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I found before I was diagnosed I forgot things all the time... once it was my debit card (i'd left it at home) the next day it was my whole purse. I'm better now I'm taking my meds.

@ Jack412 - Carbs are very addictive. I find at certain times in the month that the want for them is much more. But at the moment I just seem to want them all the time. I'm going to my aunties again tomorrow and I've asked her not to have as many sweet things in the house. That way the access is...

Hi Sanguine, Thanks for answering. When I was diagnosed my blood sugar was about 18mmol after a fasting blood test. I've also lost about 3 stone since November. I believe most of that was cutting out the full fat coke - I could drink a pack of 6 cans in a day. Now I don't go anywhere near it. I...

So okay. Since I was diagnosed in November controlling my diet has become really hard. When I was first diagnosed and for a few month after - I didn't touch anything with sugar (even at christmas). I didn't want to get into a bad cycle. But in February I started staying at my aunties on the...

Hi Claire, I know totally how you feel. Your probably tired because of your blood sugar being still high. The metformin will bring it down after you eat but doing the diet is a good help too. Dani

Thank you Bernie. I'm going to call my dr later and see what he says. Unfortunately, my work wont let me go home and if I don't come in I'll be in trouble with my managers :(

Unfortunately not :( I hadn;t been diagnosed when they were giving them out!

Hi Everyone, I'm a type 2 diabetic and in the last few days I ahve been really ill and people have said they think its flu. Symptoms are: Headache, dry constant cough, runny nose/sneezing, pains in my hips and knees, loss of apitite, loss of taste and smell. I'm also peeing alot aswell and my...

Thanks everyone for your replies. Daisy - thank you for the information it's good to know a little more about what I should be doing. Nor the Doctor or the Nurse told me to decrease the Carbs just the sugar. Gloucestergirl - I nearly passed out when I was told my BG level was 17.9 after the...

Hi, I was recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and put straight on to Metformin. I'm kinda scared as I haven't really been given much information, just told that I had it, told to cut out all sugar from my diet, given a prescription and told basically just to make an appointment with the...