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Hi Friends i was dx last may 3rd, i had a feet test where they brush a little thing under your feet for sensation...my last suagr test was last november!! now my question is....should i get a letter from my GP asking me to going in for these tests? thank you xxx

Hi Friends i have lost over 2 stones since being diagnosed...with slimming world...now what i need to ask is...after a few days of eating rubbsih food...can this make me feel sooooooo tired!! and very sluggish? thank in anticipation x

Hi Friends, when DX in may, my HBA1C was 7.0, cholestrol was 4.6 diet only, 3months later in august, HBA1C was 5.9 cholestrol was 4.5 i have just rang for me recent bloods HBA1C 5.5 cholestrol 4.6.....blood pressure 110/70 tryglixarides (sp) 1.49 i have infact lost 2 and half stone since...

Hi Friends i have lost almost 2 and a hafl stone since being diagnosed in may, my blood sugars are rather good....fasting late 4s ealry 5s... through day, 6 and 7s roughly they have come down nicely since losing weight...so why do i still feel fatigued?, i'm on iron , had all the other usual...

Hi friends, i went to a party last night and enjoyed a good dance, unknowingly i have a big blister on the outer side of my big toe, , i would say its bigger than the ned of a pencil, now when i went to the nurse when dx in may, she said something about needing to see the GP when i have...

Hi friends, been dx for 4 months, lost weight etc, numbers down, but just some times i feel soooooo tired like i have been drugged and need to go to sleep which i usually do lol, achy, and a slight shakey body, like when you had a an off day before you knew it was diabetes! can this be down...

after all the faffing about over the last few weeks, of my bloods failing blah blah blah!! i went into the nurse, at dx in may, my cholesterol was 4.6....it is now 4.5 :D anf 3 months ago at dx my Hba was 7% and at the time the nurse was hoping with hard work i could get it down to...

Hi Friends when i was dx in may this year, i was told by the practice nurse that i would need another test in 3 months...so ok i had these done last week..went for the results the other day to be told the test had failed!! (spme of you may have read this on my other thread) so they took some...

This time tomorrow, i will have got my very 1st Hbc results since diagnosis in may :? also cholesterol and for my anemia, i have been very good and hoping for good result!! i will be so upset if its not good news and they want to pump me with meds, but i know i will have to accept it, i will...

Hi friends, well like most of us after being told we have diabetes, all my diet has changed, i eat plenty of veggies, try a and remember to drink plenty! usually when i have headaches :( i am on slimming world diet, and although i try not to eat much potatoes and pasta etc, i do eat plenty...

HI friends, i am due my 3 monthly test, the nurse said i never need to fast before a blood test again, so how can i get a true reading to compare to the last one i had? plus i am due my cholestral and anemia check, thanx xx

my sugars was a little low earlier, not low for most but for me they was,...so i had a banana while i cooked tea.....while i was cooking the tea i felt a little strange...i know this sounds over the top, but it was like impending doom :shock: that was 2 hours ago and its still hanging round...

Hi i see this coming up a few times, can you please tell me what keytones and keytone stix are how they are used and when to use them plz? also DKA what is this plz? many thanx x

Well i have been to my dads and there on the kitchen counter was a warm lemon meringue pie, both my sisters had a plate full, my dad said to me "a little wont hurt you will it" apart from shooting my sugars up and making me drowsy for the rest of the day ...no!! lol i avoided but sat with a...

Hi friends. i am feeling rather proud of myself, all this week my BS have been in the sixes and even fives!! because i have to buy my sticks etc, i have been taking 3 readings aday..1 fasting 2 afternoon 3 evening, unless i try a different food then i will check before and after it, but more...

Hi Friends. there i am 2 months into being told i have diabetes, type 2 D&E, got my results and told i have background retinopothy :shock: :( its knocked me off my feet!!, not to mention scared me to death, my blood pressure is good, my cholestrol was 4.6, hba1c was 7 on dx, i thought i...

Hi Friends, i'm a bit confused!!, my morning fastings read about low 6s sometimes mid 5s type 2 diet and excersice, no change in what i have been eating...started swimming, swam last night...this morning fasting was 7.0!!!! :shock: i nearly fell through floor :roll: i have lost 15lbs...

Hi Friends i was wondering when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, what happens from going from diet only to meds ro insulin? i am on diet and excersice only, but was just wondering if it is to do with not getting your numbers inder control? thanx xxxx

In my quest for the body beautiful :wink: i went wsimming today, 1st time in years!! infact i really forgot how to swim at 1st!! but i really worked my body, no doubt it will tell me tomorrow :roll: i had 1 slice of weight watchers bread with 1 triangle of low fat cheese on before i went...

Hi friends well it went fine....i went for 9 this morning...in a bit of a state as you know, the lady called me in...i told her how i felt, and asked if there was a chance i could have it done without the drops.....no she said....she needed to get a good picture, ok i said did a short eye...