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Thanks for all that information. My doctor is insisting that I start taking statins, even when I said I would like the chance to reduce it with adjusting my diet, they prescribed me it.

I have mostly been following a ketogenic diet sense I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Started on 4 metformin a day, I managed to get my sugars under control and only 1 metformin with my bloods being a 44-47. Until about a 6 months ago when I stopped eating the keto way due to the cost of...

Well Christmas has been and gone. I took some time off my diet, as I wanted to enjoy the time with my family and some food I haven’t eaten for a while. I managed to only eat 7 celebrations, during this time and when we attended family/friends who we had buffet with I avoided the sugary stuff...

I haven’t really been on here to much sense I joined after my diagnosis earlier in the year. I have been following a low carb diet (keto) for most of the year. I reduce my numbers considerably, from 4 metformin a day and what the other medication I was on sorry don’t remember the name at the...

Honestly i couldn’t tell you, all I really got told was they where high and almost double what they should be. At one point Iam sure I heard a muffled 90….? But 90 what? I am going to compile a list of questions for the nurse when I see her in 2 weeks time.

Thanks all the welcome. Regarding my testing I think I was trying to do it to quickly, not letting the blood pool enough on my finger. Last night and this mornings testing have been fine. How many times a day should I be testing? At the minute I think I should doing before breakfast, 2...

Yes, the fist one is with the diabetes nurse. Regarding the hba1c, all she was my figures are almost double. Being an engineer I like to see all the relative data. Hopefully the nurse will give me the data, can you get this on the NHS app?

Hi all, very new to all of this. I guess I start with I received my diagnosis yesterday of type 2. Certainly felt confused and lost when I left my GP’s. Today frustrated due to only managing 1 successfully blood sugar test. Never really thought I would be here, then during the months of...