Bit despondent at diagnosis type 2

[Drakey]

You've done so well, with turning your diet around, getting your BG levels down and being in a much better place mentally and physically, I can't imagine the diabetes nurse will have anything but praise for you.
Proud of you! Sarah
Happy and peaceful Christmas and new year to you.

Thanks Sarah. You were the first to respond to my initial desperate post and you'll never know how much I appreciated it, along with others responses. What a friendly bunch you all are. Wishing you a great Christmas too. Am feeling really Christmassy. X

 

[Burylancs]

Morning. Quick question, I see if you don't take insulin you can't get test strips and lancets for free. Just ordered from GlucoRX which is meter I was given. With postage nearly £25. Any tips for cutting costs? Thanks

If you are taking gliclazide you are supposed to get meters and strips on prescription because it can cause hypos. And if you're on medication as a diabetic you should get free prescriptions.

 

[pinkjude]

Hi everyone, after peeing a lot more, losing a stone without trying and sometimes blurry vision I asked my GP for a blood test. Shocked my HB1c or whatever its called was 108! I am 67 year old who has had Rheumatoid Arthritis for over 20 years which is well controlled with a JAK inhibitor. Can't eat dairy cos it causes arthritis flares. So shocked to now have another chronic disease which I feel is my own fault through scoffing loads of carbs and a pringle addiction! Since diagnosis last Weds started eating 50-60g of carbs per day, a sort of low carb mediterranean way of eating with no bread, pasta grains etc. Just started 500 mg of metformin which increases to1000 after first week. Please, is this the right way to go as diabetic nurse gave me different advice, eatwell plate with bread etc. Feel bit scared and overwhelmed. I'm about a stone overweight all on my tum. Thanks everso for any advice.

I am low carb but have done it gradually . I joined the low carb program but got my place free as my GP surgery subscribe to it. They didnt know they did though so its worth checking. Also diet doctor has lots of good articles and recipes. The best thing I did was buy a meter and test my blood sugars before eating and 2 hours afterwards. I found out that bread and porridge oats spike my levels( we are all different). I now eat lots of eggs, green veg, salad veg, fish, lean meats, tofu, avocadoes , and drink more water than I did. I have reduced my HBA1c from 84 to 48 with no medication and lost weight. Look on you tube for dr jason Fung videos, well worth a watch about carbs and diabetes. Michael Mosley s books are worth a read too. I*t is very overwhelming and a bit scary when you are first diagnosed but you have made a good start by reaching out for support. Good luck