Hello there :) type 2 here

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Mal said:
I turned down going on the two day , 2 hrs a day course to learn more about Diabetes "for now "
to be honest I'm just pig sick of the sight of hospital
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Hi Mal, there's a Diabetes UK online training course for people new to Type 2 diabetes you might want to look at:

Type 2 Diabetes and Me

Plus, of course, plenty of help and advice here, should you need it! 🙂
 
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Mal said:
Had my appointment with my nurse today , it went ok , she went through telling
me all about Type 2 Diabetes , I'm sure you all know the routine , checking feet ,
she was a bit puzzled why i had no feeling in my right foot until i told her that feeling was taking away
by MS but i still had a strong pulse in it lol

So really its down to me , changing what i eat , cutting out the sugar in my food , so I've already
been out buying sweeteners for my coffee and I've not had one biscuit today ......i had two ...just a joke 😉

I turned down going on the two day , 2 hrs a day course to learn more about Diabetes "for now "
to be honest I'm just pig sick of the sight of hospitals , i was there on Thursday to see my MS nurse and they still haven't sorted
out new disease modifying drugs to put me on so they will be more visits :-/

But I'm feeling ok about it all , I've had no side effects from the Metformin , hopefully the next time i see
the nurse (3 months ) ill be eating sensibly and number whatever it means lol will be down from 65 and
ill be wearing my old jeans 😉
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Hi Mal...good to get that out of the way...doesn't sound too bad...although you probably knew some of what she was telling you before the appointment...I can understand the reluctance to attend the course...continuous visits to the hospital not a prospect many of us here look forward to...as you say you can return to that later if necessary...the 65 you mention is likely the results of your HbA1c test...will give you your average BG levels for the last three months...65 roughly converts to 8.1...a little high (not massive)...but once you get into a routine you can reduce that without too much difficulty...no mention of testing on your post...did you discuss it with the nurse...be interested to hear what her view was...if you plan to test regularly the recommended reading will give you all the advice you need to get started...it really is such a help in determining what foods are suitable/best for lowering/maintaining good sugar levels...good news on the Metformin...overall you sound well motivated...proactive...no doubt those jeans will be appropriate attire for our next review...good luck.
 
Hi Mal. I understand you not wanting to go on a course atm because you're sick of all hospital appointments, I did similar a few yrs ago when I was new to this gp practice, it wasn't for a course though. the nurse couldn't understand, it just seems you have no life outside of these appointments at times doesn't it.
I hope you find the online course Northener gave you the link for, helpful.
 
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