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    4:4 blood reading.

    Hi, this evening due to pain in my fingers I used my little finger to take my blood sample and had a reading of 4:4. I had fasted all day and had a reading of 5:6 prior to eating dinner. I’m now wondering if it makes a difference as to which finger you us to gain the blood sample as I’m...
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    Fatty liver disease and coldness.

    Newly diagnosed and still struggle with what this all means etc. I had a bad night last night, couldn’t get to sleep so I left my bed and went into the lounge to watch TV….then I ate a lot of chocolates which I’d previously been able to ignore, which lead to me eating cheese and crackers. This...
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    Type 2 Newly diagnosed T2.

    Hi, I’m confused! I was recently diagnosed with T2 diabetes and so far I’ve not had much in the way of help. I bought myself a blood tester which arrived yesterday. My blood was 7.0 after fasting for 10 hrs. It went down to 6.8 after a cup of tea with milk and then after a sandwich up to 9.6. I...
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    Yogurt…..

    I can any one tell me the best name/brand yogurt to buy as I’m getting confused with them all. I know any with added fruit are not good, but thought if I had a low carb/sugar one and added my own fruit (berries) that would be ok for lunch or a snack.
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    It’s all too much.

    Hi, I was diagnosed late Nov and am still in denial. I did try to cut back on carbs (my actual diet isn’t too bad although I am a carb addict) I’m finding it very hard emotionally because it all just feels like too much. I have had brain surgery in 2005 to remove a tumour. I was hours away...
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    A newbie.

    Hi, I was diagnosed with T2 at the end of November so this is all very new to me. One thing that has confused me is: I am not thirsty, nor do I need to pee more frequently, and I have no hunger at all. I’ve noticed that I am feeling quite unwell though, kind of spacy, heavy head and just...