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Hi, don't worry, you'll get lots of help on here. I'm quite new here myself and have found it really useful. Most people seem to follow a low carb diet and you can find plenty of information about that in this forum. Do browse around. Daisy will be here sometime to give you the basic information but if you look around you'll find lots of information.
I'm Type 2 too. It is pretty disgusting the way we get told just to diet but not given much useful information about what to eat to manage the diabetes effectively.
Hypos (very low blood glucose), from my understanding do not affect Type 2s who are managing their diabetes with diet and oral meds.
If your blood glucose is too high you probably will not even know about it unless you are testing.
I never know whether my BG (blood glucose) is high or low unless I actually test although I do feel quite out of sorts sometimes and it's only when I test that I find my BG's gone up.
Do you have a follow up appointment with your GP or a diabetic nurse at the surgery? If not, I would go back and see them and ask how you are meant to manage this. Did your doctor say it was diabetes or pre-diabetes? If pre-diabetes then they will expect you to change your diet to try to improve your glucose intolerance.
Best of luck and, if I can help in any way, feel free to PM me.

Iv just been diagnosed a month bak and I know how u feel iv had no help at all and it's infuriating. I took it upon myself to buy my own meter to see for myself and also this forum is very helpful I just bride and read what other people are taking about. Also use the NHS websites they are the most up to date I hope you find one help because I'm telling u I need some to. Good luck

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Hi Teddybear,

As Lasermum said!

There are lots of useful posts, lists and research on here, and loads of people to ask!

I can recall having the symptoms you describe, certainly a dry mouth and tiredness are two of my signs of running high!

Have a look at your diet, and see what you can do about reducing carbohydrate intake, and certainly go back to your GP's and ask for information on how they expect you to manage the condition!



Bob

Hi Teddybear, I hope Daisy doesn't mind my preempting this but there's a sticky thread on the Greetings and Introductions bit of the forum here:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17088

That gives basic advice.

Hope this helps.

Hi Teddybear and welcome to the forum. Ask as many questions as you need to and someone will help.

Hi Teddy Bear
You generally get the symptoms you describe when your blood glucose levels are over 10mmol/l (the 'normal' blood glucose levels is 4-7mmol/l). When your blood glucose is in double figures, the glucose spils over into your urine, making you need to pass more to get rid of it. This then makes you thirsty (lots of people thinks they are weeing more because they are drinking more - in fact it's the other way round).
You need to go back and see another doctor. You should certainly not have been advised to find information on the internet, and as you are so symptomatic you may need to start on medication to get your blood glucose levels down. Do you know if your urine was tested for something called ketones when you were diagnosed? How long have you had the symptoms and have you lost a lot of weight? These can be signs of Type 1 rather than Type 2 diabetes, and a simple urine test will help distinguish between the two. A large amount of ketones in your urine would require referral to the specialist diabetes service in your area. If there were no/just a trace of ketones, you are likely to have Type 2 diabetes (but should still receive far more advice and support from your GP practice than you have been given).
In the meantime, can you make any of the following changes to reduce your blood glucose? Make sure the drinks you are having for your thirst are sugar free, as sugary drinks will only make things worse (including fresh fruit juice). If you have large portions of starchy foods like potatoes, rice, pasta or bread it would be wise to reduce these down to about 1/4 of a 9" dinner plate - the starch is broken down to glucose in your gut and affects your blood glucose just as much as sugar does. You don't need to avoid these foods completely, just be careful with your portions.
I hope that helps!

Hi. As others have said, getting hold of a meter and testing 2 hours after a meal is essential to find out what foods affect you and how your blood sugars are doing in general. Your doc should be giving you an HBa1C blood test after a about 3 months. If you don't have any follow-up appointments made then do make one and ask for a blood test form a couple of weeks before. If the doc isn't co-operative then ask for a referral to a local hospital diabetes clinic. At the 3month point and having an HBa1C result your doc should discuss having tablets if your HBa1C shows you sugars still to be too high. See Daisy's link and the NICE Diabetes Pathway doc on the web for guidance. As you may have gather, diet is the number one priority and needs to be low-carb/low-GI and there is a lot of info on the from for suitable foods.