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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2472092" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Don't worry about driving: it's only an issue for people on certain glucose lowering meds (such as insulin ) <strong>if </strong>they get hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) and don't realise in time to give themselves sugar. It's much more of a T1 issue than a T2, though some T2s on some medications do have to worry about it. (And I've had a driving license since I was 17 and been on insulin all that time. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />). Metformin won't make you hypo so you really don't need to worry at the moment. (Your GP will warn you if you take medication that might do this.)</p><p></p><p>AS far as the weight issue, undiagnosed T2 causes weight gain, so you'll find that most of the people visiting the clinic will have extra weight (as do many of the nurses). Please don't blame yourself for being overweight and having T2 - T2s are genetically predisposed to not cope well with the carbohydrate present in a modern so called healthy diet and gain weight as a result.</p><p></p><p>Here's my favourite intro to T2 and low carb, jokalsbeek's excellent blog.</p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog/jokalsbeek.401801/" target="_blank">JoKalsbeek's blog | Diabetes Forum • The Global Diabetes Community</a></p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2472092, member: 372717"] Don't worry about driving: it's only an issue for people on certain glucose lowering meds (such as insulin ) [B]if [/B]they get hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) and don't realise in time to give themselves sugar. It's much more of a T1 issue than a T2, though some T2s on some medications do have to worry about it. (And I've had a driving license since I was 17 and been on insulin all that time. :)). Metformin won't make you hypo so you really don't need to worry at the moment. (Your GP will warn you if you take medication that might do this.) AS far as the weight issue, undiagnosed T2 causes weight gain, so you'll find that most of the people visiting the clinic will have extra weight (as do many of the nurses). Please don't blame yourself for being overweight and having T2 - T2s are genetically predisposed to not cope well with the carbohydrate present in a modern so called healthy diet and gain weight as a result. Here's my favourite intro to T2 and low carb, jokalsbeek's excellent blog. [URL='https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog/jokalsbeek.401801/']JoKalsbeek's blog | Diabetes Forum • The Global Diabetes Community[/URL] Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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