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Thank you, I still think I’m going to wait to up the metformin dose (my exams finish on Sunday) so it’s only a few more days and originally I wasn’t meant to be seeing the doctor until next week anyway. I just don’t want to risk anything for my exams as they are ones so I can qualify as a...

Thank you for your help, it’s really useful! This diabetes is a mindfield!

Hi all, I had my first diabetes check up since my diagnosis on 1st November 2018. Initially it was believed that I had type 2 diabetes, but since my appointment today they are now talking about Type 1.5. The reason being that I am only 26 years old and very healthy and active and they do not...

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Hello, luckily the dizzy spells have stopped since going on metformin. I did ask my uni for extra time but they told me that I needed to have made an application at least 6 week s before the exams. I explained I had only just been given the diagnosis (3 weeks before) but they told me there was...

Thanks, it’s good to hear people have managed to get it down! It’s a nice bit of encouragement!

Hi, it hasn’t yet been confirmed but they are ‘assuming’ it’s type 2 at the moment. I have my first diabetic nurse appointment next week since the diagnosis of the diabetes so will see what they have to say!

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with diabetes (suspected type 2) on 1st November. My fasting glucose result was 18 (although was suspected to have been higher on the weeks before) and hba1c was 103. I am on 2x metformin a day and have changed my diet to cut the carbs and sugar. This has caused...

Hello, I was diagnosed with diabetes on 1st November this year. I had been feeling very dizzy and light headed for a couple of months but none of the doctors had picked up this could be a sign of diabetes.. at the moment it’s presumed to be type 2. Although I am quite thin so I don’t think it’s...