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Hi Dee, I was diagnosed Sept 2012. At first I was pretty scared about the whole thing especially as my first meet with the nurse was very depressing. All she went on about was the complications I should expect. No reassurance whatsoever. These forums have been a godsend to me. Any questions you...

Forgot to say I am on Metformin 500 x 3 a day.

Hi everyone, I had my first appointment with the diabetic nurse last Thursday. After she had regaled me with all the horrible things that I had to look forward to ie: amputations, kidney failure, strokes and heart attacks she thrust a specimen jar at me and told me to bring back a urine sample...

I have recently been diagnosed with type 2. My first appointment with the DSN was yesterday. I had hoped it would be a helpful consultation but I came out feeling confused and depressed. She spent a lot of the time describing what sort of complications I had to look forward to. Losing feeling in...