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Firstly congratulations. That is a fantastic achievement, of which you should be amazingly proud of yourself. I have gone from an 88 reading to 42 in 6 months. I hope next time, in June, I will be "Clear" Cured" "In remission" ar any other combination of words that ultimately mean I do not have...

Hi Josie The best piece of advice I can give you at this stage is to not allow yourself to be overwhelmed with all the information and advice you will see and hear! I was like you and it blew my mind, it really did. You don't have to do anything immediately. Just knowing you have it is enough...

Hi All About 8 months or so ago, I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes with a HbA1c reading of 88!! I posted a thread on here, entitled "Im Scared Help me" . Loads and loads of people offered me hints, tips, advice etc, but to be honest it just confused me more than I already was. I decided to...

Thanks.. Havent got one yet!! :)

Thanks for that, great advice. However how do I know if something has carbs? I know about Potato's, rice, Pasta etc but what else? How can i tell? Thanks again Danny

Ask me one on Nuclear Physics please!!! Can anyone point me to a simple way to understand and count carbs? I have tried to read up about it, but it just confuses me more and more. So please, if such a thing exists, where can I find an idiots guide to Carbs? I'm not really an idiot!! Thanks...

Hi, thanks for your reply, Im happy to answer as best I can. :) No i dont feel refreshed when I wake and yes I do feel sleepy during the day. I dont need to use the loo overnight. I dont snore at all. I do toss and turn, but not sure what a "lot" means? I generally sleep on my side. In the...

Thanks everyone for all your replies and advice. I appreciate what some of you were saying about dehydration, but its not. I live in the North East and it never gets that warm up here!! ;) I have made an appointment with my GP for Thursday (31st May) and I now feel more confident about asking...

I said to my GP that "Diabetes can be reversed" can't it? She replied yes, but in your case, because of the high levels and your age, that wont happen. Therefore tablets for the rest of my life, or am i getting this totally wrong? This is all massively confusing for me, as i was always...

Hi Thanks for replying. No I didnt have these headaches before. I am 175.5 cm and weigh 86kg. My blood pressure was diagnosed alongside my diabetes, as a result of a health assessment at work. Im still trying to get my head around what all these numbers mean, but my HbA1c (Is that right?)...

Wow. This could be me. I wanted to write this but couldn't find the words. Are you sure you aren't me? I shall be watching this with interest. Thank you. I feel so depressed about this, but my wife reckons I just need a kick up the **** and deal with things :(

Hello all I am recently diagnosed type 2, a little over a week ago. I have been prescribed Metformin, 2 a day and a statin, 1 a day. The diagnosis was a bit of a shock tbh, and Ive been struggling to get my head around it if I'm honest. However I seem to wake up with this hangover like headache...