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Hello and welcome Elaine . Firstly, please dont apologise for moaning , you have been through a really rough time where depression is to be expected . You will find solace and support on here but I would also urge you to see your Doctor and, as well as his/her help , ask about any support groups...

18 months for me , but like Daisy , I think I had diabetes for a while before as I had a borderline test two years prior to diagnosis .

Hello and welcome David, I`m another who, by cutting carbs right down has managed to control my type 2 with diet and exercise alone . My Diabetes Nurse was not happy at my suggestion to try diet and exercise , she wanted me on Metformin immediately but I wanted to give it a go and 18 months down...

It is a terrible tragedy and I sort of feel wrong and guilty at watching some of the footage, its so heartbreaking and yet it has to be reported, especially the situation re the nuclear plant dangers . I would imagine it will take Japan a very long time to reccover from this, poor people x

Thats lovely news , well done :D

Happy Birthday to your boy :D How nice that you can relax a little on his special day, hope he has a lovely time x

Welcome from me too and well done on your control :D I was 61 at diagnosis, now 63, and I also had it in the family , my late Mother and Gran too but I didnt take it seriously, the attitude of It will never happen to me prevailed :roll: Cutting down on the carbs has helped me no end too ...

Re: Come back from the brink & halved my HBA1C! Please read Just brilliant to read this and feel the positivity , really well done and loads of luck to you :D

I dont blame you for feeling p`d off , it annoys the heck out of me too . I never was prescibed strips , was told that testing wasnt necessary :evil: I also get on with my Doctor which is why I dont want to change surgery, and in any case , doing that would be massively difficult in the...

Sorry to hear this Viv , I`m in the same boat, my practice just flatly refuses me tests strips and yet tells me I`m doing so well to controll BG , how the heck do they think I do it ?

No difference for me, except the occasional feeling that I could murder someone for a pork pie :roll:

Hi all , dont know if anyone can offer any help , I am type 2, diagnosed 16 months ago . I have managed to control BG with diet and exercise but have also been on meds for high BP for many years . Last time I saw the nurse, my BP had reduced to 130/70 , I am 63 years young and very active and...

My Nurse has a very good way of describing well controlled diabetes , she told me that I had managed to make it go away, but that it was lurking in the wings, ready to get back centre stage if I gave up my current regime .

Sorry to read this , I`m in exactly the same situation . I`m on diet only and have been congratulated by the relevent medics for keeping D under control , but none of them has done anything to help me at all . I got a couple of meters FOC but have to buy the strips , it makes me very angry...

Hi Tim ,welcome from me too . I`m type 2 , diagnosed 15 months ago and diet only , if I can help in any way, dont hesitate to ask and good luck

I cant really add anything but to say well done to you and everyone else who is managing to control their situation and losing weight, to say nothing of improving health in general, great :P I was diagnosed 15 months ago , type 2 and begged for a 3 month period of diet and exercise, nurse...

So sorry that life hasnt been very kind to you Sue . I think that when all is going well in other areas, we can deal with diabetes but when other problems create worry , trauma and distress , diabetes just becomes too much to cope with on top of it all . I would also suggest couselling which...

Can only echo what Viv has said . I remember when I got my diagnosis , I cried like a baby and I was 61 at the time, so its normal to feel gutted, depressed , weepy , confused etc . You will find solace here, we`ve all been through it, whichever type it is, good luck at the hospital x

Thanks for this ! I bought some milled flax seed yesterday at H&B , wasnt quite sure how to make a pizza base with it so thats just great thanks again x

I was diagnosed in November 2009 aged 61 . I set about reading and researching, finally finding lots of answers on this forum . My HCP had agreed to let me try diet and exercise for 3 months, but I could tell that she had many doubts at my ability to take control , she hadnt bargained for me :D...