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I've been working on food issues, particularly emotional eating, for a couple of years now, since dieting has not worked for me and I was piling on weight. Suddenly being plunged into what feels like a strict diet (because I can't eat what I want) interfered with this. I think the only way to...

Hi Vildar, I was very apprehensive about testing my blood, but the lancet is very easy to use and it only 'stings' very quickly. One tip I took on board is not to prick the tips of the fingers but do it on the sides. It's worth it for the extra information it gives about how you're reacting to...

Hi @Jaz006, I was completely shocked when I was told I was T2 in a phone call from my GP, she told me to reduce carbohydrate intake and I found this site fairly quickly with lots of ideas how to do that. As for blaming yourself for being overweight - don't. It's a societal problem, and it...

This has happened to me - I have more than doubled my weight since I first started dieting as a teenager. I've also suffered from very bad gall stones, which I think is linked with crash dieting. And eventually going to a dieting club was only resulting in a half a pound loss a week - it was...

I'm feeling the same - going on holiday with the family last week completely disrupted my eating so keeping low carb was quite difficult. I was obviously badly prepared for this. But whereas I felt I was 'in the zone' with low carb eating, I'm now finding it an effort. I do want to avoid meds...

Hello Roxy, I received my diagnosis in a phone call from a GP after a routine blood test, she made it sound pretty frightening, but at the same time didn’t go much beyond very general advice, some of which was about weight loss (the Eatwell Plate) not reducing blood sugar. A face to face...

9.1 this morning - first time I've tested.

Thanks for the responses. I guess I should keep calm and carry on for a few days before I panic.

I bit the bullet and did a test first thing this morning, before eating or drinking, following instruction video carefully. My numbers from my last GP blood test - which triggered my diagnosis as prediabetic/on the cusp of T2 were HBa1c 48, which the doc said was the equivalent of 6.5 on my...

Yes, I saw a GP on Friday who went through it all with me and printed it off. Unfortunately, knowing the numbers is only the first bit - and I’m a long way at the moment from the right food choices being obvious or easy. Plus the timetable for blood testing wasn’t at all obvious until someone on...

@jjraak - I've always been willing to question medical orthodoxy, I just feel I have so much to learn! Which is where these forums are going to help!

Thanks, @Daphne917. I'll certainly get straight back to the GP if my readings go up rather than down. I'm dealing with 2 GPs on this - the one who rang me initially, who said my cholesterol was very high and panicked me into thinking I was in danger of an immediate heart attack if I didn't get...

Thank you, Bluetit, that's really helpful. I've spent an hour working out how to use the test strips today, using the test solution, so tomorrow I'm ready to take the plunge with starting to test my blood.

Thanks for the reassurance, Jo. I've been nagged about my weight for the last few years whenever I've had a medical appointment about anything else, as it's been going slowly up as a result of various illnesses and conditions that have reduced my mobility, including arthritis in the hip. The...

Could you expand on that, please? The phone call I got made it sound really urgent that I should start on them immediately, to avoid serious problems. So it never occurred to me to question it.

I had my diagnosis of T2 diabetes and raised cholesterol over the phone three weeks ago. I was a bit confused about whether the diagnosis was T2 or pre-diabetes, and I wasn't given any numbers at that stage, just told I needed to take statins and cut carbs for three months to see if I could...

Hi, another newbie here!

Re meters, can I ask about getting rid of 'sharps'?

I’m a newbie to diabetes T2 and the forums as well, but just from a common sense point of view, it seems unwise to start messing about with your dosage without medical advice. I’m in my first week of LCHF, I hope I get results like yours from it!

Thank you for all your answers - I was a bit dubious about the quarter of a plate of carbs myself, and to be honest if I can't have LOTS of potatoes etc, I'd rather learn to go without. One question - I've read a lot about monitoring blood sugar, does anyone have any advice about choosing a...