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Thanks @Antje77 I will change my profile type. Regards Karl

@JoKalsbeek just an update on this thread, not sure if I need to start a new one, Finally got a diagnosis yesterday, and as I thought I am now classed as type 1. I have a mixture of feeling at the minute because I was hoping type 2 so I could try and tackle it with diet and exercise, but once I...

@JoKalsbeek the nurse who I saw yesterday was called sue lovely professional women,I’m big on thankyou’s to doesn’t cost anything to be kind I believe, I took her some flowers into hospital with me for her this morning as I and an appointment with her for my gad and anti body test, just waiting...

@JoKalsbeek thank you for the reply so thankful for this forum the advise is what pushed me to go to hospital, I believe I can handle what ever comes it’s the not knowing and frustration of nobody listening in the medical field what makes it worse for us. I believe I’ve dropped on a good nurse...

Thank you Resurgam for the reply for the first time yesterday I actually felt like someone was listening to me and how I felt, instead of my gp just pigeon holing me because my age and weight just wouldn’t listen feel a lot better this morning. Go for my anti-body and gad test today.

Thank you Bodewhin it’s as come down a bit this morning 14.5 feel a lot better so hopefully start to get a grip on this now.

Hi Bodewhin, Managed to track consultant down but to my surprise is secretary is on holiday for 2 weeks , so I got myself of to a&e bloods at hospital was 24.4 nothing to eat since 7 am tested at 3 pm, managed to get a really nice and helpful diabetic nurse give me a basal insulin to start with...

Hi everybody, Hope everyone is well just an update of sorts to this post, still waiting to see diabetes consultant, I think unless you have covid you might as well give up. My bloods are still really erratic still high teens to mid twenty’s bit concerning still,plus I use the my sugr app after...

Hi Daibell Thank you for the reply I am hoping to hear from the diabetic clinic this week. I am hoping I can get a bit of help from them regarding diagnosis I fell as many people say on this forum we all get pigeon holed certain age weight put them in type 2 box regardless of symptoms most of...

Yes I will thank you very much for the reply appreciate the advisor.

That’s exactly what the eye nurse said last week hopefully when I get to see the specialist they might be able to shed more light on my situation thanks for the replies you guy are a breath of fresh air.

Sorry have to edit my original post my bloods in January we’re all normal I wasn’t diabetic or pre diabetic from what my gp informed last week.

Hi Antje77 Thank you for the reply that’s why I’m questioning the gps diagnosis and especially with her saying my bloods where all normal in January so I’ve gone from January to April and turned diabetic which felt to to me like over night with my eyesight going blurry and the dramatic weight...

Hi Jo Thank you for the reply to be honest I feel unwell all the time I couldnt get this across to my gp, that’s what the diabetic eye nurse said what you have advised.

Hi only posted once on here so still quit new, I am looking for a bit of advise I posted on here when I first got diagnosed in April, since then took some of the advise I was given on here about lowering my carb intake. I lowered carbs to 80g a day which is low for me ( bodybuilder for 25 years...

The putting on wait thing sounds good, as I’ve lost 3 stone in the space of a month. I’m a naturally big man so I look really ill at the minute hopefully it’s sorted out soon.

Hi I’m going through the same thing now was diagnosed type 2 in April put on x2 1000mg metformin and 120mg of Gliclazide down to 80 grams of carbs bloods still in there 20s had another a1c test last week as only come down 4 mmol from 95 to 94 waiting to see a specialist now

13.1 coming down steady

Thank you for the advice and morale support

Yes it is just an update down to 30 grams of carbs a day increased fats to fell fuller already have a high protein diet, on now 2g metformin and 60mg of Gliclazide but BSL still in the high 15-17 range tested before and after meals increase in range is 0.07 what ever carb I eat put that down to...