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<blockquote data-quote="LouLou70" data-source="post: 774493" data-attributes="member: 155449"><p>Hi everyone. I was diagnosed mid January this year by answerphone message from my GP surgery. I had gone in as I had been hugely run down, swollen glands, cold sores, for a month. They took bloods and then rang the following week with the message. On ringing back I was told it was type 2 and when I said I was shocked and a bit gutted, was told 'that's what happens when you don't lose weight and exercise'. So ... my diabetes journey didn't start too well. Met with the diabetes nurse who is lovely, gave me a folder full of info and told my glucose level is 58 and cholesterol is 6. Is this high or not? She wants me to try and bring my levels down by diet alone for 3 months and I've not been given metformin yet or asked to test my levels at any point. Two weeks later I met her again and have lost 6lbs but I'm struggling a) to keep up the motivation and b) to accept the diagnosis. I've had a year of being ill - pleurisy which has left me with scarring on the lungs and, after a routine blood test, I was told I have the antibody in my blood for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. I feel as if my head is going to explode from all the information I'm getting, which I know is for my benefit in the long run, but I don't know how much more 'bad health' news I can take. Sorry guys, normally an upbeat person. Thanks in advance for any support or advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LouLou70, post: 774493, member: 155449"] Hi everyone. I was diagnosed mid January this year by answerphone message from my GP surgery. I had gone in as I had been hugely run down, swollen glands, cold sores, for a month. They took bloods and then rang the following week with the message. On ringing back I was told it was type 2 and when I said I was shocked and a bit gutted, was told 'that's what happens when you don't lose weight and exercise'. So ... my diabetes journey didn't start too well. Met with the diabetes nurse who is lovely, gave me a folder full of info and told my glucose level is 58 and cholesterol is 6. Is this high or not? She wants me to try and bring my levels down by diet alone for 3 months and I've not been given metformin yet or asked to test my levels at any point. Two weeks later I met her again and have lost 6lbs but I'm struggling a) to keep up the motivation and b) to accept the diagnosis. I've had a year of being ill - pleurisy which has left me with scarring on the lungs and, after a routine blood test, I was told I have the antibody in my blood for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. I feel as if my head is going to explode from all the information I'm getting, which I know is for my benefit in the long run, but I don't know how much more 'bad health' news I can take. Sorry guys, normally an upbeat person. Thanks in advance for any support or advice. [/QUOTE]
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