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    Fruit:- Good or not so good.

    I echo that only way to know for sure whats good and not so good for you is to eat and test :wink: It can also depend on when and how much as to the result. I know that bananas and apples .... and definately pineapple ...... send me up most of the time. I can have one evey few days or so...
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    Found out I was type 2 in December, Retinopathy in January

    Re: Found out I was type 2 in December, Retinopathy in Janua :lol: :lol: :lol: sometimes thats just the repsonse we need.. not too maudlin
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    Found out I was type 2 in December, Retinopathy in January

    Re: Found out I was type 2 in December, Retinopathy in Janua my GP who I saw this week remarked that this is quite common ..... I went along to him thinking he would dismiss my numbers I had tested meyself as having ....as not worth taking care of as it was bordeline diabetic / not diabetic...
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    Newbie with no help!

    hello lolagirls frightening innit when just left in limbo like that ...... not unusual it seems which is NOT good :evil: my advice is to take a deep breath and " dont panic mr mannering" :wink: Nursey was in a way right ...... nowt bad will happen in a week, many folk have had t2 for ages...
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    Always emotional and scared

    aw ophelia :wave: ...... I feel for you. I am not T1 so not got any experience to pass onto you... just hold on though as there are lots people on here that will be along to give advice and hand hold if need be as I have seen them do with others. My cousin was T1 and he went through this...
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    Ill, not eating but bG goes eeekk

    oh yes, I do like sugar free jellies :D .......... just did not have the energy to even make one up yesterday, peeling a banana seemed just soooooooo much easier :wink: feeling better today and have managed to eat crackers and cheese..... twice :thumbup: :thumbup: BG much...
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    Ill, not eating but bG goes eeekk

    protein shake might be great for those rushed brekkie mornings :wink: i got a tub of greek yog and whissed up with berries... but it did not go down very well :sick: might not miss bread as much as potatoes ... yet to investigate cauli mash / rice :wink: ..... saw a recipie for cauli base...
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    Ill, not eating but bG goes eeekk

    thanks fraddycat ........ thats the things I am certainly taking note of...... have been keeping a chart to help identify the culprits. I had clocked that potatos were way baaaaaaaad for me as is white bread, just been looging my "normal" intake for first 7 -10 days then experimenting on what I...
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    do you get surprised at what ups your BG ?

    I certainly have been. I niavely thought that a straight count of carbs would set the blood levels ok :lolno: :lolno: :lolno: nowt so simple is it ? I expected bread of course espescially the white variety ( dont have it often but am partial to both tiger bread and french bread...
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    Ill, not eating but bG goes eeekk

    I have only been testing blood sugars for a matter of weeks to get a hand on some rather "high but not diabetic level yet ( well except for the odd one) blood sugars :crazy: so am still getting quite a variation. Some things really surprise me.... like cider hardly affecting level at all but...
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    Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!

    seasons greetings to you all and :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: in keeping this website / forum going as a wonderful resource :angel:
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    Borderline diabetes

    Hiya I bought a meter ( wish I had gone for the codefree as strips cheaper ) and its the best ting I did imo. It let me work out what gets the BS high as its not always what I think. Its highlighted clearly what I need to cut back / out and once I am settled with the regime I will cut back on...
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    Top 100 toys on Channel 4 - What is your favourite toy?

    oh btw ... must have taken you a while to collate and type that lot out :clap: :clap: :clap:
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    Top 100 toys on Channel 4 - What is your favourite toy?

    oh scrabble ... was no around when I was a child, lego then .... but play it as an adult :D :D :D
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    Weekend Fun

    dressing up in tinsel :D
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    Off to GP tomorrow, all the signs and BG fasting tested 15.8

    Re: Off to GP tomorrow, all the signs and BG fasting tested hi twinkle :wave: Oh definately not great being ill at a time when we are all rather busy trying to get ready for christmas, especially with children around .....or are they old enough to be helpful ? BS do look a bit high and...
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    Diet and Exercise Success

    :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: brilliant I am not diagnosed diabetic but am bordeline t2 .. been testing and post prandial had a couple results just on the line :roll: with many over 8. I hope by the time I see gp after new year I will have got on top of it as already identified couple...
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    Food provided at work (dietary requirements)

    that sounds a lovely way to explain it mbudzi. :thumbup: I have just seen on another forum ( non health) someone asking about taking cake in to office for a birthday and being aware that there are two newly diagnosed diabetics there. Great she thinking about her colleagues and whether...
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    Mum of newly diagnosed type 1 (after very severe DKA)

    such a difficult time.... her getting to be aware even when she is doing something "interesting" and is distracted and you ( and dh) being aware without being too "hovering" :wink: Nearest I have experienced to this is having my friends little girl stay with us and she has a tracheotomy...
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    Food provided at work (dietary requirements)

    It does not sound like a particularily healthy lunch for anyone even if not diabetic :wink: ..... say someone was allergic to eggs, trying to lose weight or vegetarian . are there choices then. Personally in the staff chatting situation I would try and chip in with the .... oh maybe some...