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    The second year.

    Hello, I have ready all of the above posts and all are relevant, but I may have mislead you when I said about annual medical checkups. We get very good support from our diabetic medical team and my son - Harry has HBA1C's, foot checks, site checks, weight, height, blood pressure, urine test etc...
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    The second year.

    Thats a very similar situation to my sons diagnosis. 7.4 is great, you are doing well there. Yes, definitely up for a cure. I know it coming. :)
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    The second year.

    I really feel for you. I dont know how old you are, but my husband and I were devastated when my son was first diagnosed at 7. I know he was confused, upset, very angry, we also felt all of that on his behalf. Although everything is handled differently by everyone, I have to say that I...
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    need help on losing weight

    I would be really interested to hear what your dietician says about you going on the atkins. I have been on it myself and its great if you can stick to it, but I am not diabetic. My son is Diabetic, type 1 and a close friend has been recently diagnosed (type 2) and she has been told it is...
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    The second year.

    My son was seven when he was diagnosed and although the 1st year seemed bad, looking back, it was definitely the easiest time for good readings as the 'honey moon' period whilst his pancreas was still kicking out a bit of insulin were much easier to control. Less wild swings etc. So yes, on...