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Hi from Sydney - newly diagnosed Type II

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Thats quite a positive outcome, apart from the testing kit. My doc/nurse didnt make much about my weighe either, but they could see by my records that I had already done alot in the previous 2 years to lose 7 stone! Hope the metformin does the trick for you, just be aware of the potential side effects! I am lucky and dont get the adverse side effects that others get. Fingers crossed for good results in 3 months time.
 
Hope you get on OK with the metformin, it can take a week or two to get accustomed to it, which is why they build up the dose slowly. Hope your Doctor sees sense and provides a meter and strips! 🙂
 
Well my doc decided not to start me on Metformin yet as I seem to be managing well without it. Review in 3 months.
 
I got a call late on yesterday to say they've decided to put me on three Metformin rather than four at first. I was also offered Statins for my cholesterol, but I thought I'd like to give the diet a chance to work first rather than throwing tablet at everything! still waiting for news on the Monitor which will hopefully be today but if not will be next Tuesday because of when my Nurse works
 
Forgot to add - I posted on my personal FB page about this last night - mostly to ask my friends to accept it when I say no to food or drink - and was shocked at how many of my friends have Type 2 and I didn't know. Some have used the diagnosis to turn their health around but I was stunned at some of the ones who seem to have barely changed any aspects of their lifestyles to try and improve their situation!
 
Seems some of them are suffering from 'Head in the Sand' syndrome - there are lots of them about.
 
My brother is type 2 & says and drinks what he likes. And somehow be hasnt suffered any complications over the last 15 years but he is on maximum dosage of tablets. It will happen though.
 
Sydney Bristowe said:
I was also offered Statins for my cholesterol, but I thought I'd like to give the diet a chance to work first rather than throwing tablet at everything!
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That's interesting. There was no mention of statins to me at all. I was in hospital with my heart some time later and they started me on statins. Still no mention of them. Just given a box was I was discharged from hospital.

Sydney Bristowe said:
but I was stunned at some of the ones who seem to have barely changed any aspects of their lifestyles to try and improve their situation!
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Maybe some of them, like me, have no idea what to do. Or the management of their condition at their GP's was non existent and they gave up. I kind of was going to. Except I'm too [edited/deleted] to put up with it and not manage my condition.
 
Finally got the call from my DN... The Doctor agreed about the BG monitor so I have a monitor and prescription for strips waiting for me at the surgery :D

Can keep the Codefree I bought myself as back up and for weekends away
 
Ralph-YK said:
Maybe some of them, like me, have no idea what to do. Or the management of their condition at their GP's was non existent and they gave up. I kind of was going to. Except I'm too [edited/deleted] to put up with it and not manage my condition.
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Good point... I'd have been utterly floundering if it wasn't for the Diabetes UK website and this forum
 
Good news about the monitor and strips - I would have more success getting poo from a rocking horse than anything from my practice!
 
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