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  1. lilcricket

    First HbA1c since diagnosis

    Just got my first HbA1c result since being diagnosed in late January of this year and am chuffed with the results! 31/01/23 - 92 (10.6%) 12/05/23 - 34 (5.3%) I have been taking 1 x 500mg Metformin per day since January (the idea was to slowly increase the dose but after following a low carb...
  2. lilcricket

    Bit of an update

    Bit of an update from me but I thought I'd post it in here as I still feel very "newly diagnosed" and it might be encouraging to others who are just getting their diagnoses. Just had my first appointment with my DN today after being diagnosed mid-January and finally got the results of my HbAC1...
  3. lilcricket

    Finger prick advice

    I've recently been diagnosed with type 2 and after recent concern from my GP that my ketone levels were too high I've been given a glucose and ketone monitor to keep an eye on them for the time being. However, I am really struggling with the finger pricking and actually managing to get enough...
  4. lilcricket

    Newly diagnosed

    Hi all, Just got the call this afternoon from the doctors with my blood test results and that, as suspected, I am diabetic likely Type 2. He's going to be doing another round of bloods next week to confirm that (and other things), but did say that with this initial result that would generally...
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