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Many thanks for your reply Daibell, yes I was overweight but managed to get down to my target weight earlier this year, well pleased I was, told the doc, who told me it was BECAUSE of my uncontrolled Diabetes that I was losing weight...thanks matey, I've not been this slim since I was 25! Cakes...

Hello all, I've been struggling with type 2 for a few years now, which maybe says it all about this post. Recently went to the docs and he routinely took a blood sample, I thought nothing of it...but the next day, when I was having a bit of cake he rang and told me my HbA1C was way high (over...

This Diabetes thing is a real struggle, I was diagnosed early in 2009 and thought it was all under control. Then this time last year I had to start taking Metformin (500mg 3x a day). Mostly ok but at my most recent clinic appointment the nurse told me the numbers were creeping up and it was...

Mine's got nothing to do with fizzy drinks. One of the things I do is stand around by the side of motor racing circuits waiting for things to go wrong, dressed in a fireproof orange suit...I'm a motor sport marshal at Castle Combe in Wiltshire. Not the most fetching of colours and it doesn't go...

Uh oh...what have I started? :roll:

I'm sure my readings fluctuate during the day, but I'm only reading 2 hours after my evening meal. I'll keep an eye open though. I'm quite pleased with how easy it was to drop out of the zone around 10. If I think about it I've just cut out the sugary squash, white bread, white pasta, cakes...

Got given a blood glucose meter on Wednesday and measured 11 ish at first attempt. Since then I've been trying to eat low carb food all the time and since thursday I've not only lost 4lbs but also my evening blood glucose levels have been 8.2 / 7.1 / 6.0 / 4.9. I was really chuffed with the...

Hi. Good point well made, I've been feeling really hungry today! But what sort of fats? My cholesterol is 'slightly high' apparently. I don't really know what affect fat has on cholesterol so any advice as i'm trying to low carb would be gratefully received. Cheers, Rich

As suggested by the wise ones on here, the outcome of my visit to the Diabetes Clinic at my local surgery. This is the nurse's view... 1. Yes it looks like I'm type 2, my BMI is higher than it should be (at the moment, see no. 4) so I could be Insulin resistant instead of not producing enough...

Chippenham in Wiltshire, but originally North London Rich

Newly diagnosed T2 last week. Maybe I'm jumping ahead but I want to find out whether my already changed diet is having th desired effect. If I get myself a blood glucose monitor, just how often should I be checking? Got an appointment with the dietician next week but I'm a bit impatient... I can...

Hi all, thanks for your advice, welcomes, encouragement...I don't feel quite so alone! It's quite a challenge getting my head around it having been completely healthy for the previous 40 years, and I think it sort of hit me yesterday. R

Last week I got a call from my GP with my fasting blood test results, blood glucose level at 9 (was 15.5 in the surgery when he first checked it), and 'raised' cholesterol. I'm in the dark about everything else so far. I'm 40 and all the doc told me is that I'm diabetic... Been trying to write...