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hi folks quick update, saw the dietitian, pretty much what i expected, seemed surprised when i mentioned the NHS party line of carbs for people that cannot process carbs. stuck to the old...you still need carbs, just reduce them (But have some with every meal). also was not very helpful about...

well i had an interesting chat with the DSN today. good things: she has booked me for the eye pic (I will get something in writing. Also have a Dietition appointment for next friday. Got a DESMOND course in the pipeline too. CHecked me feet, they are ok, but i need to moisturise. Told me that...

Hi Merluna, I am also starting down this path this week. I know how frightening and upsetting this can be. Please dont blame yourself, for the diabetes or for not conceiving! its not your fault, as you have stated you already have a good diet by most peoples standards, and better than most of...

thanks Geoff, ill ask tomorrow. then i will have a baseline :thumbup:

It was a fasting blood test, and all i was told was its 7.4 thats it maybe the nurse tomorrow can give me more info... can you give me an idea of what i should be given? :thumbup:

thank you folks its slightly less confusing now. :thumbup: I can now gauge where i am compared to all the 'old money' on the forum. 10.8 compared to ppl on 6 or 7 is much better than 95 compared to the same figures. now about those cholestrol figures? :wink: :clap:

Gosh. It has been a very long time now. I have just caught up on this thread. Blondgael, any news? Its such an upsetting situation, but i fear, even in this modern day, this is not an isolated incident.

A very interesting thread. I too find myself in a very stressful enviroment, both at work and in private life. along with some mental health issues, the loss of my mum this year, work load ramping up ten fold and now this diagnosis (Found out this week). I am just about ready to explode. I...

Right, thanks Geoff. So to compare with most others here, I am 10.8 and need to pretty much half that... over time :wink: I like the old way, maybe because so many others here use it, so there is something to gauge against. thanks for your reply. cheers chris

Welcome, I hope you find this place as useful and helpful as i have so far. :thumbup:

Hi folks, Newly diagnosed, Doctor told me my HbA1c result that confirmed type II was 95% All discussion and figures on HbA1C results here deal with low figures such as examples here: HbA1c 7.0 Latest July 4.9 What is the difference between what I was told and what everyone here is using? is...

Hi Joanne, welcome to the forum. I am new to this too. still havent even had all the initial meetings (Feet, eyes and diet) yet. And only been on the meds for two days. I guess the holiday contained lots of scrummy foods and things. I suppose once you have sussed out what you can and cant...

I dont know to be honest. I have not done any self tests yet. I am due to see the diabetes nurse tomorrow and will then make up my mind from there, I am hoping I get one who is a bit more open to suggestion and other peoples experiences. I think no matter what I will get a self testing device...

Well its very early days yet, only been taking meds for two days. When I saw my doc on monday I did have a few questions. she mentioned having porridge for breaky... not sure about that. I asked about self testing, and she said i dont need to do that yet... My wife and I think differently...

Hi Orchidlady, I look forwards to your results, I was diagnosed on Monday and one of the only things my doc said was to have porridge. from what Im reading, thats not such a good thing. I also asked about self testing, and she said i dont need to do that at the moment. My wife and I agree...

this is excellent so far folks thank you all for sharing :clap:

@ Grazer - yeah I know we are all individuals :D I think what I was hoping for in this thread, and so far getting is a really good taste of how all these individuals manage their food intake, and gain insight in how to make a restricted diet interesting or varied. :thumbup:

Wow very interesting so far. Is this going to be of use to people? I think I will get great benefit from this thread. :thumbup: thanks so far folks... :clap:

Hi Fraddycat, cheers, aye its one thing to expect it, quite another for it to be confirmed. One of the things I discussed with doc today, was my already problematic mental health issues and how this is the icing on the cherry on the cake... my appointment on friday is to discuss that subject...

Hi Anna29, thank you for your words, I have looked at the link you posted. I am very confused at the moment, I am waiting to see what the diet nurse or DSN nurse say about it all, epsecially the diet thing. My biggest hurdle will be my wife, she is of the mind that fats, especially saturated...