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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1749775" data-attributes="member: 41816">Hi and welcome [USER=470826]@Steviechurch74[/USER] Basically, at this point your doc doesn't yet know whether you are type 1 (will need insulin) or type 2 (can usually be managed with diet, exercise and/or medication).  That is what the GAD test is for, to distinguish between the two types.So at this stage, until you get those results and know where you stand, I would have a read around the forum, reduce carbs, and think about getting a glucometer to test your blood glucose.If you end up Type 1 then you will be supplied with a glucometer, but as said above, most type 2s have to fund their own testing kit in the UK.And sorry to say, that brown bread, rice and pasta all release about the same amount of carb into the blood stream as glucose, so while the brown carbs are slower to release, they still push the blood glucose up just as high.  Sad but true.  I would try cutting your portions of carbs by at least half, and doing some self testing, to see what is happening to your blood glucose, while you wait for the test result.</blockquote>

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