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Re: Just out of interest - do you have diabetes in the famil It would seem lots more research is needed about this life changing disease. I was diagnosed T2 at age 57, my maternal grandmother and mother diagnosed T2 in their 70's. My sister and my mother's sister are both borderline insulin...

Hi Gill Thankyou for your posts and pleased to know you are doing really well. I've been t2 for 7 years and with oral meds my BS was really well controlled, however I had pancreatitis 18 months ago and was hospitalised for 6 months. I was critically ill and it has taken forever to get back to a...

Hi there, really well done you :D :D Which course have you been on. I dont know anything about calorie counting other than I have just started on a low GI diet as my BS has been hovering about 8 to 12 and quite eratic. I bought some new scales today for weighing food. Good luck and keep...

Hi I was diagnosed as t2 seven years ago and tried diet first, with three monthly checks onHBAc's. When that didnt work I was put on metformin and given a monitor to check my bs. I made random bs checks at that time to ensure I wasnt getting really highs. Perhaps your doctor doesnt think it...

Hi Have you tried keeping a food diary and checking it when your bs is giving a high reading. I am currently having problems with my bs, being occasionally 13 but generally around 7 - 10. Higher than I would like and I am now looking at the GI diet which really suits me. I have cut out...

Hi Gill Great news for you that you are controlling your HBAC1's well, and glad you are feeling better. I am due to see my diabetic nurse tomorrow. Polly

I have been on insulin for t2 for 18 months since I came out of hospital. I was unable to leave the house at that time and was allocated a specialist nurse who visited me every month and helped with questions about the insulin and controlling the insulin dose around my bs levels. My diabetes is...

I was pretty much like you Lisa before I was diagnosed t2 bout 7 yrs ago. I used to forget to eat and was working full time. I was prescribed oral meds. I am insulin dependent now after suffering Acute pancreatitis but am having these awful feelings again. My bs suffers highs and lows and...

I can recommend the 'Slim and Healthy Mediterranean' book written by Judith Wills. loads of recipes - over 100. Oil and vinegar dressing: 6 fl oz extra virgin olive oil, 3 tblsp red wine vinegar, l level tsp mustard powder, 1 level tsp sugar, add salt and plenty of black pepper. Combine all...

Will look on line for the book, thanks everyone. polly

Hi Sarah I do really sympathise with you and love chocolate too, so mood enhancing, however not good and I have cut down my choc treats after being very ill for 18months and now on insulin. Could it be that as you say your diet is not great, you perhaps could try to improve it by introducing...

My first thought was, wondered if the stats had anything to do with whether meds are oral or insulin as my hba1c,s were much lower before I started on insulin, although I have been ill for 18months since my pancreatitis attack, ergo the insulin now. I never had hypos on oral meds but I do now...

Hi When I was originally diagnosed as T2 7 yrs ago my SDN wanted my HBAC1.s to be below 7.5 - I wonder if that recommendation has now changed. Mine averaged 6.6 with meds until I had pancreatitis 18 months ago. Now on insulin they average 8.3 but I do have hypos too so not sure what the real...

Thankyou everyone, I will ask my SDN if he will arrange for me to have the test as suggested, your posts have been very helpful. To date I havent been told much and not knowing the questions to ask makes it doubly difficult.

Thank you everyone for your posts. Maybe I should check with my SDN but as all this is quite new to me - am a complete novice and find it quite complicated. I take a humalog mix twice daily which was described to me as being both quick and slow acting. I have also now started to take 2 x 2...

Hi ebony321 Thankyou for your post and I am sure I will find some really helpful info on the forum. I am not really getting much support at the moment from anywhere and there is so much I need to know now to enable me to live a reasonably normal life within the bounds of the pancreatitis and...

Hi Wonder if anyone can help me. I was diagnosed as type 2 about 7 years ago and took oral medication to keep my BG's in check. Around 18 months ago I had a severe attack of pancreatitis and was hospitalised for 6 months. During that time I was put on insulin on a sliding scale and then given...

Hi everyone My name is Pauline (polly) and have just joined the forum. I was diagnosed with type 2 about 7 years ago and coped well, keeping glucose levels reasonable at about 7.2 - 8 with the use of metformin and glicazide, also have had high BP for 30 years. Am 63 years of age, married with...