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    Carbs and Metformin

    Hello, This has probably been asked previously but..... In Oct 2013 I was diagnosed as Type 2 (17 stone in weight) and my 3 month test showed a number of 68 in new terminology. The Nurse wanted to put me on Metformin immediately but I persuaded her to 'give me a month' of diet/exercise only...
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    1st Nurse Appointment

    Well, I had my 1st appointment with the Nurse at my GP practice and here is my experience. I was diagnosed with readings of 10.4 mmol: 8.5% hba1c (69 in new money) and because my own meter readings (waking between 6 and 6.5, before dinner, 5.2ish and after exercise 5.2ish, now seem a...
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    Aviva Nano....Query

    Hello, An hour and a half after eating grapes and apple, I checked my level using my new Nano meter. (I am newly diagnosed). I just assumed the meter would be correct but it gave a reading of 9.2 which I thought was high. I immediately did another test and got 8.3 which I know is still not...
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    I'm a newbie - please be gentle

    Hello. I was diagnosed as Type 2 last Friday after a fasting test showed an hba1c of 8.5% (69). the fasting level was 10.4 average. I already knew something was wrong after my vision started to become blurred some time ago. The test was carried out 2.5 weeks ago and between that 2.5 weeks and...