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<blockquote data-quote="Prem51" data-source="post: 1882217" data-attributes="member: 209498"><p>Welcome to the forum [USER=490735]@Wendi22[/USER]. The weight loss does suggest you might be Type 1 rather than Type 2. I agree with [USER=473418]@KC67[/USER] that you should ask your GP for further tests.</p><p></p><p>Metformin does have side effects, but they usually subside after a couple of weeks. If they persist you can ask for the slow release version, Metformin SR, which people say has less side effects.</p><p>You will get a lot of good advice and support on here. Probably more than from your DN when you see her. Usually the DN just weighs, measures and takes your blood pressure. You also get a neuropathy test where she pokes the sole of your foot with a rubber spike to see if you can feel it. She should also refer you for a retinopathy eye test.</p><p></p><p>I didn't get any advice from the DN, but was referred for a 'DESMOND' course for newly diagnosed diabetics, but you might have to wait weeks or months for a course, and the advice given at DESMOND on diet is not good. They say we should continue eating starchy carbohydrates, which turn into glucose in our bodies which isn't good for Type 2 diabetics.</p><p></p><p>Have a read round the threads and ask any questions you want, the people on here are friendly and supportive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prem51, post: 1882217, member: 209498"] Welcome to the forum [USER=490735]@Wendi22[/USER]. The weight loss does suggest you might be Type 1 rather than Type 2. I agree with [USER=473418]@KC67[/USER] that you should ask your GP for further tests. Metformin does have side effects, but they usually subside after a couple of weeks. If they persist you can ask for the slow release version, Metformin SR, which people say has less side effects. You will get a lot of good advice and support on here. Probably more than from your DN when you see her. Usually the DN just weighs, measures and takes your blood pressure. You also get a neuropathy test where she pokes the sole of your foot with a rubber spike to see if you can feel it. She should also refer you for a retinopathy eye test. I didn't get any advice from the DN, but was referred for a 'DESMOND' course for newly diagnosed diabetics, but you might have to wait weeks or months for a course, and the advice given at DESMOND on diet is not good. They say we should continue eating starchy carbohydrates, which turn into glucose in our bodies which isn't good for Type 2 diabetics. Have a read round the threads and ask any questions you want, the people on here are friendly and supportive. [/QUOTE]
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