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I'm there on Thursday (Nurse that is) so will mention it then. Thanks for the replies.

Well I've only been diagnosed for a week so fasting levels on average around 11 and post meals anything from 12 - 16. I'm hoping this is the cause.

Is it normal to feel light headed/dizzy and for a while now I've had a kind of dull pain/pressure type feeling behind my left eye. Not sure that my vision is blurry but at times feel like I can't focus properly. It's getting on my nerves feeling like this to be honest. I'm 41 but feel like I'm...

This is what I'm going to, well have started to anyway. Quite interesting so far and moving forward I'll be able to fine tune and see what happens.

It is a great forum. I've only been a member from this week and I've had some great help and advice so far. Everyone is friendly. It also means I can ask on here about stuff without the wife rolling her eyes when it's diabetes related haha.

Erm 11.8 this morning.....

10.6 @8:15 I'm a new entrant though so hopefully get that down over the coming weeks/months/years

I think the most confusing aspect of all this is how contradictory it all seems to be on the web. Some sources say carbs are fine and everything in moderation. Some say don't eat these fruits as they are high in sugar yet others say eat more of these. At times I don't know what to think and...

Ok ta. I'm just waiting til I see the nurse next week before I start sorting out everything. I'll take a look at that dietdoctor site. This is going to be quite the adjustment.

The carbs thing. Is brown bread totally a no go then?

I can see how it can play with your mind. I'm newly diagnosed so currently testing the waters and seeing what bumps my levels up. Earlier for testing purposes I had 2 foxs choc chip cookies and it bumped me from 10.6 to 15. I know I shouldn't of had them but let's just say I'm in a curious all...

Newly diagnosed here. Hi from the greetings thread and thanks for all the help in that one. So tiredness and feeling very lethargic. Is that a common symptom because I just feel ****** knackered all the time. I do have 2 autistic daughters as well though and I'm on sertraline for stress and...

Thanks for all replies so far. It's a lot to take in but I guess my biggest question is about progression of it all. Say for example I only needed a diet change. Would this after x amount of time not keep it low enough and then would I need tablets as well? If this was the case then would...

Sometimes adults who become diabetic are misdiagnosed as T2 when they are actually T1 - Theresa May was one. She was diagnosed T2 after losing weight, then after meds failed to lower bgs was rediagnosed as T1 after further tests. Interesting. I wonder what these further tests are. It's...

Good idea. Didn't think of that. Thanks.

I'm not slim that's for sure. I have lost around 7lbs but I've been unwell with my kidney treatment so it's hard to say if diabetes is the cause.

Thanks for the information so far peeps :) I'm currently 15st 12. My bmi is from memory about 30. Should I book In for a normal eye test (Not had one in decades) or would this eye screening detect issues anyway? Sorry if that sounds daft.

Yeah it makes me wonder how long I've potentially had it for. I've not felt right for quite a while but as I've had kidney issues I've just put the tiredness and thirst down to meds for that and the fact I have 2 autistic little girls that don't really sleep. Anyway I'm kind of relieved I now...

Hi all. Thought I'd sign up and say hello. It's a bit of a surprise how this has all happened for me. Long story short(ish) History of kidney stones and more recently was booked in for laser treatment. Pre op tests detected high levels of glucose in urine. First blood test came back with a...