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Thanks for your advice Ringi, it's good to know. I don't feel sick at all, just feel like I have little strength that's all. I will have to think seriously about getting a meter. At the moment I don't take any medication, just try to control bg by dieting.

I know I was lucky to be seen by this GP, as an emergency case as all other appointments were gone already. Funny enough I never ever seen her before or even know the name. She is not one of the usual doctors at this GP as guess. I was thrilled when she offered the " fancy" test as someon here...

Thank you Salvia for replying to me. I will have a MOT (or MOD) blood test next week to check all and everything. I was luckily seen by a GP this morning and she was very good, she wanted me to have that test as she said that I might even not have type 2, that there is a grey area between type 1...

My HB 1 ac was 6.6 fasting, actually I am not too sure it was HB 1ac or was it BG as I was diagnosed 2 months ago with this reading. Although DN and GP advised to have brown instead of white and cut down a little on carbs, but I of course was too scared so I almost cut carbs down totally, next...

Just updating from last night : I saw a GP this morning and she has arranged for me to have a MOT ( or is it MOD) test next week, she said it is a fancy test about everything including liver, kidney...etc... She meantioned antibodies and such, things that I don't really understand. Anyway, I am...

Thank you so much you are most helpful. I will make this my bedtime reading now and try my best to understand it.. Must be so hard for you being diagnosed at only 14! Now I am feeling guilty about crying over my weight issue... It's nothing compared to you being diagnosed at that tender age...

Oh I hope that's the case, not because of any underlying illness I might be having, as I only count carbs not calories. I almost became vegetarian and even cut down on root vegetables.. I have a much smaller potion now too. I just wonder a lot of members here eat so little and even no breakfast...

I was diagnosed only because I asked to have a diabetes test. I was having a blood test after a course of iron supplements as I was then anemic. I suspected I might have diabetes because my mum and most people on that side of family have it. Also the fact that my second child was 9.1 pounds when...

Thank you for replying to me. Now I will have to look up what is GAD and LADA as I am still new here and know little about diabetes. My weight loss started only since I started low carbs diet, before that I was fine with a healthy weight. Did you suffer from the weight loss before being...

J Thank you for replying to me. I will try to book an appointment with GP first thing in the morning. I don't test as I have this fear of needle and also I thought I would wait till having the second test after the first 3 months with DN. I know most members here test themselves... but my fear...

I know what you mean and I share the same feeling with you. I found out about my diabetes 2 months ago, my mum and has it as well as her sisters and brothers, so here I have it too. I had healthy weight, healthy diet, but inherited diabetes from my mum. And I was thinking my boys might or...

Hi all, how do I stop losing weight?? I am devastated to see myself in the mirror this morning when getting out of bed! Nothing but skin and bones... Since 1st November ( fist diagnosed - 8.7 stone) till now I have lost 18 pounds. I was 7.10 stone 2 weeks ago and now my weight has gone down even...

Hi all, I was shocked seeing myself in a mirror when getting up this morning, got on the scale, and my weight has gone down further. So far from 1st November till now I have lost 18 pounds ( 9 kilos) from my original 8.7 stone (54kg). I am totally devastated!! Shall I wait to see the nurse in 2...

Thanks for your most sensible and helpful advice Resurgam I know it will do me a world of good ... I knew that all along but somehow not managed to follow it as I do love all things made of flour and relied on it to fill me up. Now the flour is not an option anymore, and with sudden weight loss...

Hi Ickihun, I am born to be thin type of person. I have always been on slightly underweight side. Last few years I some how managed to put on a few kilos and I never looked so good. Earlier last month I was diagnosed with diabetes so I went straight on very low carbs diet ( from a high carbs...

Like you I prefer plant fats to other fats. Give me avocado any time any day !! I can eat a whole avocado just like an apple! The annoying thing is they often take days to get ripen if not even a week. Thanks for warning me about selenium in Brasilia nuts. I never knew or thought that. I have...

Hi LittleGrey Cat, I eat lean meat because It is healthier and I prefer lean to fat. I know carbs are no good for us diabetics, but at the moment I have little to none so I think to gain weight, I might allow myself a bit more. Say a slice of bread for lunch and a small potato for dinner, not...

Thank you all of you for taking time to reply to me. I do take your advices seriously and have decided that my priority is to put on back some weight, by allowing myself a bit more carbs. So far I only had a little carbs for dinner ( half a potato or 2 tbsps of rice, pasta..). My fasting...

Wow, thanks for this. I will check it out! :)

You mean high carbs diet can lower cholesterol? Sorry I am not sure I understand what you mean?