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Hi, this kind of came from another thread. How old were all my fellow t2's at diagnosis? Thought it might be interesting to work out an average age. I was 39. Dx

Hi folks, My annual review is due. In my haste to avoid taking time off work I have booked to have my bloods done tomorrow morning when I am off work. It being Christmas I have relaxed my diet very much so this week ( I gave myself three days off. I have indulged in my first roast spuds all...

Just being nosey really... So what book are people reading right now (or the last book you read) and would you recommend it? I have just finished "mini shopaholic" by Sophie Kinsella. Not exactly intellectual stuff but very funny. Just about to start Tony Blairs book, not sure how I will get...

Being me, I have put the instructions for my meter somewhere safe.... So safe I havn't a clue. I have had a couple of readings that don't make sense over the past few days, so was wondering if I should be using control solution, and if so what on earth I do with it. The only other thing I...

Hi all.. Another question out of sheer nosiness! I have noticed around the forum there a lot of people who have been diabetic for a very long time. Having an enquiring mind (or being nosey, you decide) I wondered how you used to control your diabetes? How did you used to track your progress...

Hi. Not completely diabetes related.....but most of the wisest heads I have ever met on the tinternet are from this forum. A couple of weeks ago i managed to drop my sofa on my toe. It flaming hurt! Anyway said toe went pink and a bit puffy... Now the pinkness and swelling has died down and...

Is 6.2, I am rather pleased with myself! I have even quit the fags. Chol 4.8 and three stone lighter!! My (very supportive) GP says I am doing just fab. I am tempted to toast myself with a glass of red and nibble a few olives!

I have tried looking for this answer on Google, but seem to be drawing a blank. This site is where i seem to get the best, most reliable diabetes related information so i was hoping you could help me again. I am type t2, diagnosed at 39, as far as I know my Gran was the only other diabetic in...

Just a quick question. Would the current hot sticky weather explain why my BM is higher than it usually is? I havn't eaten any different and feel well so can't think of anything else. Thanks D

I have managed to gain a huge blister on my foot (my weakness for not so sensible shoes) and it is turning a little on the grotty side. So far I have washed it and applied liberal amounts of tea tree oil. I was wondering if anyone has any advice? It is very sore and starting to throb.

I have been pondering again! This time on what the rationale Is behind the current 'eat plenty on starchy carbs' advice currently given out ? From my own limited testing/knowledge I know this is exactly what pushes my numbers up. But the nhs must have a reason to advise us to, and I was...

I was wondering why HB1AC isn't used as the diagnostic test for diabetes. As it reads our longer term levels surely it must be a more valid than the 'snapshot' which is what a fasting test is in essence. I was hoping someone better informed than me could explain. Thanks in advance to anyone who...

I just rang my insurance company to share the happy news of my diabetes. I didn't realise I should untill the recent thread. Anyhow, after a lenghty hold listening to awful music and being told how important to them I am (or at least my monthly direct debit is) I was rewarded with a breif chat...

Yesterday I was out shopping when I saw a lady collecting for a cancer dog charity. I was chatting to her (and making a fuss of the very friendly adorable dog she had with her) when she told me the dog She had with her was actually a trainee diabetes alert dog. Apparently this dog ( which by...

Hi all, I was diagnosed in Nov 09. I am type 2 diet controlled. My fasting levels are usually in the 7's and after meals I have been ranging from 8 to 10. I have been following a lower carb diet recently. Today I felt shaky, sick, dizzy and just generally rubbish. I tested and was 4.8. It has...

I have developed a few skin tags near my eyes. Not a medical issue I know. But I hate them and have been looking into having them whipped off. I read somewhere that type 2 increases the liklihood of skin tags and was wondering if this was anyone elses experiance? Also, has anyone else had tags...

Hi, I was hoping for some advice. I am a type 2, diet only. I have had a very upset stomach for about 36 hours (running to the loo- even water seems to be going straight through, feel queasy but not been sick) and am not sure what to do. Obviously anyone with a stomach upset is going to feel...

Hi, I am a fairly newly diagnosed T2. My BG is normally in the 8's or 9's but over the past few days i have started having levels of 12 plus. I am diet only and do feel off colour and very tired, but not too awful. I realise that levels in the 12's are not that high for some folks, but they...

Hi, I have been invited to my "annual review" with the DN and my GP. I am fairly newly diagnosed (Nov 2009) and was wondering what to expect. I have already had some bloods taken (i assume one is for HB1AC) and have had to drop off a urine sample (what are they going to test that for)...

Hi. As a T2 DX in Nov 2009, i have been doing a lot of research into Diabetes. I have had the NHS advice to eat starchy carbs, and i knew i needed to loose rather a lot of wieght anyway. I am a (strict) vegetarian and my diet for years and years has very much ben carbs, carbs and more carbs. I...