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Hi there. So this is the first time I’ve had a cold since being diagnosed with type 2. Now, usually I would drink plenty of orange juice, hot lemon and honey and eat Halls/Tunes to deal with the sore throat - but all of these have sugar in them! Please could you share your top tips for making...

Some fantastic suggestions! Thank you all SO much for the info. I’ve ordered some oppo and will try a couple of these recipes. In the meantime, I found a slice of pineapple that I’d put in the freezer. It was sooo gooooood!

Ooooh! I just added some to my Tesco delivery (we’re self isolating as my youngest has flipping covid). It’s on offer - £2.50 instead of £4.50 (:wideyed:) I’ll let you know if I approve lol

It’s hotter than the gusset of Satan’s underpants out there and I was NOT built for the heat (I’m sure I was a Viking princess or something in a previous life). I have the fiercest craving for a big bowl of ice cream or a lovely big waffle cone with a trio of tasty, chocolatey ice creams… (Homer...

Oh, you poor thing! I can’t imagine going through this three times over. I’m so sorry that you are. I’m working on the thoughts and trying to stay positive. But is there anything that moves slower than the time it takes to get through everything and get a proper diagnosis?! Jeeeez…:arghh:

Hi all. Thank you all SO much for your lovely, kind words. It means a lot to me to have somewhere to vent. I saw a consultant yesterday who told me that he’d looked at my ultrasound and that it looks like I have a 5cm mass/tumour/lesion on my kidney and he thinks it couldn’t be a grade 2...

It’s all been a bit of a blur since I was diagnosed a couple of weeks ago. I’ve already lost half a stone, which is good, but today has knocked me sideways. During the blood tests to diagnose me, it showed up that I was having problems with my liver, so my GP made an emergency appointment to...

Aww, thank you! That’s my pup Sprocket in my profile pic. He’s half adorable, loving teddy bear and half stubborn, ignorant carpet shark! He’s actually started to check on me when I’m having a wobbly moment, bless him. Breakfast wise, I prefer to keep it simple with either peanut butter on...

Ahhh, so that explains it. Thank you all so much for the info. I’d never heard of a faux hypo before.

‘Low’, first thing in the morning was 7.4, but sky rocketed to 11.6 after breakfast. I’m going to have to totally rethink my breakfast options :shifty:

Hi guys. I managed to get a glucometer from the pharmacy yesterday (diabetic nurse said no, which outraged the pharmacist who gave me one for free! :joyful:), so I’ve started testing. I usually feel absolutely bobbins first thing in the morning and again later in the afternoons. I thought that...

Brilliant. Thank you so much for getting back to me :)

What a lovely welcome! Thank you all so much. It’s going to be a long road but with you lot, at least it doesn’t have to be a lonely one. I do feel relieved to know what exactly is wrong with me and that I’m not going bonkers, so this is the first time I’ve seen a light in the tunnel in the...

Brilliant! Thank you, guys. I didn’t realise the health app on my iPhone can be used to track blood sugars. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever even opened it :shy:

Ah! Perfect! I was wondering if there was a meter that synced with my phone!. Can I ask which make/model you have, please?

Good grief!

Hi, I’m newly diagnosed T2 and am looking for an app to track my sugar levels on my iPhone. Does anyone have any recommendations, please?

It seems bonkers to me that diabetics can get free prescriptions but not testing equipment to monitor our levels and manage the condition effectively. When I was pregnant with my youngest, 13 years ago, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes about 2 weeks before my due date. They still gave...

Hi all. Newbie here. I’ll try to keep this short, but I’ve kind of been through the mill lately and could do with venting, so this could be a long one, so you might want to grab a cuppa and go for a pee before you start... So... Hi, I’m Kerry. I’m 43 and have just been diagnosed with Type 2. My...