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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ceppo" data-source="post: 2290298" data-attributes="member: 528090">Hello everyone, I was diagnosed yesterday over the telephone.  Haven't got through all the emotions yet and moved onto adjustment - its still feeling like a dream.Horridly high test result of 100.  GP set a target of below 53 for me. Dr prescribed 2 x metaformin per day - starting with 1 a day the first two weeks. He thought it would require something else in addition. Although he had a resonable attitude to low carb eating he was very dismissive of being able to reverse diabetes or bring it into remission and challenged me to prove him wrong several times. Is there any hope with low carb and weight loss to improve things or is he right.... I'm doomed.... Not the most helpful thing for me as encouragement goes a long way. He wasn't interested in me testing my glucose with a monitor. I am wondering about getting one - any recommendations?I'm being sent on a DESMOND course sometime and there will be the local gp diabetic clinic. and an eye test - who knows what has gone on in my body.  The blood re-test will be in October as we expect to go away in a few weeks for the whole of September.Dr Fung's book has dropped through the door today so lots of reading there and the Caldesi recipe book coming soon. What else would people recommend?  I'm also looking for a carb app or reference book.I have been browsing the forum. There is so much helpful information and experience here but I'd greatly appreciate some wise words to balance against the negative attitude of the GP.</blockquote>

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