I would like to thank everyone on here for the support, inspiration and sensible advice about diabetes, since I was diagnosed :clap:
The help on here has been invaluable to me.
I had my 3 month check meeting with my diabetes nurse today, and she is very pleased with my progress so far. :angel:
I have lost 26 lbs since the beginning of February, my Hba1c was 62, now its 48, though I think I would prefer it lower if I can, and my cholesterol has dropped from 5.9 to 3.4!
I'm not on any medication for diabetes though I do take statins now, and I'm having no problems with them at all.
She seemed surprised that I had been using a blood glucose monitor, as they won't issue them for type 2's in my region, but admitted that if it works for me, I should carry on what I'm doing.
I have been relatively low-carbing and when I do eat carbs it is only the better ones, no sweet stuff at all, and I've managed to get myself a little fitter, bit by bit by walking, so I now do at least 1/2 hour a day. I also have been watching my calorie intake, so it has been difficult to choose the right things to eat. I don't do a high fat diet, as I'm really not convinced that a high fat diet is good for you long term. However that's a personal choice and each to their own.
I admit it hasn't been easy at times, but I'm so glad I found this forum, as I would have been struggling to understand diabetes. My nurse is very nice, but I do wonder how much training they actually get, as to be honest, I feel I'm more informed than she is with some things.
She is very unhappy that my Desmond course isn't until May....she admits that work needs to be done to get everyone on a course within 6 weeks, and also admits that it probably won't be of much use to me now. I shall still attend, as your GP is informed if you don't........maybe that's to encourage folks to actually learn about diabetes and do something to help themselves, particularly if they are not self motivated?
The next target to meet is a lower HbA1c. Can anyone tell me the ideal figure to aim for? Then, I need to make sure that I don't backtrack now that I'm feeling happier about things. That's the test, isn't it?
So again, thank you everyone who takes the time to answer questions etc.