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  1. Waterlady

    Ophthalmology appointment

    My husband got diagnosed with type 2 in late July and has his retina screening on Tuesday at his GP surgery. He got a call yesterday from outpatients at the hospital and they said that a specialist wants to see him sooner rather than later, which has obviously concerned us. He also got a letter...
  2. Waterlady

    Type 2 Life insurance?

    Hi everyone! Bit of a random one maybe, so my husband’s recently been diagnosed with diabetes and has now been confirmed that it’s type 2. Now we had joint life insurance (UK) prior to this, but they have contacted us stating that his critical illness cover has been cancelled and his premium...
  3. Waterlady

    Carbohydrate sugars?

    Hi everyone [emoji1309] I’m sorry if this may sound like a really daft question, I’m still getting educated and never took much notice of food labels before! When looking for the carbohydrate amount in foods, am I looking for the total carbs in grams or the part underneath where it says “of...
  4. Waterlady

    Husband has newly diagnosed diabetes

    Hi everyone [emoji4] So last week my husband went to the doctors about something, she stated that it could indicate diabetes so booked in a blood test for the Wednesday just gone. Didn’t think much of it, but they rang first thing yesterday advising he go a see the diabetes nurse as he had high...