new diagnosis

Hi all, I was recently diagnosed on the (less than a week) after lots of worrying symptoms. The doctor has said it’s most likely type two but I don’t fit the usual characteristics; I’m only 28, in a healthy weight, have a good diet, low blood pressure, average cholesterol etc so she couldn’t...

Hello! I have been eating low carb for about a month now. It's going well. I am taking daily rehydration salts and keeping to below 50g carb a day. On advice given here I've got a meter and testing strips and have tested at intervals over the last few days. So now I can see what my blood glucose...

Good Evening, I hope everyone is safe and well. First time here and first time posting. I'm a 41-yr old male. I was diagnosed with Type 2 just before Covid-19 hit. I had a score of 67, this was discovered during a sleep study test for sleep apnea (severe). It was then followed up by my GP...

Hi all. As the title reads, I haven't been diagnosed yet but I have blood and urine tests booked with the diabetic nurse tomorrow. I'm absolutely petrified because I feel I know what is coming!! I'm a 31yo male, 6"1' and thin (if you exclude the dad bod!). There is no history of diabetes in my...

Hi Everyone, I just found this forum and am super glad to have a resource to learn more. I think right now I'm jusy hoping for a bit of hope... I'm not in the Uk currently, but I got a blood test done this week as I've been feeling so low and weak and not normal. Back in August all was well...

I was diagnosed this week after having two blood tests last week - first came back at 73, the next was 76. I'm 47, male, 15 stone (210 lbs/95kg), BMI about 29.4. No history of diabetes in the family. I only went for tests because my wife thought I should get a general checkup, although I was...

Hi all I am what my nurses call "still newly diagnosed" (I began type 1 treatment in mid-July having been wrongly diagnosed as type 2) and have only just been introduced to carb-counting. My nurses recommended "Carbs & Cals" app and book. Today we went out for lunch and I looked up the menu and...

Hello all Im already coeliac and lactose intolerant then yesterday I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes! Obviously it was a dark day yesterday and still getting my head around this! The nurse asked if I’d known I was pre diabetic for the past 2 years... erm Nope! I was shocked as I was 10.2...

Hi there guys. I got diagnosed T2 in early May after a blood test I requested as I was exhausted all the time. My Hba1c was 82. I was utterly terrified and stopped eating from shock and also as I was scared my blood sugar would go even higher. After a couple of days I noticed my eyesight...

(New to forum - not yet fully on top of common abbreviations etc) I had the news that I have type 2 diabetes on Monday, in a phone call from my GP after a routine blood test to check on effects of my BP meds. She said I also have high cholesterol, and put me on statins straight away, but wants...

Hi there I was diagnosed with type 2 on Monday with a hba1c of 96 although I have no idea what it means. I asked my gp if I could control this with diet and exercise (I have a bit to lose) but he said no and gave me metformin which I've to ultimately take 4 a day. I've got an appt for the...

Hi guys, so found out last Tuesday that I had type 1 diabetes. Was a big shock as I hadn't been feeling unwell or anything. Obviously the first week has been a lot to take in. My blood sugar levels have been high since my diagnosis (around 11-14 in the morning and throughout the day sometimes...

Hi everyone my name is Sarah, I’m 42 and was diagnosed in Urgent care Dec 23, 2018 with T2 at 297 BGL, I am in the US so I know we read different. My AC1 was 8.7, doctor sent me home, gave me meter and strips and put me on low carb diet told me to see regular Dr. ASAP. I got in the next day, I...

so 4 weeks ago I had a blood test as my periods were playing up, had a phone call to say my blood glucose levels were high, my hba1c was 8.4, so 4 weeks later just my second blood test to ‘confirm it’, my hb1ac was 7.7...which I guess mean I’m type 2 diabetic.....I’m gutted and very upset I’ve...

Hi all, (bear with, it's a long post, but I hope it helps) I just wanted to give a quick shout out for any and all those that have been newly diagnosed with T2 diabetes – DO NOT PANIC, IT’S GOING TO BE OK…..honest! :) I'm not preaching, I'm not 'fixed' and I know I can't get rid of T2, but I...

Finally had my complete "New Starter" visit at Diabetes clinic, and they seemed happy 90+ % of BS readings in the correct range now ; Insulin slightly reduced 2x10 instead of 2x12 daily ; Hb1Ac on diagnosis (Dec 18) was 131 ! ; now down to 69 . What else do I now need to look at?

i haven’t yet been diagnosed with diabetes I have to go in for a second blood test as the doctor thinks it is diabetes.... Has anyone tried a vegan diet? When looking into research I’ve read a lot of videos and videos on how a wholefood vegan diet has better results lowering blood sugar and...

Hello everyone. I’m a newly diagnosed pensioner. I’ve been hovering in the pre-diabetic spectrum for three or four years.... but now, according to two HbA1c tests (taken a month apart), I have just crept into the diabetic part of the spectrum. I have a meeting with the Diabetic Specialist Nurse...

I suffer from angina and had some bloods done 2 weeks ago as part of my annual cardic review. At my clinic appointment the nurse said that some of my bloods were raised and they needed to repeat them. I had further bloods taken yesterday and today I had a call from the surgery to tell me that...

Hi This might seem like a bit of a stupid question, but something that I am confused about since getting a CGM. I have been told to test my blood sugar 2 hours after eating and that it should at that point be below 7mmol (I have only known being type 1 and pregnant together and so maybe I have...