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Hi all, I've been experimenting over the last few days with reducing my carbs to the 100-120 grams a day sort of area. I am starting to notice though that the majority of the carbs seem to be ending up in my evening meal! Should I be trying to spread the carbs more evenly through the day? or...

I've been doing a lot of reading since finding this site, and have come to the conclusion that I really would like a BG meter and to test regularly Should I wait for my next DSN appointment (nearly a month away) or simply buy one and start using it on my own. Can I do any damage to myself? and...

I've been doing a lot of reading since finding this site, and have come to the conclusion that I really would like a BG meter and to test regularly Should I wait for my next DSN appointment (nearly a month away) or simply buy one and start using it on my own. Can I do any damage to myself...

Thanks guys, had a feeling I wasn't going to like the answer :( Mat

Hi all, I'm newly diagnosed T2, and a keen angler! Looking for some suggestions for packed lunches (or meals that can be cooked quickly on a camping stove) to replace my pre-diagnosis fare of a stack of white bread sandwiches and a pack of sausage rolls :( Mat

Hi all, Fairly newly diagnosed T2, and wondering exactly what my DSN might have meant by telling me not to eat "Too much" fruit Pre-diagnosis I ate quite a lot of fruit, and drank pure fruit juices, a typical day would be 1/2 can of peaches/pears/pineapple and large glass of orange or...

Thanks for your help Angie! The CRB thing is a bit of a farce isn't it, I already have a current one (helped out on a camp for my Son's cub scout pack last summer) but as you say, the council won't accept that, I've got to wait 4-6 weeks for them to run another one before I can start work! Mat

Thanks for that Angie, I'm not actually a group 2 driver, I'm going to be a private hire driver, and need to be licensed by the local council, who insist on the same medical as "real" group 2 drivers. The actual driving licence required is a standard car one. As I understand it I don't have...

Is to normal for a newly diagnosed to be given tablets and then told to go away for over a month ? I've not seen a Doctor at all about the diabetes, I was sent directly to the DSN. I did ask if I needed a BG monitor, the DSN said that as I was not at risk of a hypo I don't need one...

Hi All, Newly diagnosed, so don't have much experience with managing my meds yet! I have read in the leaflet that comes with my metformin that a side effect can be to reduce your Vitamin B12 levels, As I also suffer from pernicious anaemia, managed by regular B12 shots, should I be asking to...

Hi all! I'm a newly (3 weeks ago) diagnosed type 2 and feeling a little left in "limbo" right now I was diagnosed while attending a group 2 driver medical as part of an application for a new job, when the urine sample showed high glucose. test on the DSN's meter showed a reading of 24! I...