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Thanks for the advice.. I was very thirsty and frequently urinating. I was worried that as I was eating more I hadn't put on weight. Also my hair's thinning hence the Drs appointment. I asked for blood tests thinking it was iron or thyroid issues. I feel a bit silly now, it was obvious really...

Well done to you all. Being newly diagnosed thats very encouraging. Youre all helping to put my mind at rest. Thank you! Can I ask how many g carb are you all on? Tracey

I wasn't able to fetch the printout yesterday but I have it now. It says 131 mmol/mol . I now know this is very high and I think I was kidding myself given my diet was so bad. Do you think there's any chance I'd be given medication instead of insulin? I still have no idea how long I'll have to...

Include a photo here if you wish to. You wouldn’t like that! - What is your name? Tracey - How old are you? 53 on 9 Feb. Happy birthday to me… As someone else said, old enough to know better! - Are you male or female? Female - Which country are you from? England - Which city/area do you live...

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Hi all.Thanks again for replying. I'm in England. The BMI calculator says I'm around 7lbs away from the highest 'Normal' weight. I'm curently 12st 2lb and 5ft 7 having lost 1.5st on Slimming World. I set 12st 7 as a target as I'm happy at this weight but this is considered overweight. I'm going...

Hi thank you all for all the replies you've reassured me! I was shocked as they had tested my blood in November routinely as I'd had a gasroscopy to diagnose a Hiatus Hernia. The hospital had given me all the information I needed so no one looked at the blood results. now looking back the mg/dl...

Hi all I'm a 53 year old female and I was diagnosed with type 2 last Tuesday. I'm waiting for appointments with the practise diabetes nurse and the community diabetes team. My mg/dl was 132 which converts to 7.3 mmol/L according to google. My GP says this needs to be treated by injecting insulin...