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Well, this is depressing, if true. So, are you saying that despite going from my highest (65) back down to 37 in the normal range within 4 months of diagnosis... and if I continue to manage my bg levels well going forward, I am still going to see diabetic complications? I mean, I understand...

The good news is, at my first review with the DN since diagnosis in May, I was told my HbA1c is now 37, down from 65 at diagnosis. WHOOOOOOP WHOOOOOOP The bad news is, I'm now in agreement with many of you on this forum... that the health professionals are a bit (trying to think how to word...

Ahhh a stone's throw away and what a beautiful place to be brought up. So much less chavvy than Brizzle lol

Christmas Day will be the first test since May then - I WILL be having at least two roasters. But that's it - that's generally as exciting as my Christmas Day gets in terms of food. I don't drink and don't really do chocolate or any other pigging out. Just my mum's awesome goose fat roasters...

Did a happy sigh reading that. I love a good analogy :joyful:

lol ok, I won't.... to be honest, with how I've lived my life up until this point, I'll be incredibly grateful to even be alive in 25 years time :oops:

I mean, at my heaviest I was nearly 24 stone... I definitely don't have perfect self control lol. Oh wait, we're talking about my friend... ahem... But, in all seriousness, yes this is a good and sensible warning and something I need to be very conscious off as I transition off of a weight...

Really appreciate everyone's input - it's good to talk... as they say ;)

Urgh what a nightmare... props to you for staying sane whilst having to deal with those at the same time :inpain: It was ridiculous, right?! :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Agreed - "added" and "reduced" = tampered with unnecessarily I'm edging towards that naturally - well, twice a day. Once a day might be a struggle for me, but who knows where I'll be in a few more months. I've definitely found myself snacking less (even though my snacks were good snacks - a...

LOL same! Yes, I concluded the same really - nothing else can be trusted apart from the meter and the weighing scales. I mean... no apology necessary :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:

Yeah, you're totally right of course. Thanks :) That is such a brilliant way to look at it... I guess all I can realistically hope for is that at 49 years old and finally caring about my health, I've made (and will continue to make) changes that will vastly improve my quality of life for...

We can both do it!! I'm not doing finger prick tests yet - waiting to see what I've achieved with tomorrow's results... if it's not good news, I will start testing soon, but if it's good news, testing myself can wait until I've got a job and some money coming in :meh:

Also, I have my first review with my DN tomorrow - will find out the results of last week's blood test, 4 months since diagnosis. Part of me is hoping I'm back in the normal range and part of me is trying to prepare for disappointment, just in case. Watch this space.

If someone has put their T2D into remission (or is well controlled... whatever we want to call it - back in the normal range), would I be right in assuming that the occasional naughty day - like once every few months on special occasions - which caused big fat spikes, wouldn't do any lasting...

I have been tracking my calories and macros for just under 3 weeks - tomorrow will mark the end of the full 3 weeks. I had already been successfully losing weight on a lower carb diet (estimating I was consuming around 100g a day) since my diagnosis in May, but thought it would be interesting...

I've just watched today's press conference.... and it's now got me worried. I left my job to take a career break last summer, intending to get back into work earlyish this year. Had started going for a few interviews in February and had a second lined up for March, which got shelved because of...

And as for my future… after getting my HbA1C back in the normal range and… I guess… getting into ‘remission’ (I know this is a controversial word here), I have absolutely no ******* clue what way of eating I should follow that will give me the best chance at longevity and overall good health...

● Health organisations can’t necessarily be trusted to tell us the truth (although I suspect it’s slightly different in the UK with it’s national health service) – see the Netflix documentary mentioned above, which has an absolute gem of a clip where a hospital’s media relations manager...

● Doctors are taught very little about nutrition in medical school – in the UK, it seems to be between 10 and 24 hours of nutritional education over 5 or 6 years. So, we can’t rely on the vast majority of health professionals to know any more than we do about nutrition...