, and it kind of starts to come together and make sense. I've been diagnosed with Type 2 today, so a bit of a different journey to yours, but I've been looking at this site...

Another Pratchett fan, Fraddycat, now I really feel at home! :wink: I had a look at the practice stats for <7 HbA1c, ParagliderPete, and it was 61%. Most of their diabetes stats were in the 90s - a couple of them high 90s - so I really will have to keep a lid on it as a newbie!! :shh:

Thanks for the warm welcomes and replies - very much appreciated. I guess I'll have to learn to keep my gob shut :silent: and nod sagely at the doctor's wise words! They seem to get away with so much rubbish, and I'm extremely allergic to BS... I'll definitely be checking out my practice's...

Hi Everyone! I've been having a look at this site for some weeks, since I got wind of the possibility of being diabetic. Firstly, thanks to everyone who's posted - I have learned so much from this site. So, I've got Type 2 and a bunch of appointments have been set up for me. I asked the...