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    Newly Diagnosed - kind of!

    Thanks for the posts everyone. So today I had my appointment and was confirmed T2. However, I'm feeling really good because the person I saw was really impressed with what I've done so far - ie. just under 2 stone weight loss, healthy fresh diet, exercise etc... and she really listened when I...
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    An obvious newbie question re treats

    Hi, I'm really really new to all this, although I've been following a very low carb/low sugar/low calorie diet for the last 3 weeks since my bloods were done; my actual doctor appointment is next week. Anyhoo... I've already lost a stone and a half by eating this new healthy way and doing more...
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    MyFitnessPal

    Hi Folks Sorry if someone has already mentioned this - I'm new here - but I just wanted to give this a mention in case it helps anyone. For anyone with a smart phone - the MYFITNESSPAL app is BRILLIANT for helping you monitor what you are eating, your weight loss, nutritional info etc... I...
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    Gutted :(

    Purple, have you tried using MyFitnessPal? You can use it as a phone app or online. It's BRILLIANT for keeping an accurate track of what you are eating, any exercise you do throughout the day - from a 5 min moderate walk to a 1 hr brisk walk to swimming or whatever you do. You can enter in...
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    Newly Diagnosed - kind of!

    Thanks for all the replies and advice! :D Very helpful! Yeah, I think my main thing is that I want to be in control of the management of it; I know that I feel great as I am eating now and I would rather the doctor and nurse worked WITH me rather than just dictated to me and wrote a bunch of...
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    Newly Diagnosed - kind of!

    So a few weeks ago I had blood tests done after my blood glucose levels being elevated when I was recently in hospital (unrelated - coincidence). I knew they suspected diabetes and to be fair, I had been experiencing extreme thirst, going to the loo etc... Right after I had my blood test -...
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