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Thank you all so much for your advice. I feel much more reassured now and will try to find someone who is more supportive of active patient involvement. It's hard to trust myself and my little meter when the 'experts' tell me I am wrong and damaging my health. Laysan

Thanks Hanadr It's just hard for me to trust myself and my little meter when my doctor (presumably) knows more about this stuff than I do. Laysan

Hello all I am a type 2. I was recently given another oral glucose tolerance test to 'confirm' my diabetes. My fasting was still normal but my 2 hour result was 20! I have been self-testing and eating a reduced carb diet. I have been able to keep my post meal levels under 7 (at 1 or 2 hours...

Hello all I am newly diagnosed with type 2 and had a 2 hr GTT result of 17.5. My fasting glucose was normal. I was hoping people would share with me their GTT test results at their time of diagnosis and whether they needed to go on medication or not at that point. I realise everyone is...