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I'm glad I'm not alone - I was gestational diabetic but no problem after baby, who was 5lb 13, but knew that eventually I would almost certainly be diagnosed. Because of family history of T2, when after a nasty fall some 5 years ago, I started getting symptoms and was diagnosed - T2 suspected. A...

:shh: Hi, all - good luck, Gobbo!!! Foul stuff - I was taken off the quick release Metformin when I joined the 4T project and started on insulin, but when my specialist retired, my control went to pot and my new specialist put me back on the slow release. The next day I was violently sick, had...

I've never heard of low carbs as beneficial - when I was first diagnosed (Type 2), my dietician told me to eat what I liked, within reason, but follow normal healthy eating rules, e.g. try to eat wholefoods, lots of fruit and veg etc. Since I love bread, potatoes, pasta etc, I don't think I...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn Hi all! What are you lot worried about? - I've just been put back on evening meal slow release Metformin and take evening meal Levemir and Novorapid and I still find my 6.30am morning fasting reading around 11 - I do a paper round...

When I asked at my GP's surgery for advice about my diabetes, I was told no-one knew anything about it - they automatically refer new diabetic patients to the local DSN, but I have a problem relating to her. My specialist is great, but otherwise my care tends to be annual bloods at surgery...