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Hi, I've recently been diagnosed type 2. I was at work, NHS, and mentioned to a colleague that I was incredibly thirsty. She took my blood sugar and found it to be 26.5.
GP visit followed by a day in hospital and here I am
 
Welcome @Izzy1 🙂 No wonder you were thirsty! Have you been put on any medication for the diabetes?
 
Welcome to the forum @Izzy1

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis.

Hope you can gently bring those high levels down. Don’t panic if this takes a little while to happen, it is easier on the fine blood vessels in the eyes, and on nerve endings to reduce your BG averages over a number of weeks or months.

Does anyone in your close family live with diabetes of any kind?
 
Inka said:
Welcome @Izzy1 🙂 No wonder you were thirsty! Have you been put on any medication for the diabetes?
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Yes the dreaded MetFartin I couldn't tolerate 2 in the morning and two at night so now just take one each time. I was also given Gliclaside which I don't take as it was too effective, it made my sugars drop too much and I was having to eat more to get them up. Just seemed counter-productive.
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Welcome to the forum @Izzy1

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis.

Hope you can gently bring those high levels down. Don’t panic if this takes a little while to happen, it is easier on the fine blood vessels in the eyes, and on nerve endings to reduce your BG averages over a number of weeks or months.

Does anyone in your close family live with diabetes of any kind?
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My sister was diabetic, type 2, no longer with us. My husband is type 1.
 
welcome to the forum @Izzy1
hope you find all the advice, help & support you will be seeking from the users on here
 
The following blog post, together with information about Dr David Unwin's patients is what set m on the road to Type 2 remission:
josekalsbeek.blogspot.com

The Nutritional Thingy

There’s a few things you should know. 1. Practically all carbs turn to glucose once ingested , so not just straight sugars, but starches...
josekalsbeek.blogspot.com josekalsbeek.blogspot.com
 
Izzy1 said:
My sister was diabetic, type 2, no longer with us. My husband is type 1.
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So sorry for your loss :(

That must have been devastating.
 
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