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I went along for my HbA1c this morning - booked on 14th July, as apparently today was the earliest date they could give me. Unfortunately the nurse could not get any blood! She tried both arms, then my left hand. By this time I was getting quite upset (She didn't know that my Dad died on...

Am I the exception that proved the rule then? My HbA1c dropped from 129 to 70 and I'd lost 6lbs. Another blood test tomorrow and I've maybe lost another kg. BMI was in the normal range to start with..

I want the award for the most dysfunctional family! After my Mum died 2 years ago one of my brother's was arrested for assaulting me in the street (with witnesses) At the time I didn't press charges (he was my brother and Mum had just died) but we haven't seen each other since. On Sunday I...

My Hba1C was 129 at diagnosis, I'm 54 and normal BMI and no one has ever mentioned the possibility of T1, so I find this quite worrying... But to bring it back on topic, my Mum, her 2 sisters, one brother and her father were all T2, but neither of my (older) brothers are.

Unfortunately it doesn't really work like that. i used to love pasta and potatoes, but since I was diagnosed in Feb I haven't eaten any. I think my health is more important than a short term treat. Instead of potatoes I have butternut squash, cut like chips or roasties. I bought a...

For food ideas check out the book "the 8 week blood sugar diet". I found it invaluable for meal ideas when I was first diagnosed

I can only speak from my experience, but I have been in Turkey for 5 weeks where the temps are similar and still climbing. I'm a type 2 on diet only and the highest reading I've had since I've been here is 7.7 :) I'm doing LCHF, which is not always easy in a foreign country, but I've stuck to...

I'm a 10 yr survivor of endometrial cancer and I can still remember the shock of getting the diagnosis. (They took my cervix along with everything else) Hope all goes well. We are all thinking of you x

Yes mine is at our local community hospital

I was diagnosed in February and have my first screening at the end of July! Congrats on the good results!

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Mine too :arghh:

You have helped me when I was feeling low. I wish I could do more to help you now. Thinking of you...

I think I was probably dehydrated and will make sure I drink more in future

When I was taking Gliclazide I occasionally felt shaky with 3s pre evening meal (and after eating lunch) - my DN told me to eat a slice of bread or a banana :banghead:. Today I had another drink of water, a coffee and some cheese and salami (late lunch I think) My numbers now are mostly 5-6...

Much to the disgust of my DN I stopped my meds about 10 days ago, and have gone away on holiday. She told me not to test at all, and I felt she was setting me up to fail. To spite her I have been really good, sticking to LCHF and my numbers have been fine, Today for breakfast I had full fat...

An update after one week with no meds: muscle pain in my arms and shoulders is gone, still a bit of pain in my legs, but that is partly sciatica playing up, and probably walking too much. Tummy is pretty much normal. My numbers have been mostly 5s and 6s, with a couple of 7s (in the morning)...

Hope you're feeling better soon. Tomorrow is another day x

My DN told me the same, but I have ignored it. Also, if you're taking gliclazide you need to be aware that you might go too low. Another poster on here told me "if you're under 5, don't drive". If you don't test, how will you know?

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to give diet a go first but will bear that in mind