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Thanks for the information and advice, I really do appreciate it even though some of my replies may not seem like it, I don't believe anyone is giving me false information, I'm just trying to understand. This is still all new to me and I'm still trying to get my head around everything and...

I'm getting even more confused with each post! Fruit & nut cereal is very high fibre and recommended on this website, now it's the worst possible thing to eat for a diabetic?? Oatcakes (staffordshire oatcakes, not the scottish biscuits and not a cake either) are made of oatmeal and are high...

Now I'm just even more confused and it still doesn't explain why my levels are lower after eating! :confused: I've been dieting since last July, when I became a vegetarian, lowered portion sizes and cut out fizzy drinks completely and I have lost almost 4 stone as a result. I don't think I am...

I know they are too high - but my question was why were my levels often lower AFTER eating. I am taking readings just before eating and again two hours afterwards. And how does any of what I ate contain 'way too many' carbs? I have really cut down, I didn't have a naan with the curry and most...

I'm trying to get my head around my BG readings and what they actually mean. I've been diagnosed for a few weeks, I am up to 3 Metformin a day this week and I have got myself the Codefree SD meter, I have cut out sugar and I have cut down on carbs, I am trying to monitor my BG levels before and...

I have just picked up the sample pot and there was a slip with it which said "Urine Albumin: Creatinine Ratio" Haha, I'm actually male to female trans, so that would be a shock! :eek:

Thanks, I guess I'm still finding things a little overwhelming at the moment.

When I saw the nurse last week for my initial assessment they had a urine sample off me, yesterday I had a call from my surgery and one of the GP's are asking for another sample, they wouldn't say why though. Is this normal or could it be related to my diabetes? I can't stop worrying that they...

Thanks for the comments and the advice, I have booked an appointment with Boots for next Saturday. I did wonder that going off what I had read previously, I'm guessing that I should still inform my insurers though? Definitely!!

I had my first assessment with the nurse this morning, she checked my blood pressure which seemed to be fine, she also checked my weight, height and feet. She's happy with what I am doing with my diet, and I was given a pneumococcal vaccination. I haven't been given a monitor so I have just...

Thank you, I never even thought about nails. My nails have been quite flakey for a while but I've always put that down to my job working in screen printing.

Thank you! :)

Quite possibly my favourite video/performance ever... my go-to video whenever I am feeling down about anything <3

Stoke City season ticket holder here... great win for us yesterday even if we did make hard work of it. Good to see Arnie back!

I've only just been diagnosed this past week and now I am starting to wonder if some other symptoms that I have had over the past year or so is because of my diabetes. I know that my feeling fatigued and tired all the time probably is, and feeling thirsty all the time too. Around November 2015...

I don't have a meter yet, it's something I will be asking the nurse about when I go for my initial assessment next week, if not then I will look into getting one myself.

Thank you so much for the welcome and thank you for the information and links @daisy1 , I'll definitely be checking those out! :) Thank you Abbie! I did have a lot to lose and I still do, at my worst I was 27 stone, so I know I still have a long way to go. When I became vegetarian I also tried...

Hi Everyone, I'm Danielle, 32 years old and I was diagnosed with Type 2 earlier this week. I was diagnosed after my GP sent me for blood tests after having cellulitis in January, now a lot of the other symptoms like tiredness, feeling thirsty make sense. I've been started on Metformin 500mg, 1...