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Hi All. I've been MIA for a while as I joined before I was first diagnosed last June and it's been a fight with the GP and others since. But I now find myself having no idea where to turn. Sorry it's a long one. I was put on Metformin and had sickness and diarrhea for 3+ weeks, I was light...

After a long three week rollercoaster I have finally seen a GP today who confirmed my HbA1c at 80 meant he believes I have type 2 diabetes. I had Gestational Diabetes in 2018 when I had my Twins in December. I don't remember having a blood test afterwards to see if I was still diabetic. I also...

Thank you for the info, it's good to know that it's my body's normal reaction. If I go cold turkey am I just going to get the feeling rough parts of Hypo or am I likely to lose consciousness? I only ask as I am often alone with my three kids under 5 and don't want to put them in danger.

I've been monitoring my bloods for the last three weeks and they have been consistently high (15-18) I started on 1x 500mg Metformin last Monday and it has stopped my sugars spiking after food. However, yesterday in the heat I started feeling woozy and not really with it. I had been drinking a...

I struggle with most veg, potatoes carrots and corn are the exceptions. Which doesn't help much. From your list I can currently eat cheese [emoji17] I've been working on eating scrambled eggs this week but it takes me a while as I have to mentally build myself up to taste a tiny amount, I then...

I wish I could have just tried diet first but my mental health was struggling and I have ARFID (Eating issue with the textures) which basically means my current diet is carbs on carbs and a little bit of meat. I don't eat any veg or fruit so it's going to take me longer than most to get a...

Hey, so my HbA1c came back at 80 and after pushing the GP I asked for Metformin to help me bring my levels down as I won't see them until next week. I feel like I'm going to learn most from this forum and it's answered most of my questions already. My question is what should I ask my GP at my...

I honestly have no idea! I'm a bit miffed as I have spent a fortune on my own and testing strips so I now have 2. I am hoping to do low carb but need to really sit down and figure it out as I have ARFID as well and currently have no useful veg or any fish in my diet. That's a brilliant HbA1c...

Thank you for your replies. I called the GPs again and have managed to get myself some Metformin, a glucose testing machine, strips and lancets! I wasn't expecting the machine but it saves my pocket a whole load. I'll see the GP on Tuesday and will spend some time this week getting some...

Just spoke to the Drs receptionist who wanted to book a non urgent appointment as my first HbA1c has just come back as abnormal but told me it was nothing to worry about. It's 80, I was under the impression it should be under 48. Can someone please confirm is this is high or not? I currently do...

13.6 this morning... But it was my birthday yesterday so I went to an all you can eat Chinese, I managed to get my bloods to 8.2 (my lowest ever) before the meal but they bounced to 18.8 after. I was sensible, avoided the rice had a small portion of noodles lots of crispy duck pancakes with no...

I'm not currently diagnosed with any diabetes but am waiting for my HbA1c to come back, testing for type 2. I have a Blood Glucose monitor and on Tuesday this week my reading after dinner was 23.6 I relaxed on the sofa and drank a ton of water, within the hour my bloods were 20.1. The next day...

2 slices of bacon and a childs cup of full fat milk and a ton of water.

Yes I listen to Podcasts as well! Thank you so much for so many different recommendations. I'll definitely add them to my podcast queue [emoji3526]

Hi, I'm getting a bit obsessed with researching this online which sadly means I'm spending a lot of time on my phone and not watching/playing with my children! I'm looking for any recommendations for Audiobooks on diabetes or the low carb diet that I can listen to when doing the housework and...

10.7 first thing this morning then I went to the gym for leg day, smashed a record! Came home and tested again before breakfast 11.2 which I expected as I was still redder than a tomato! After breakfast it was 16.4 [emoji17]still waiting HbA1c results to confirm I am diabetic.

Cake picture, because I ordered it before my birthday (tomorrow) and I now have this cake and can't inhale half of it like I planned [emoji1787] Breakfast: 3 slices of bacon in a mini wrap with cup of milk Lunch: ham and cheese roll with extra cheese and Chorizo to snack on. Dinner: tomato...

That's really useful to know thank you! I thought the muscles would absorb the extra glucose but forgot there may still be an excess just after exercising. Will definitely keep that in mind when I test afterwards [emoji846]

11.1 for me this morning. Hoping to get my HBa1C results today with some sort of diagnosis..

This has made me so flipping happy! I've had enough medical hurdles since my csection it's just so nice to hear that this one may actually help keep me on track with my exercise rather than hinder it [emoji322] Thank you for your response.