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  1. arrabella

    Am I doing the right thing?? Type1.

    Hi, thank you so much for your prompt & informative replies. The diet I have been on is very much of the Mediterranean style with lots of fruit, veg, fish, Greek yoghurt & eggs etc. I've actually found it really easy & like I said earlier, I feel really well on it. It's not so much that...
  2. arrabella

    Type 1 frio bag

    I go on holiday as often as possible so have used mine a lot. I bought two of the wallets & I can fit two pens in each. I highly recommend them, they do the job well, they're easy to use and not cumbersome or too big plus they last about 45hrs before having to be 're - soaked'.
  3. arrabella

    Am I doing the right thing?? Type1.

    Hi all, I am after some advice. I was diagnosed as type 1 last March and so have been injecting since then. I have not been to any courses or have I had any real guidance about carb counting & have pretty much been winging it (quite successfully). About three weeks ago I went on holiday to...
  4. arrabella

    what happens when.....

    Hi, thank you for such a quick response, I will check out the website u have sent me. Weight wise, I have lost over a stone since diagnosis but was never overweight. My nurse says I'm just unlucky as diabetes is not in the close family either. I'm eating well but trying 2 balance my intake of...
  5. arrabella

    what happens when.....

    Hi all, I was diagnosed T2 a year ago & I am currently diet & metformin controlled. I have been told that at some point I will end up injecting which, if I'm honest I am terrified of! I know everyone is different but can anyone share their experience of what happens , how did you go from...
  6. arrabella

    help!

    Well, after months of scanning this site, I decided 2 take the plunge & write a few words (thanks 2 Jane whose post I answered earlier!) I'm Emma, I'm 40 & was diagnosed at the end of April last year. It was totally out of the blue, I only went 2 the Dr because I had a pain in my stomach...
  7. arrabella

    New and I want to cry

    Ha ha, I know what u mean, my better half has bought some yum yums which are intended for work colleagues but are sitting in the kitchen table a screaming at me 2 eat them! The forum is huge, I'm only just getting started! As for people's reaction, they soon forget all about it, then you want 2...
  8. arrabella

    New and I want to cry

    Hi Jan, Well, u managed 2 get me out of the closet! My name is EMMA, I am 40 & was diagnosed as type 2 at the end of April last year. I felt like I had been hit by a train! It was a total shock, I was not overweight & the only family history of diabetes is my mum's cousin. So, I have spent the...