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Hiya, welcome to the forum. Your pink writing is very cheerful! :D

I hope I didn't offend anyone when I said my sister in law's type 2 was from an unhealthy lifestyle, I only said this as I know her so well and I am in the same boat as her. We are both very over weight and ate all the wrong stuff. I know that there are plenty of type 2s out there that are...

My father inlaw is type 1 and none of his 3 adult children have gotten type 1 from him. My sister inlaw did however get type 2 but that was from bad life style habbits.

Sorry to hear that you are depressed. You will get the right help now and you will feel the benefit of it. I have been depressed (not diabetic related) on and off for the last 16 years or so this time has lasted over 7 years so far. You could be put on antidepressants which really help you...

Oh right, I didn't know that. I will see how I go for this month as I see her again at the end of the month and may suggest the slow release met.

I have been taking 30 Diamicron MR (slow releasing) and Glucophage (metformin) 850mg x 3 a day. I stopped taking the Glucophage myself for over a week now as I was feeling very tired and sick on them. I still took the 30 Diamicron MR in the morning and with cutting out all the major carbs I...

Thank you for your advice guys! :D

Hi, was wondering if anyone here have counted calories to help lose weight and how successful is it? I am cutting out most of the main carbs like pasta, rice and breads etc but I still want to eat lots of veg. I want to find a diet that is kind of in the middle ground. Lowish in carbs with...

Hi Jack, welcome to the forum. :)

Hello and welcome! :D

So sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but better you found out now that later. I only got diagnosed myself at Easter so I am also quite new to it all. I have found the people on this forum to be a great help. It is good to have people to talk to that understand. :)

Very sad to read about your loss and my thoughts are with you and your family. It was only today that the dangers of diabetes have sunk in with me (being newly diagnosed) as my aunt died last night due to heart and kidney problems brought on by her diabetes. She was a lovely lady and she is...

My dietitian told me to stay away from nuts as they are too fatty, but now I am counting my carbs which she is also against as most maybe a few wont hurt me! Oh I love nuts!!!!! It takes one to love one! :lol:

Splenda (sucralose) – granulated or liquid form, Saccharin, ********************** and Ace K are known to not effect the blood sugars. Aspartame – Some people have Insulin Reactions (also there was a trial test done years ago where subjects ate bucket fulls of Aspartame and had very bad...

Thank you. :)

Can long gaps inbetween meals make a difference in your readings like if you had breakfast at 9 but missed lunch and had dinner at 6pm? Or not eating enough times during the day effect a reading?

Hiya, welcome to the forum. I felt much the same as you a short while back and was diagnosed with type 2. You are doing the right thing by cutting down on carbs to start with. This place s full of information that will help you. :)

That's the first time I have heard of a dog being trained in that way! It is fantastic! I have 2 golden retrievers myself and wouldn't be without them! Also have 4 cats. Even if they aren't trained to life save they are good for making you feel loved and lower stress! :D You never need to...

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Hello and welcome to the forum. I am quite new to the forum myself and still trying different things out. It is great being able to talk to others with diabetes and benefit from their experiences. :)