Hello

[Marie89]

Hi, I'm Marie.

My mother has diabetes (Type 2, diagnosed I think about two years ago). My nan, granddad and uncle have all had or suffer from diabetes too. Which only increases my personal risk.

My reason for being here is partly to learn what I can about diabetes as a support to my mum and also to learn in general about it.

I'm a medical student, and through a project and my own family experiences I have learnt there are two sides to every story and I am interested to learn about the issues diabetes sufferers face with regard to their treatment and the (conflicting) information available to them. (My mum gets frustrated about the fact that she cannot get test strips from her GP, as she feels that this gives her greater control.)

I look forward to learning from you all.
Best wishes,
Marie

 

[smile4loubie]

Hi there,

Welcome to the forum and I hope you get what you want =)

I love this lot they are a great help =)

x

 

[cocacola]

Hi and welcome, I was diagnosed 2 years ago too.

 

[wallycorker]

..............My mum gets frustrated about the fact that she cannot get test strips from her GP, as she feels that this gives her greater control............

Hi Marie,

Testing helped me a lot - a massive amount in fact! In the first place, I had to buy my own strips (I got them off eBay) because my GP wouldn't prescribe them for me either. Once he saw what I managed to achieve by testing he has now started to prescribe them for me.

Best wishes - John

 

[PhilT]

Hi Marie, welcome to the forum.

 

[Steff]

Hi marie and cocacola welcome to you both .

 

[am64]

Hi and welcome, I was diagnosed 2 years ago too.

hi marie and welcome to the forum !

and ...hi to cocacola ! ( do you want to post your own hello on the newbie section ...it might get lost in here )