Just want to say thanks for all the tips and encouragement I was given here upon being diagnosed a few weeks back. It’s all alien to begin with, and the numbers and abbreviations are baffling. But since my diagnosis 5 weeks ago, I’ve totally cleaned up my diet. No crisps, chocolate, cakes, biscuits, deep fried food or takeaways. I’ve always been a 6 out 7 days a week exerciser anyway. Weights, swimming, strength, walking etc. Just over a week ago I started testing my own levels, and though they were high to begin with, I think I was doing something right, and few tweaks brought the numbers down on the most part. I’m on 500mg Metformin per day for the last 12 days as well as a blood pressure tablet. My GP told me there wasn’t any need to cut carbs out but stick to wholegrain, and control my potato portions etc. Which I did. I’m down 4lbs and my fasting levels the last few days are between 9 and 10.9. Which is good, considering my diagnosis was based 5 weeks ago on a fasting level of 14.9. Before meals are coming in between 5 and 7 and not going too much higher after meals. So I’m happy to progress as I am and see where it takes me. But I had a lot of questions to begin with and was grateful to have a place to ask, so thanks.