RoseofSharon
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 3,506
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi I was diagnosed t2 back in Dec 2015. The initial diagnosis knocked the wind out of me as I had prior to that been eating close to paleo (I say close to as I was adding dairy into the mix 
) and my biggest downfall was drinking fizzy drinks. Likelihood is the fizzy drinks were the killer. Anyway my HbA1c was 50 at the point of diagnosis. I was put on 500mg metformin which had to be changed to the slow release version simply because I didn't feel very well at all in the normal one. I have monitored my bg for years and know some of the problem foods (although new ones seem to pop up from time to time - and my body seems to over time react differently to foods that I used to cope with). Anyway after attending a course one self management (dietary) and accepting one of their monitors they were giving out (frustrating as I loved my accucheck mobile I was using before, but hey this one is free and I get my strips for free!) I finally got my lancets and strips on prescription, I just hope my nurse doesn't get funny with me as I test very regularly! That is what I don't understand - how can we get good tight control if we do not get the strips and machines to know what is going on?! That was of course rhetorical and I don't expect a reply. Until recently I was a student nurse and I've seen the effects of poor control and am determined to prevent them if I can (even if I have to supplement the strips I get so I can test more frequently). Anyway I don't really have any questions and I will definitely be around, I just wanted to wave and say hi to everyone here.
welcome 
