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    Glucose in Urine

    Hi, At my last 6 month check for my diabetes,I was diagnosed asT2 in 2007, my hb1ac came back as 11.3. My doctor asked for the test to be repeated and I am seeing him in on 2nd March. However in the meantime I've bought some Bayer Diastix to check my urine glucose levels. I've tested for 2...
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    Croakey voice & cough

    Hi, I have had a croakey voice for years. I constantly have to clear my throat to speak. Very often after eating this gets much worse and I have to cough to clear my chest of phleghm. It was with this symptom that I went to the doctor's and that's when they found out I had diabetes. He hasn't...
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    Critical Illness and Life Insurance Cover

    Hi, has anyone else had difficulties trying to get a policy for critical illness cover? I can get covered for dying from a Diabetes related illness but if I have a heart attack or stroke and cannot work there is no one out there who will give me an insurance policy for this. I will need an...
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    Hello everybody nice to meet you!

    I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes on 11/07/2007. I have to say that up until the last few weeks I thought that they had made a mistake and I wasn't really diabetic, so I've been half hearted about by diet and exercise. I think I finally realised that if I don't get to grips with it, I will be...