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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Majella77" data-source="post: 1643288" data-attributes="member: 443681">Hi - Also just recently diagnosed in Ireland (early October 2017). I've learned that, as an adult, they treat as Type 2 until they carry out the HBa1c test, and until you get to a diabetes clinic/diabetes nurse/endocrinologist.  So I was prescribed Metformin to begin with.  My HBa1c was high but given my age, weight etc. thought I was probably Type 1.  They continued with the Metformin and started me on a low, slow-acting, one-shot-a-day insulin pen.  Type 1 confirmed when the GAD antibody results came back.  When my BG levels got to be under control and they reviewed the medication and discontinued with the Metformin.  With regard to your Fruit question, I can take some fruits, but not others without big spikes.  Bananas are a no-go for me (and they were my usual go-to energy snack), but I can take a small apple as a snack, and it's fine, I have blueberries and raspberries with breakfast every morning, and again - they're fine.  Monitoring your BG levels alongside the foods you eat will be really helpful for you (and the medical practitioners) to ascertain what is right and wrong for you - I think it's all very personal.Good luck!</blockquote>

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