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thank you everyone especially for all the advice found on this site, because without it i could never have done it.

I am so happy after being diagnosed in march have just had a new blood test and am so happy with results (diest and excersice) March June HBAC1 6.6 6.0 LDL 4.1...

hi lise , i too am a mum of 4, i hope everything goes well for you on tuesday.I think gestational diabetes tends to clear up after you have had the baby, and that babies born to diabetic mothers tend to be bigger,this site is great and im sure you will find loads of great information.You only...

im very lucky, i csn get an appointment the same day i phone, and our doctor keeps you for as long as it takes,and never makes you feel as though i am wasting there time,If i was you id complain i was under the impression that GPs are there to help, it was extremely rude .

hi there, i was diagnosed a couple of months ago.Fasting test was 13.1 and hbac1 6.5 doc told me i could go 3 months with diet and excersice to get it down which i am doing. Your GP doesnt sound very helpful, i think that i would ask for a second opinion.

hi there im not on any medication yet. My periods stopped and i was every 28 days,i went off to the doc thinking i was pregnant and found out i was diabetic (she said your it was quite normal for your periods to go haywire) hope this helps . sara

Hi louise, well done for stopping smoking the first couple of weeks are the hardest,( i stopped last aug) the nicotine patches helped for me i only needed them for about a week to take the edge off.I was constantly hungry all the time too i made up a bowl of salad and munched on that, or carrot...

I the carbs on the packet,but yesterdays food was boiled egg for breakfast stir fried veg for lunch roast chicken, carrots,1 parsnip and cauliflower cheese a cracker and cheese before bed it is that time of the month would it make that much difference? its now 2 hours after breakfast and back...

im type 2, where in orkney are you?

hi all since i have been diagnosed (a ew weeks now) i have self tested, and my readings in the mornings have always been a problem usually in the 7s or 8s, i have cut out carbs and eat a cracker and cheese before bed. This morning i have woken up and they are 10.1 how can this be when i havent...

hi there and welcome, i cant really answer your questions as im newly diagnosed, but if you have a look around the forum there is loads of information that will help. sara

hi scotty, yes im from scotland lived near Edinburgh for years, then 3 years ago moved to the Orkney Islands, so now i live on a small island with a population o less than 450.Its a great place to bring up kids and the health service is second to none i have known before. (you can phone the docs...

hi there pleased to meet you, sara

hi there and i wonder if anyone can tell me i have a sore throat today and dont feel so great, my bs is 9.2 higher than its been in ages, does blood sugar raise if you are feeling under the weather? as i have been eating all the same stuff that was keeping it in the 6s and 7s. thank you sara

hi there im in orkney on a small island, its a great place to live.

hi foxglove and welcome, cant give you any advice as new to it myself buut loads of great advice on here. sara

hi i spoke to the DN yesterday and told her i was coping fine with my doc ( i live on an island and it is a ferry ride away to go and see her), and did i really need to see her , she said she was happy with my doc dealing with it, she asked about my diet and i explained that i was trying the low...

im so glad to hear that you are ok, and you went to hospital.Now you can get the treatment you need. sara

please take him to the hospital better be safe than sorry

I usually dont have anything before bed, but tried a cracker and cheese last night and this morning was 7.9 which is def better than 9.4, so will try a bit of cheese again tonight and fingers crossed that will start to bring my fasting levels down.Thank you for all your replies.