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    What Do You Like And Dis-Like About Diabetes?

    Hi Emma, My name is Neil, I'm 34. I was diagnosed on the 28th Dec 2012. My highest reading has been 28.5 and my lowest was 2.1. So you've beaten me on both :lol: My nurse says that it's a matter of time before I have to inject, and I have to say that, if I deal with half as well as you do...
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    Lost blood sample!

    Hi All, I had a call from my DSN after work yesterday to say that the GAD & C-peptide results that I've been waiting for five weeks will not be coming back as they have lost my blood sample!!! I'm going back in this afternoon to have more blood taken. Should it have really taken five weeks to...
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    Newly Diagnosed with MODY

    Hi elaine77, I’m now (STILL) waiting to get the results of the c-peptide and antibody tests. I'll be really interested what they say, I just hope they don't come back as inconclusive!! As you've been diagnosed with LADA, did/do you find that you have 3-4 days of good numbers i.e. 7-8 morning...
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    Newly Diagnosed with MODY

    Hi all, Really confused now..... I had a appointment to see my GP last Friday which was cancelled, they then rebooked the appointment with the Diabetic Nurse for Monday morning. She was really good and to be honest, seemed a lot more knowledgeable than the doc! She was really quite pleased with...
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    Side Effects of Metformin

    Hi Marcus, I too have just been put on Metformin from Gliclazide, so I've been doing quite a bit of research recently. The first thing you read when searching 'Metformin side effects' is this: Allergic Reaction to Metformin Some patients may have an allergic reaction to Metformin and it is...
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    Newly Diagnosed with MODY

    Hi Mummy2girls, To be honest, I can't really remember why my Doctor said that he was sure it was MODY...I think I was in a state of shock! The last time I went to see him, I asked again 'are you sure that I have MODY?' his response was 'Yes, I'm certain'. BTW, my GP is the practice diabetes...
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    Newly Diagnosed with MODY

    Hi, Thank you for your kind welcomes.... I haven't really been told a lot yet! I have my second appointment to see my GP tomorrow, luckily my GP happens to be the medical group's diabetes doctor. He did say that they'll have to have a gene test carried out to determine which gene is causing the...
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    Newly Diagnosed with MODY

    Hi, Happy new year to everyone. I had a nice little Christmas gift this year, after having 'the usual' symptoms for three weeks I was diagnosed with MODY on the 28th Dec. :shock: I know very little about Diabetes full stop, let alone MODY, and it's all come as a bit of a shock. I've always...