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Hey all, I was just researching this as my mother has told me since my diagnosis that she had bad gestational diabetes when she was pregnant with both me and my brother. It seems like there is some evidence that this can lead to diabetes for the children in later life as well as childhood...

Hey all, So, I'm going to try this for a few reasons. 1. It's pretty much the diet I live on when manic, so I know I can do it. 2. I can't seem to get my BG under 10 or 11 (in fact it's gone back up since hitting the 10-point-something the other day). 3. The metformin tablets from my GP are...

Hey all, Well, after poring over the forum, here I am. It's the end of my first week, and I've been following the dietary advice on here, along with taking metformin (which will be increased in dose today). The trouble is my readings. They are so high compared to all the chat on here, even...

Hi, All a bit of a whirl atm. Newly diagnosed type 2. I've been put on metformin, though my fasting blood reading this morning was 13.7, which seems to be higher than normal though I've no idea how bad it really is. My doctor hasn't really given me much to go on at first, since I'm also...