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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Phoenix55" data-source="post: 1755380" data-attributes="member: 242273">Perhaps you could have a telephone conversation with either the doctor or DN to allay some of your worries.  Diagnosis is a shock but the good news is that you can take control of the situation, improve your health and feel much happier, but you do need to be disciplined. It can be done and people here are willing to encourage and help answer questions.You may have felt ill for any number of reasons, but that is in the past and you need to look to the future and what you are going to do to help yourself. So find time to buy yourself a meter and then teach yourself how to use it (persuading a droplet of blood from the side of your finger may take a bit of experimentation <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />) Use a tape measure and set yourself a target either of weight loss or weight maintenance, then get rid of the high carb foods in your cupboard and do not buy them again. By getting rid of them you are not tempted, it takes a while for the first few weeks going round the supermarket and reading the labels to find foods with low carbs (usually less than 10 per 100g but definitely under 15.) there are lots of things that you can enjoy - eggs, cheeses, cream, high percentage chocolate ( a square at a time as a treat!) and it is not all rabbit food<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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