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<blockquote data-quote="AM1874" data-source="post: 1391342" data-attributes="member: 379847"><p>Recently diagnosed T2 and, like many others, I was shocked, worried and feeling lost. Very quickly, though, folks on this forum have given me so much info, advice and support that I am now beginning to consider myself a bit of an "old hand". What has surprised me, though, is that since diagnosis (7th Feb) all that has happened is that I have another blood test scheduled for 6th March and an appointment with the dietician on 23rd March. Otherwise, I have had nothing from my surgery .. no info, no advice, no details of my levels (I found them myself on-line) or what they mean, nothing about exercise or diet or testing .. not even a leaflet. Moreover, having spent many hours browsing multiple threads on the forum, it seems that the advice and support that (I guess) I eventually will receive may not be what I am looking for. I am reading both historic and current posts about doctors telling their diabetic patients that there is no need to test BS levels "unless you're Type 1" .. GPs and Healthcare professionals who are "required" to offer advice based only on NHS or NICE guidelines .. and dieticians who advocate "carbs with every meal".</p><p></p><p>So, I have decided to jump into the driving seat. Obviously, I will keep all the appointments, do all the tests and take all the meds set up by my surgery .. but my key focus and motivation will be to manage my diabetes myself, with the advice, info and support that I know I will continue to get from the forum. On this basis, I have so far ...</p><p></p><p># Become seriously carb-conscious and started the LCHF way of life (for me, diet suggests a short-term fix)</p><p># Stopped damaging my body with the 2 (sometimes 3) pints of lager that I used to drink most days</p><p># Upped my exercise regime to add a daily 2 mile jog to my existing 3 rounds of golf every week</p><p># Created a series of simple XL spreadsheets to monitor and manage my daily BS levels, carb intake and so on</p><p># Ordered TEE2 and SD Codefree meters + kits (should arrive today) for testing and comparisons</p><p></p><p>The last two weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind .. but now that I have taken the decision to manage my own diabetes - positively, I feel much more confident about the future and the journey ahead ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AM1874, post: 1391342, member: 379847"] Recently diagnosed T2 and, like many others, I was shocked, worried and feeling lost. Very quickly, though, folks on this forum have given me so much info, advice and support that I am now beginning to consider myself a bit of an "old hand". What has surprised me, though, is that since diagnosis (7th Feb) all that has happened is that I have another blood test scheduled for 6th March and an appointment with the dietician on 23rd March. Otherwise, I have had nothing from my surgery .. no info, no advice, no details of my levels (I found them myself on-line) or what they mean, nothing about exercise or diet or testing .. not even a leaflet. Moreover, having spent many hours browsing multiple threads on the forum, it seems that the advice and support that (I guess) I eventually will receive may not be what I am looking for. I am reading both historic and current posts about doctors telling their diabetic patients that there is no need to test BS levels "unless you're Type 1" .. GPs and Healthcare professionals who are "required" to offer advice based only on NHS or NICE guidelines .. and dieticians who advocate "carbs with every meal". So, I have decided to jump into the driving seat. Obviously, I will keep all the appointments, do all the tests and take all the meds set up by my surgery .. but my key focus and motivation will be to manage my diabetes myself, with the advice, info and support that I know I will continue to get from the forum. On this basis, I have so far ... # Become seriously carb-conscious and started the LCHF way of life (for me, diet suggests a short-term fix) # Stopped damaging my body with the 2 (sometimes 3) pints of lager that I used to drink most days # Upped my exercise regime to add a daily 2 mile jog to my existing 3 rounds of golf every week # Created a series of simple XL spreadsheets to monitor and manage my daily BS levels, carb intake and so on # Ordered TEE2 and SD Codefree meters + kits (should arrive today) for testing and comparisons The last two weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind .. but now that I have taken the decision to manage my own diabetes - positively, I feel much more confident about the future and the journey ahead ... [/QUOTE]
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