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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    6am before my coffee it was 4.3 - an hour later 5.5 - pretty usual results for me.
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    Eyes

    Thanks to you all for the tip about contacting my PCT. The retinopathy screeening service got in direct touch with me and an appointment made for next week.... :)
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    600 calories to "reverse" Type2

    Interesting Did anyone see this article on the BBC news website this morning ? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13887909
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    Eyes

    thanks for all your comments. I did email the Surrey PCT and had a reply the same day saying they had passed my email to the Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Service Surrey (DRSSS) who would contact me directly....we shall see...
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    Eyes

    T2 since September 2010 - have excellent GP care and pleased how everything appears to be under control. The one problem I have is getting an appointment to have my eyes screened. My GP wrote to the NHS is September last year - chased them in December and again in April 2011 - and still no...
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    Encouraging

    Just didnt feel 'right' - i didnt get any of the more classic symptoms such as a gasping thirst and up during the night to wee. Needless to say it was a shock but a shock which led me to take a grasp of matters and do something about it. I have found being pro-active with the condition has...
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    Encouraging

    Had my second three monthly assessment and results today. HbA1c - now 5.3 Serum cholesterol 5.0 BP - 110/70 Triglc - 1.1 LDL - 2.2 Lost in total 26 kgs since September when diagnosed so I believe I'm doing something right !
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    Viv's Modified Atkins Diet

    Re: Viv's Diet I followed that regime and lost 17kgs in 4 months. It works; it is hard work and requires total dedication but the results produced stand as excellent testimony that this diet does work.
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    Annual Review - great results!

    Always good to hear news like this. Well done. Be as proactive as you can - it is you that is Tupe 2.
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    Encouraging

    Septemer 2010 I was diagnosed as Type 2. Fear, worry and confusion set in but thanks in part to the excellent support and advice from this Forum I took matters firmly into my own hands and have been very pro-active in managing my condition. It is hard work, time consuming and challenging but it...
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    Airline Diabetic catering

    Thanks for your comments. The crowning glory was a long haul last week to Singapore and BA offered me a scone with clotted cream and strawberry Jam for afternoon tea. I would like to meet their dietician advisors....I forgot to mention in my original comments that I do register with BA each...
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    Airline Diabetic catering

    I am on a mission to convert British Airways to do something about their poor catering for Diabetics. I can catalogue a whole range of awful and inappropriate meals served to me as a Diabetic but it is rather pointless. Let me simply highlight one flight last week on 13th November LHR to...
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    Gunge on lips

    I'm going crazy with thrush on my Penis......diagnosed T2 one month ago and on 2 x Metformin daily; BG down from 15 to 6.5 - and thrush only started appearing 10 days ago - cream prescribed doesnt seem to be easing it either... any advice or comments as to why this has appeared ? - since my BG...
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    Is diabetes causing erectile dysfunction?

    I have been through the onset of ED but since I was put on metaformin it seems to have got much worse. I havent seen any reference to lowering of 'libido' in side-effects of Metaformin - anyone know if the drug has this side-effect ?
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    Where do I start

    3 weeks into all this and I really am very grateful to so many posters for educating me. I'm fortunate in having a very proactive GP and combined with my positive attitude and wanting to be in control feel as if I am on top of things. Early days tho... Gone from a bulky 108kgs down to 98kgs...
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    Where do I start

    hi - having been only diagnosed with T2 this morning I am struggling to come to terms with the implications of all of this - and basically would appreciate any advice on where on earth I start with what, how, when etc... apart from going to Waitrose and buying a low carb range of food stuffs I...