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  1. ricardoharrison

    Introduction (Yet another one....)

    Hi All Apologies, this is spam and to get rid of the 'introduce yourself.....' prompt. In the interest of providing some meaning,T2 age 33 completely out of the blue 6foot 1inch 14stone on diagnosis. Low carbing down to 13stone in four months. readings are now in pre diabetic levels.
  2. ricardoharrison

    First results of HbA1c level since diagnosis (good news!!!)

    Hi All just wanted to share some good news Just got back from the docs surgey and just received my my latest sets of results, the scorecards are HbA1c level 43mmol/mol Cholesterol level 5.8mmol/L Trig 2.3 HDL 0.96 LDL 3.9 Weight 84kg down from 90kg (height is 6ft 2) Now the 1c level is...
  3. ricardoharrison

    Travel Insurance

    Hi All, Quick and easy question (hopefully). Any recommendations for travel insurance companies that specialise for diabetics?. I'm obviously google searching but would like some first hand experience from everyone. Many thanks for your help.
  4. ricardoharrison

    Hit my first 4. bg reading today

    Hi All, I know this is might be seen as spam (so I apologise!!) but today I hit my first 4.2 bg reading today, on the 7th March my fasting level was 16.5 so I'm feeling pretty chuffed with myself. With changes in diet and exercise i'm feeling like I'm coming to terms with what I have to do to...
  5. ricardoharrison

    Holidays/Travelling (Type 2)

    Hi all This maybe a stupid question, but I'm shortly going to be going on holiday and got a question about my testing kit. I'm type 2 so won't be travelling with insulin but am I allowed to put my testing kit in as hand luggage? i.e. my meter and lancelets??. Will that cause a problem going...
  6. ricardoharrison

    Newly diagnosed type two.

    Hi all. On Friday I was given the news I'm type two. This was picked up on a medical as I was switching doctors and wanted a running injury checked. I was totally gobsmacked and to be honest scared.however this forum had been brilliant over the last couple of days. It's giving me the strength...
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