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Hi Jester 2 Welcome to the club and wonderful world we recently diagnosed Type 2's now inhabit. This new wordl is confusing at best, but it can be navigated, and a few wrong turns are par for the journey. I can only offer the advice that I followed and read the posts on the forum for Low carb...

Hi helensaramay Thanks for the answer, and that others have experienced similar possibly due to laying on the sensor. Typical is it not, cause and effect: diabetic and jam doughnuts can still taunt you in your sleep, which could be my cutting out sugar in my tea and coffee:)

Hi, some advice please. As a newbie to the 'Wonderful World of Type 2 Diabetes', and new owner of a Freestyle Libre, which I started with yesterday. Can someone with knowledge advise why during the night at around 3am, my levels would dip as they did and if this is normal, or something to...

6.4 today (finger prick), but was experimenting with food last night. I now know chilli con carne and a small portion of rice can have dramatic effects for me as seen on the readings on Freestyle Libre I now have. As a new user it can be quite dramatic seeing your readings rise like that for...

My GP told following a series of routine blood tests, the first being done because I had the dreaded flu with sepsis in January 2018, and she wanted to rule out anything else amiss. Everything was OK except my BG levels were way up - she even said 'WOW'. (Especially so as blood test 6 months...

Did my first test this morning and the meter read 5.4, so a happy bunny.

I had a quick look on the Accu Chek site, and it mentions it can be worn on a belt, so are they anything to do with this?

I must admit to struggling in these early days since being diagnosed in February 2018, as to what advice (or lack of) given by health professionals, and the experiences of the many on this web site, is the best to follow. Professionals are not infallible, and some make genuine mistakes, but it...

I did the Desmond course for type 2, recently, and while the information on diabetes and how affects body was useful to us newly diagnosed, the rest seemed to be a tick box presentation. The course was delivered at a fast pace, and little attention was paid to questions asked, with only those...

Hi Thanks to all for the positive encouragement and comments

Hi to all First, please accept my apologies for the following long post about my experience so far and writing it for others to read has been somewhat cathartic. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes back in late Early February 2018, following a severe illness which resulted in full blood...