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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1717596" data-attributes="member: 94045">Hi [USER=469871]@Fiona29[/USER]  and welcome to the forum,There is some great advice above, and all I can add at this point is that I strongly advise you to do two things:Firstly buy yourself a blood glucose meter and test strips. This will be your best friend and will guide you in your food choices alongside a food diary. Without a meter you are really working blind, and if/when you buy one, we will help you how to use it to your best advantage.Secondly, ask your surgery for a print out of your blood test results. You need to see these in black and white so you can analyse them for yourself. Doctors and nurses are renowned for filtering out information - it happens all the time. It isn't just your glucose numbers you need, it is also cholesterol and lipids (HDL/LDL/triglycerides and your liver and kidney functions. You need to know where you are, and can compare them with future results (you will be having a lot of tests from now on) to see if you are improving or otherwise.Remember, diet is the key to control, and that means reducing carbohydrate and not just sugar.</blockquote>

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