Hello all... Joined because needed info that is all in one place...

[Drummer]

A typical type two diabetic doesn't have pains, and not much collapsing either, so there is something more going on, I think.
One thing to avoid is bread - it is so high in carbs.
I make my own bread adding in as many low carb options as possible and still have it rise, I make three small loaves and they last a month - or more. I am almost two years from diagnosis and have normal numbers, and did not try out the bread until I got a second almost nearly normal Hba1c (I had a tooth abscess which can raise numbers) I would really advise a similar approach, sticking to low carb foods until things normalize.

 

[TheClockworkDodo]

Thank you xx
I hope I havnt made it seem my gp isn't being helpful as he is a very good doctor and probably the best I have ever had but it is hard to see him as he so in demand, and in the early stages of all this when I was treated for kidney stones he was not available .. All the conversations this week have been over the phone as he wants to wait until after the appointment at hospital today.. He is very approachable and does listen and I will talk to him on Monday.

That's good to hear, Pollyanna - I think I may have jumped to conclusions a bit when you said you were told you were definitely type 2 and also that the accepted types are 1 and 2, and thought he was being unhelpful, when maybe it's just that he doesn't know as much about diabetes as a specialist would. That's common among GPs, even the good ones - they are, obviously, generalists, and tend to only know the basics about chronic conditions and not the details. But if he's helpful perhaps he'd be willing to do the GAD antibody test for you to make sure you don't have type 1, and also maybe he'd be willing refer you to a hospital diabetes specialist, because you really don't sound like a classic type 2 (and there are quite a lot of accepted types of diabetes, just that most GPs won't have heard of any of the ones other than 1 and 2 because they're very rare).

 

[Pollyanna]

Thanks both x
I have made my own breads for many years and only had 4 slices of rye bread since Monday am.. .