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I was bigger then this bloke and didnt get help from anybody, in my case it was the question of lowering what I ate and drank and getting my backside of the sofa. Sure enough it didnt save me from getting diabetese a few years later but its odd to think that i'm more healthy at 23 then I was at 16.

Do you not need a certain amount of Carbs to convert to energy, otherwise wouldn’t you be drowsy throughout the day? I will soon be working 38 hours a week in an environment which forces me to move around a busy hospital, I'm 23 years old with Diabetes type 2, my BMI is only slightly over in...

My missus is the same, she's even woken and had a paddy because she thinks the smoke alarm is a spider that's going to get her, sure enough the next morning she will deny everything. No more cheese for her before bed!! :evil: I suppose its just down to the sort of experiences you have had...

Thanks, I did try searching although not thoroughly enough :oops:

Hey I have been put forward for the group based "X-pert progrmme" which Is a 6 week course which advertises to: The Majoity of the information including scanned leaflets and slide shows can be found at the NHS URL: http://www.diabetes.nhs.uk/our_work_are ... programme/ X-pert's offical...

I found out that I am type 2 diabetic a few weeks ago (aged 22), my sugar levels were sky high I think on the finger prick test it was 18 and after the blood test showed an average of 26 or so yet I dont show any symtoms that you wouldnt expect from a over worked student that needed more sleep...

Yes i have had the blood tests. I have been very overweight in the past plus type 2 is within the family.

Re: Just out of interest - do you have diabetes in the famil Mums side of the family: Great Grandmother - Type 2 (Not sure what age) Grandmother - Type 2 with insulin + oral medication (aged 46) Granddad - Type 2 tablets (aged 70) dads side is unknown Me - Type 2 oral medication - (aged 22)

Hi guys I'm 22 and from Nottingham although now living in Leeds. :) I have just graduated from a computer networking degree at Nottingham Trent University. I have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a month or so ago when I moved to Leeds and decided I had better pay a visit to the doctors...