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Thanks these stories have made me smile :D

Hi Mike, Would be interested to see the evidence of why carb counting in Type 2 is dangerous. Seems an outlandish statement to make without providing some additional reading. My GP who is also a type 2 has certainly encouraged me to be "carb aware" and even on day 1 of diagnosis told me to...

I like the way you think :lol: The honest answer though is I don't really like jam... I don't really like many sweet things :***: So making sugar free jam would be wasted on me :oops:

I love her, I really do, but sometimes she can be so ignorant and judgemental it's untrue! I'm hoping that I'll lose weight when I get my carbs and medication under control..... Then I'll show her :lol:

My mother in law came up tonight to tell me how Devastated she is that I am diabetic. (diagnosed yesterday) But that it's my own fault for being fat! Um, yep I'm overweight, but I eat a healthy diet and my doctor has said it is most certainly not my fault. She then hands me an ice cream tub...

Just want to add in "my story"....in 2009 (exactly 4 years ago, was early August) I got swine flu... The virus attacked my heart and I got myocarditis (a thankfully reversible heart condition), since then I haven't been "quite right" health wise. At the time I was marginally overweight but only...

Thanks for the welcome guys :D I'm going to have smoked salmon and scrambled eggs for breakfast tomorrow which should be great. I'm planning my usual sat am 10 mile cycle before breakfast tomorrow. Bit nervous until my testing kit arrives, but I'll have to keep going as normal. During...

Hiya, Thought I'd say hello. Been lurking on this forum for a while having suspected I may be diabetic. My Mum and my Grandfather were both diabetics, so I knew the signs and knew I was potentially a ticking time bomb waiting to go off :lol: Had my diagnosis of Type 2 this morning...