Thank you! MySugr is flipping between 31.7 and 31.6 now so I think I may have reached my lowest now. Next lab test isn’t til August, so I’m hoping that my lab test will reflect the MySugr prediction.
Wow, just saw your latest numbers, aren't you doing well!!!
... Kent is a lovely part of the country, underrated in my opinion.
That landscape is incredibly familiar. I think you may be living quite near me! Have to say being able to hop on a train to France or 10 minute drive to the tunnel is awesome. I love France!I didn't know it at all and chose my new home village via internet research, of all things. I wanted to be somewhere with lots of walking opportunities, but also close to the Eurostar line as I have strong links to France (I was born there and still have lots of family and friends in the Paris area). I was glad to find upon arrival that I really like the place, and even gladder when my American wife turned out to love it too. A few days after arrival I climbed to the top of a nearby hill at dawn and took this photo. My new home is pretty much in the center of this photo, a couple of miles from where I was standing.
That landscape is incredibly familiar. I think you may be living quite near me! Have to say being able to hop on a train to France or 10 minute drive to the tunnel is awesome. I love France!
I'd be surprised if they did I was a t2d and registered 31 and they refused to code me non diabetic ... Going forward I only plan to improve health and they're determined to say otherwise ....Welcome to England! I wondered where you had disappeared to on the forum.
When you have your initial check up with your new NHS surgery, if you have an HbA1c similar to 31, they will say you are not diabetic! I hope you have made sure they will have details of your medical history available. If they code you as non-diabetic they may well not refer you for regular blood tests, foot checks, retinal eye screening and so on.
I'd be surprised if they did I was a t2d and registered 31 and they refused to code me non diabetic ... Going forward I only plan to improve health and they're determined to say otherwise ....
Welcome back my friendHello All,
I successfully moved from America to England, arriving at the beginning of May and moving into my new home. The past few months have been very stressful (fairly normal for any move, let alone an international one) and I have not been a good boy -- food regime remained low-carb but drink not so good with too much beer. Have yet to register at the NHS clinic in the Kent village where I now live but will do so soon. The last HbA1c was done in February in America and came in at 31. Wish me luck! I really love my new home so any health problems caused by the move/stress can probably be coped with.
Edited to add: The only health check I have done so far is to weigh myself. I am exactly the same weight as a few months ago (70KG, which is on the edge of an "underweight" BMI) so no real data there.
I now live in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with dozens of walking paths at my doorstep, so the "exercise" part of the checklist is abundantly catered for!!!
What I was actually meaning with @Grateful is that he will be a new member of the NHS system, and without his previous medical records from the US, he could be coded as non-diabetic.
Ah your right and thanks for the response as I can monitor how long I am before I can be declared reversedMy HbA1c was 46 when my GP decided my diabetes was resolved. (under 48 being the cut off). Naturally I didn't agree with him. There are no national (or even global) guidelines on "when diabetes disappears". Each individual doctor makes his own judgement and codes accordingly. The general consensus among those that do trials on reversal use 48 as the cut off. Under that for a period of time, unmedicated, is classed as reversed. (Prof Taylor et al)
What I was actually meaning with @Grateful is that he will be a new member of the NHS system, and without his previous medical records from the US, he could be coded as non-diabetic.
Sandwich is beautiful. I used to go there quite a bit when my brothers were at boarding school there. Lovely quaint little place.I like Kent I was stationed at RAF Manston for a while and had married quarters in Sandwich. My son was born in Margate hospital.
Sandwich is beautiful. I used to go there quite a bit when my brothers were at boarding school there. Lovely quaint little place.
One of queen Elizabeth the first's favorite places when young.Sandwich is beautiful. I used to go there quite a bit when my brothers were at boarding school there. Lovely quaint little place.
That landscape is incredibly familiar. I think you may be living quite near me! Have to say being able to hop on a train to France or 10 minute drive to the tunnel is awesome. I love France!
Are those by any chance old gravel pits? Looks familiar to me too.
Finally ambled to my local NHS clinic and registered. Not sure whether I was ever registered with NHS before I left the country as a 22-year-old nearly 40 years ago, so I have now got a new NHS number. Soon afterwards, got a letter that enabled me to register for patientaccess.com.
Because of the Type 2 Diabetes I got an appointment for assessment on August 1st. I'll update this thread after that NHS appointment and blood test results.
(Tomorrow I'm off to USA for a week to attend the wedding of my eldest daughter....)
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