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Im up for that Mary x

Re: World Diabetes Day - 14th November - Think Blue, Wear Bl Ta Grace Mary x

Hi Ben Welcome to the forum, I'm diet only so only know what I've picked up on here re meds - Metformin is usually the first port of call medication wise, it's unlikely you would be able to swap from Glic to Met and be able to control your BG's. If however you looked at your diet it may be...

Hi Lauren I know it's not chocolate but how about sugar free jelly and cream? Mary x

Hi Jennyfer you could try the sandwich fillers in the supermarket, like chicken and bacon. Mary x

Hi there Syl T2's can progress to insulin if their body cannot produce enough/any Have a look through Daisy's post to new member if you haven't already. It is possible to reduce the meds your on by making alterations to your diet, if that's what you choose to do Mary x

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Grace, Well done. Your positivity and excitement is absolutely exuding from your posts. If you could bottle it and flog it you'd be a millionaire my dear And a great place to post it Mary x

Welcome to the forum Susan All I can say is what worked for me. I've dieted all my adult life, tried everything, had some success but always ended up putting it back on and more. Then last december I was diagnosed with type 2 db. After finding this forum (yey) I set about testing my bloods...

Shu-perb results Roy Well done Mary

Hi Defren Welcome to the forum daisy will be along soon, if you have ANY questions pls ask and we'll do our best to answer them Mary x

Hi Sharon Welcome to the forum Mary x

Unfortunately, Defren isn't here to tell us what she thinks, implies, believes, I for one hope, if the ban stays, she doesn't decide enough is enough, as I think she has helped many people. Mary x

might try that grace not something I would have thought of - coffee yep Mary x

patch well done you won

lol spot one. I remember being on a diversity course years ago and the opening gambit was " hands up if you want your tombstone to read "here lies xxxx xxxxxx, she was so normal"" Mary x

hi Paul started to answer this from the point of view of a T2 then double checked on the NICE advice for T1's and yep it says <10 2 hours after food Think I'd better leave it to someone more experienced to explain lol It must be very frustrating though. Mary x

If it's not acceptable how can we share our experiences of what's worked for us - whatever that is! Otherwise the forum may as well not exist and everyone may as well follow the NHS **** advice and then we can deal with the complications later. Mary x

I can't say it's jumped out at me that people are 'always' going on about complications. One of the first things I googled on diagnosis was 'complications' I wanted to know what might happen to me. Mary x

lol I organised my own follow-up tests at 3 and 6 months. the 3 month one was no issue as it was to see if I could continue on diet. The 6 month one, the nurse asked why I was having them as the doctor hadnt requested them, i explained it was as I'd been low-carbing and I needed to make sure...