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Message: <blockquote data-quote="trolleydolley" data-source="post: 265730" data-attributes="member: 14086">Hi everyoneI've been a reader rather than a regular contributor on this forum for a while, but today I need to ask a question.I was diagnosed as diet-controlled Type 2 in 2008 and since then my levels have been between 6 and 7 which I was told by my diabetic nurse is OK but six months ago my HBthingy was 7.2.My  beloved gran went into hospital in February and died three weeks later. She was an amazing 92-year-old lady and as next of kin it's been my job to organise the funeral, clear her house (with help from other family members) and now to execute her will. It's been a deeply stressful time and as you can imagine, has involved a lot of eating on the hoof and coffee and rubbish grabbed from hospital restaurants, service stations and the like.So I went for my six month check today with the diabetic nurse and my HBthingy is 8.3 which is obviously a big rise. My blood pressure is also up as well as my weight.The nurse recommended that now was the time to go onto Metaformin so I've come away with my first prescription ever for this and will start it today.I'm just wondering if that's it now and I have to stay on Metaformin forever or if this is a blip and as I work through bereavement and also return to being more careful with my diet, then the levels will go down again. (I've been working towards a more low-carb diet for a while)Is this just an exceptional reading due to exceptional circumstances or should I be more worried?any thoughts appreciated.thankstd</blockquote>

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