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Hello Board Since diagnosis 2 years ago, I've had really bad control of my blood glucose but have recently been referred to my first community diabetic nurse specialist - what a difference she is to GP practice nurses! :) She put me onto 5ml x twice a day of Byetta (Exentide), referred me to...

8.4 after a lie-in

A respectable 12.2 for me this morning. Should get my first Byetta pen this evening.

Had a sachet of Oat So Simple apple and blueberry with semi skimmed milk and a white coffee with sweetex so far today. Love the idea of eating mozzarella for breakfast. [emoji1] Large can of baked beans with 'pork' sausage for early lunch as driving up to York to buy an amp for hubby. Am...

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Thank you for this advice Mike. :)

Hello all I've been occupied with other health issues over the last year or so and have very badly ignored my Type II diabetes. Saw a nice but strict new diabetes nurse yesterday and my HBa1C was 111 up from 96 last time. Was 126 upon diagnosis. She wants me on 48 so I've a long way to go -...

Hello Daibell Thank you for your response. I'm 40 years old and yes I'm overweight/obese too. Oh dear - I thought that muesli would be ok as it's oats and with no extra sugar. :? I thought I'd have a nice big bowl to set myself up for the day. Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince...

Hello board I was formally diagnosed on Wed but had been put on 4 x 500mg Metformin the week before when my GP suspected type II. The first few days on the increased dose of Metformin (I was taking 1 x 500mg for PCOS previously) was hellish but I'm tolerating it better now. Since last week...

Awww, thank you all for the nice welcome and for some jolly easy to understand info too Daisy - the GPs should give that out as the first factsheet - very comprehensive but succinct too. One of things I've noticed about the diabetic advice from the medics and the community at large is that...

Hello board Just here to introduce myself seeing as I'll definitely be spending more time here. I was told on Thursday last week that I'd more than likely got Type II but it was confirmed with the second blood test results yesterday. My first fasting test gave result of 22 and the second one...