first app

[steve1961]

hi all
got my first app with diabetes nurse tomorrow think then it will realy hit home
what shall i expect read loads but doesnt seem to sink in 😱
best thing about this is i have a very supportive wife 🙂

 

[LeeLee]

Hi Steve, I hope the appointment goes well and that you get some useful help and advice. Any questions, you know where to find us! 🙂

 

[Northerner]

hi all
got my first app with diabetes nurse tomorrow think then it will realy hit home
what shall i expect read loads but doesnt seem to sink in 😱
best thing about this is i have a very supportive wife 🙂

Hi Steve, hope your appointment goes well. It's hard to say what you might expect from it, as it seems to vary so much from person to person - hopefully you will get a knowledgeable, positive and friendly nurse who will give you good advice to clarify things for you and set you on the right path. It will be interesting to hear what advice you are given, so please let us know! 🙂

Great to hear that your wife is being so supportive, it will help you enormously - is she going to the appointment with you?

 

[Elaine Ann]

hi all
got my first app with diabetes nurse tomorrow think then it will realy hit home
what shall i expect read loads but doesnt seem to sink in 😱
best thing about this is i have a very supportive wife 🙂

Hi Steve, I'm a newbie to having been diagnosed 3 weeks ago as type 2. I have been started on Metformin straight away as my symptoms were quite severe at the start, worst symptom was my eyesight was very blurred and I didn't feel safe to drive, also the sheer fatigue, I could have slept all day and night. Already I am feeling much better following advice I recieved from diabetic nurse but also from this site. I have changed my diet enormously and have already lost half a stone (need to loose a lot more), my eyes have begun to improve and I'm not quite as tired. The information you can gather on this site is realy good also on the Diabetes UK website which I was advised to check out by my nurse. It also helps to have a supportive partner and family.
Good luck with your app although by now you have probably had your app. Hope to hear how you got on.

 

[steve1961]

my app

sorry didnt get back sooner
got a very understanding dsn spent about an hour talking it all through🙂
got a lot to learn compleat change in life style on the way for me.
feel sorry for my wife though but she very understanding came with me and asked lot of questions i forgot 🙂
prity much the same as Elaine loss weight start on Metformin appiontment for eye scan and back in 3 week time to see how im getting on plus a look at my feet
o and to take a wee sample he he
cheers all steve