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Thank you so much everything is still new to me and as a 20 year old who should be in their golden years I’m trying my best!

Hi in regards to this I just wanted to ask I’m treating my diabetes with diet only and saw somewhere online I don’t have to tell DVLA. Is this correct? Sorry so confused . In addition would I tell my insurance company when getting insurance or not

@searley thank you for your response! I see I didn’t even look at it that way but that makes sense. I assume I am type 2 due to my mother also being type 2 although she no longer has it and I am overweight too so that’s another reason. But like you said I guess better finding out now so I can...

@KK123 that is great to hear! Thank you so much for the insight :). I just prefer QE more due to family experiences however with you saying that I may just stick to Heartlands.

@NicoleC1971 thank you , everyone on here has been so supportive and helpful! So I have been feeling general tiredness for a while now and I thought it would go away with coffee oops but it didn’t. So Gp did a blood test and my HbA1c came back at 53 and then this was repeated a few months later...

Hi all, So I’m fairly new to all this but during my diagnosis phone call with my GP she said she wants me to get some checks done I’m guessing on the type of diabetes ? But also as to why it has occurred in someone young like me? I am 20 years old. Just today in the post I have been given a...

5.8 for me today and could not be happier, after a few weeks of trial and error plus a lot of uni stress , days are starting to look brighter. However have a busy day ahead of me today but wish you all an fantastic Friday!

That sounds so good very well deserved @PenguinMum! Thank you honestly the support and inspiration on this is amazing. Was a bit naughty yesterday due to being bank holiday Monday just hope my numbers don’t suffer too much oops! Hehe Have a great day everyone!

that’s what I like to hear! Time to play a game of mafia I think. may the best man win :)

Thank you @Pipp ! After a lot of research and over thinking plus a lot of testing I think I know what is seeming to work. However it is still early days and will continue to try my best :).

Hehe thank you , you bet! Make sure you bring your poker face!

Hi everyone, I’m fairly new to all this only been diagnosed two weeks ago. However have seen a drop in fbg from the mid 7s to now 6.5s! This is following a low carb approach. So 6.5 today! But yes can’t wait to be a regular on this as it’s really amazing how we all can support eachother...

Thank you so much @Goonergal as always your always so helpful and supportive! I see okay that eases me I will now test for my fbg and the two tests in the evening one before dinner and one after two hours to distinguish patterns and hopefully good ones. I think I especially before summer is here...

@Resurgam oh wow that’s amazing. I am on a low carb diet myself now and was craving chocolate so brought a 85% dark chocolate from Lindt hehe. Oh that sounds so good and rich I will definitely be trying it thank you so much! Thank you so much for the suggestions really appreciate it :) have a...

@Resurgam honestly that sounds encouraging I think I have always struggled with carbs and they became my comfort food in challenging times. Time to break the habit. Lovely to hear you have overcome the carb problem well done! Did you over go on the keto diet?

@EllieM no I am currently fasting so this was after opening my fast in the evening so 8:30 was right before I start eating and then at 10:30 just two hours after my first bite. I am on a strict low carb diet and hope this will help in bringing my HbA1c level down to the 40s. I am hoping for...

That’s very reassuring thank you @Goonergal ! I really appreciate all the help and advice :) I may be over thinking but my blood sugar is going much lower than my fasting blood glucose level after a meal. I was 7.2 mmol/L at 8:24 before opening my fast and then was 4.2mmol/L at 11:11 I know...

@EllieM yes that’s exactly what I did my bg was 7.6 just before the meal and exactly two hours after the first bite of the meal it was 6.4. Hence why I am confused .

@EllieM thank you so much that has put me at ease haha I love it! So just to clarify bp being going down from the fbg number two hours after a meal is actually a good thing? I always thought I should be aiming for my bgs to not go higher than 1-2 mmols from my fasting number I wasn’t aware it...

@Ronancastled thank you so much for this insightful response! I am hoping for exactly this to get my HbA1c down to the early 40s or lower if I can. I will test the lot and hope they will improve my bg. Wow I see that’s incredible ! I am aware @Goonergal also brought her bg levels down...