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Hi Everyone, please can anyone tell me if I should be worrying over my retinopathy result. I came back from holiday yesterday to a letter saying my retinopathy showed R1 changes and that the Diabetic team should be notified and that I would be sent another appointment when due and that it does...

Very well expressed Grace, I couldn't agree more. I am newly diagnosed T2 as well and I feel my GP surgery have not been very helpful, after diagnosis all i was given was a one page leaflet and the advice that I could eat what i like but to have say just half a donut instead of a whole one...

Hi, I am newly diagnosed T2 and still trying to find my way (with the help of this forum, thanks folks). I have travelled on my own to places like Australia, Europe and went to Russia last year and was planning to go to China early next year but since being diagnosed a couple of months ago it...

Thanks Catza, I will try it and see what happens. x

Thank you so much for your reassurances, you don't know how much I needed that. I have really been worrying about my eyes and am feeling a bit brighter now :) There is another thing i am not clear on though, when you test your BG 2 hours after eating does it make any difference if you have had...

Hi, Thank you for your replies. I think it was the discovery of the 'bump' at retinopathy screening that has scared me the most although she did say that with careful BG control it might heal in time and that they would write and see me again in six months to a year. Has anybody had a bump...

Hi, I was diagnosed asT2 last month. It came as a complete shock and although this site has been a God send I think i have been searching for evidence to give me hope that this is all a dreadful mistake and that i am not really diabetic. My HbA1c was 6.1 but my OGTT was fasting 7.0 and 120mins...