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Sometimes when the word "cured" or "reversed" is used, what they actually mean is that the diabetes goes into remission (stops or slows progression). This can be either on a long or short term basis.

Hello Jenny and welcome. Everyone on here are really friendly and helpful. Any questions there is always someone who can offer a little help or top tip.

Hi and welcome. The only diabetics who do not qualify for an exemption certificate is diet controlled diabetics. As your GP has put you on Metformin, you do qualify. More info is available on the diabetes.co.uk website. Best wishes.

Hello Gobiker56 and welcome. Everyone on this forum are really helpful and have lots of helpful tips. Are prescriptions in Spain still private? If so, be careful what meter you buy, do plenty of research on the cost of test strips over there. The meter you only have to pay out for once, the...

For me, self testing is psychological. If I test regularly before or after meals I am more conscientious about what I eat. When I don't test for a few days or weeks even I fall into old habits (that one slice of pizza turns into half a pizza or worse, and I constantly crave carbs because I'm not...

Hi, Have your doctors done a Glucose tolerance test (GTT)? This will confirm whether or not you are diabetic. They take fasting bloods, get you to drink a fixed amount of lucazade or something similar and take bloods again two hours after. As for high blood pressure and diabetes, I don't...

That's very true and as a mother of two very scary! I've only just managed to convince my teenager to eat minced beef (with tacos!) as for my youngest he won't touch anything unless it's covered in ketchup. The biggest problem is what they will actually eat themselves. As a "dinner lady" at a...

hope your friend is feeling better soon and manages to get good support.

My mum and her mum are/were type 2 diabetics. My brother and sister are massively overweight and live off junk. I'm the slimmest (medically 2 stone overweight and working on it) and I had gestational diabetes with both of my children (2 years apart), then got diagnosed as type 2 a year later. If...

For all type 2s watch this link. It's a breathe of fresh air. If only all doctors thought this way...

Hi, You can still get hypos if you are diet controlled. You do get them much more often on meds though. I had a hypo the other week at 4.1 sweating and the shakes. Not a nice feeling. I'm diet controlled only.

I'll give it a go, thanks ;)

I was told by a DN to test once a day, first thing in the morning for my fasting bloods. Apparently, as you lose control of your diabetes your fasting blood will rise. However, having tried this, I have to agree with everyone else. You never know how much that pizza spikes your bloods until you...

Hi sjhume, sounds like you're doing a great job and looking after a teenage boy is certainly not an easy task (have one of my own!). Without causing any offence as its certainly not meant, have you done any of the online NHS questionnaires about low mood, anxiety or depression. Just a thought...

What meter do you have?

Hi Noblehead, they've said they don't want to see me until next year for my usual annual check :(. I'm gonna book an appointment with my opticians at the 6 month point and ask them to take photos and check it for me. [fingers crossed]!

Thats not good! I thought my care was a bit hit and miss but that's very poor care! Hope you manage to get something sorted soon.

When I spoke to my GP about the retinopathy she said I needed to speak to DN who never bothered to phone me back. So on speaking to reception, they said I was due a review in October but couldn't fit me in and didn't have their December calendar!! I received a letter to book my review but...

Hi Forty six, My previous GP's was abroad (southern Ireland) and private so the more they did, the more they got paid! Test strips etc were all private prescriptions so I'm used to paying for them. Now that I'm back in the UK (my home country) it's all gone to pot! Only had one diabetic review...

Hi Tara, now that you've had a bit of time to get to grips with things, how are you getting on?