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Hi Matt, Good to hear that you got on well at the doctors. I wouldn't feel bad about getting test strips on prescription though - while you may not have done yourself any favours diabetes is not all your fault (there are some genetic pre-requisites so it's as much your ancestors fault as...

Hi Shirl, There is some good advice on one of the threads on the greetings and introduction forum that helped me a lot when I was diagnosed type 2 in August. The blood test that you mention that measures the average over 120 days or so you will probably hear called a Hba1c test or glycated...

Hi Snarley, Definately get a meter and test after meals - that's the only way to know for sure what food affects you in what way. It also helped me a lot with portion control especially of carbs - if something tested too high I tested again next time after eating less of it, until eventually I...

I know exactly what you mean - it was definately that way with me. Good luck at the docs tomorrow, hope you get good news (or at least good treatment).

As everyone else has said....time to bite the bullet and see the doc mate. Yes the doctors can be patronising, and the help on this forum is frequently more useful than your GP surgery, but it's not going to go away I'm afraid. When you do start getting to grips with it you will probably feel...

Finally got to see the nurse at my surgery yesterday (who to be fair is very pleasant and as far as I can see is the best thing about the surgery) and got my results. The results were good news on the whole - Hba1c of 6.8 down from 17.9, so no meds for me yet! Hopefully I'll get it lower by...

Lynmi, I was diagnosed 2 months ago and bought this book from Amazon as I knew next to nothing about diabetes - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Type-Diabetes-E ... 587&sr=8-1 It's called 'Type 2 diabetes:the first year' and I found it very good at explaining some things especially some of the more...

Hi Ribenababy - I was also diagnosed type 2 in August. I have found everyone here is quite helpful and knowledgable so welcome and good luck.

Thanks glad it's not just me being over sensitive. This forum has been much more help that my GP surgery to be honest. If only you guys could prescribe test strips too....

I needs some advice - I am quite annoyed with my GP surgery. I was diagnosed diabetic at the start of August with BG levels of 17.9. After a meeting with the nurse I was told I was diabetic, 'probably type 2', and instructed to go away and get my blood levels down before I came back 2 months...

Hi My understanding is that alcohol is one of the few nice things that lowers BG levels, as it slows down the liver and hence slows the production of glucose. However, I also understand that alcohol can lower your BG too much and if you are on insulin it could cause a hypo. I have also heard...

I sometimes eat Muesli (the no added sugar variety). The dorset cereals ones are very tasty although I cannot have a very big bowl as it raises my BG levels too high :cry: . When I looked into breakfast cereals I was amazed to find how many have had extra sugar added - pretty much most except...

Hi Maggie, Totally know where you are coming from - I was quite confused at first and it took a couple of weeks to start getting my head round it (I was diagnosed in August). The problem I had was the NHS leaflets said one thing, such as eat a decent portion of starchy carbs at each meal, and...

Since being diagnosed as a type 2 a month or 2 ago, I have been trying to do more exercise. As a result I dusted off a cross trainer exercise machine that I have been using as a clothes horse for the last few years and went to work. I have found it quite enjoyable and quick taxing, but...

I have found german rye bread to work quite well with the old BG levels. Most bread makes my BG levels go quite high (even wholewheat pitta) but not so much with rye bread - there are a lot of different types available too (pumperknickel, multi-grain, plain rye) and they are quite nice toasted...

I was diagnosed type 2 at the start of August. 5 years ago I had a variety of blood tests at which point my cholesterol was 4.3. The doctor was happy with that and told me I had low cholesterol. Upon disgnosis I was told that my cholesterol was lower than 5 years ago - 4.2 - but since the...

Apologies for the slightly technical nature of my post, but I wanted to share my experience with the glucofacts software that bayer offer to it's customers. I use the 64-bit version of Windows 7 (home premium) on my laptop and after downloading and installing the glucofacts software (which I...

Hi Everyone. Just joined your forum (I'm a total noob) - I've been reading some of the posts and thought it would be rude not to join in. I'm Steve, 38 and found out about 4 weeks ago that I have type 2 diabetes and was diagnosed with a fasting BG of 17.9 :shock: . I was booked in by the...