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First couple of months? It's a bit late for that. I have no understanding of what each food does to me, and unless I somehow find a meter/ from docs/ or myself buying one - I won't have. Seems like a daft way to go about things - not offering meters I mean. Normalizing? Enough to be able to...

I'm on Metformin controlled release tablets, and I've lost 2st 3lb 12 oz since September last year. No insulin... yet.

Um... maybe if I cry at them and explain how worried and confused I am about what's good food and what isn't? But I wouldn't be at all surprised if they refuse me everything, I was told to ask about SW as some will prescribe a 12 week course for you to find out if it will suit you - but not my...

No, no monitor. Didn't know I needed one, but very bewildered as to what's good for me and what isn't, so I guess the real answer to that is, yes, I DO need one. I am writing up a food diary though, often with pics of food. I find that helps me, and if I ever find out what's good for me and...

Thanks for all that, I will ask the Doc, next time I see one. I'm booked to go on a 'Desmond'. I'll look out for dizzy spells - I thought that was an inner ear problem. No one said.

Wow! What lovely welcomes and what a lot of information. Thank you all so much. My doctor has set me up to do a 'Desmond' but it's taking a long time to get to that. (It's an all day education course for diabetics.) I just got so fed up with waiting and waiting and waiting that I wanted to try...

- My name is Fran - How old are you? Too old. - female. - Which country are you from? UK - Which city/area do you live in? I live in the country/Essex - Are you religious? Not very. - Pick three words to describe your personality. Depressed, arty, shy - Do you have any pets? Yes. A very...

Hi, I'm newly diagnosed as type 2 diabetic on 29th Dec last year. Been dieting and lost a little weight (2st 3lb) since Sept last year, and there's a LOT I don't understand. Like, what's a hypo? Why can some people test their blood sugar and some don't even get any information about it...

Hi there, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes on about the 29th December last year. I know I am overweight, so I've been trying to loose weight since 1st September 2015, joined Slimming World on 2nd Feb 2016, but have been trying to follow Slimming World since I was diagnosed last year...