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Hi Everyone I've been away from the forum for a while. I thought I could manage this on my own and that it wasn't really happening. HOWEVER, I can't and it is!! My GP wants me to start on metformin, the pharmacist said that she felt the GP's were very quick to put people on medication and...

Hi Everyone I've read that if you are low-carbing you can have Burgen bread. I've just bought some buckwheat and poppyseed burgen bread - is this the one you can have? I've managed to cut out rice, pasta & potatoes but I'm struggling with the bread. Thanks Maria

Hi Everyone I've just signed up for the Lighterlife programme in an effort to lose some weight quickly. Will keep you informed how I go. Maria x

Hi Everyone Having been so good for the last week on low carb diet I thought I would see what effect my previous 'normal' day's food would have on my BS. Breakfast - 2 slices of toast BS before 7.1 2hours after 13.3 Lunch - salad sandwich with brown bread BS before 8.3 2...

Hi Everyone Can stress affect your readings? Maria

Hi Everyone Well I had my first clinic visit today :D . What a difference - I may have had an awful GP but the Practice Nurse was BRILLIANT!! Although my GP had refused me a monitor & strips, she gave me a monitor and put the strips on repeat prescription. She was also surprised that I had...

Helllo Everyone I went to my GP today for him to confirm that I've got type 2 (I already had my results). I was so upset by his attitude that I spent most of today in tears! He said he had warned me in the past about my weight so now I'm another statistic and must get into the system. He...

Hello everyone - I have just been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. I haven't seen my GP yet but the hospital has recommended a HbA1c test now. My initial results were Fasting Glucose 8.4 mmol/L and 17.7 mmol/L after 2 hours. I have no idea whether these results are very high and will require...