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Now I've stopped it will have to stay that way as I know I wouldn't have the will power to start again going without and to only have a little on certain days. I would conveniently ' forget', for example when someone brings cakes into work or buys me a box of chocolates as a present etc. Now I'm...

Hi all, I had a really bad meeting with a nurse at my GP surgery about 5 weeks ago insisting I am type 2 diabetic ??? The reasons why I'm unsure of this is because I've had no symptoms or problems and this came out of the blue. Because I questioned this diagnosis the nurse got angry and told me...

the only good thing to come out of this is its made me more aware and also made me research diabetes with a vengeance .... I may even be more informed now than that nasty nurse !!!!!! The only problem is I would have be happier with someone who was more understanding and willing to offer me...

Hi Pav, the local hospital would be a good idea but for one small problem, my local hospital is the Stafford hospital which has been in the news so much lately as one of the worst in the country!!!! (not sure if they have a diabetic team)

Hi, I'm not sure if there is anyone else I could see, I would need to ask. At the moment I just feel unable to return to the practice at all, but I will have to as I get a repeat prescription I need to pick up. I just hope I can go through the door, ask for the prescription and get out before...

Hi I was about to ask a similar question. As I can't get one through my doctor i have just bought one from eBay. The seller had bought this but found it was no longer need. It came in a case with lancets and strips which are all out of date and I wanted to know if I can use them ?? The tester...

Hi, my first visit was unfortunate horrible. I had a very nasty nurse who didn't want to listen to anything I had to say, butting in mid sentence to tell me she wasn't interested in that !! When I tried to ask about diet she said " well I'd tell you to take out refined sugar from your diet but...

I'm getting very confused about this whole thing. Before the so called diagnosis I felt fine had nothing that would have worried me about my general health except my thyroid which is under control. Any tiredness I felt has been sorted out by regulating my Levothyroxine dose. Now because of an...

Hi, can anyone explain to me why up until Easter when I was eating anything I fancied (cakes, sweets, chocolate, fizzy pop but not of course all the time) as I had no reason not to as diabeties was not a problem I was aware of, I felt fine, had plenty of energy and slept a normal amount of time...

Hi to Yorksman and Vicky, many thanks for the ideas about food etc. The only problem is I'm vegetarian but I suppose i could change some of the meat ideas to quorn etc (just done my BM and is was 5.3 which again I'm hoping isn't high???)

Hi again Yorksman, I wish I had your choices. Unfortunately I can't move my job. I work nights in a mental health hospital. This means for half of my week morning is at night !!! And i don't really eat at work (except when I have to do training days and then treat myself to the drinks machine...

Hi Yorksman, many thanks for your message. This has actually made me feel a bit better. The situation was beginning to make me a bit paranoid !! I went on an all day training today at work and I usually treat myself to a drinking chocolate from the drinks machine on these days, sometimes two if...

Hi, in reply to both Stephanie and Elaine, I'm getting more and more confused by this - firstly I don't eat a lot of sugary foods. I do treat myself to a cake or chocolate bar now and again but never on a regular basis. I even find I am throwing these things away because most times I don't eat...

Hi, I've just re-read my original post and sorry but it does appear from reading it as if all the healthcare's are saying I'm diabetic - in fact the only thing that has been said by the consultant I see about my hair loss is when any of the results (sugar,cholesterol etc) appear a bit high and...

Hi, I understand what you are all saying but my BM readings are not high, the highest has been 7.0 after food and this is without any medication or diet control. Also I have never had any effects when eating lots of sugary foods or high card foods so I don't understand where this is all coming...