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That's for sure...... Welcome Barbiegirl, I think the members of this board have countless millennia of experience to draw on, any questions then just ask away.... You may get differing answers but usually it's all sage advice
 
i certainly found this to be an excellent place for help assistance & just coming to terms with the condition.
have you read other posts here & seen the usual book recommendations.
from what I have seen here GP's can be quite variable in quality, I have been lucky i think as i am still managed by my local hospital & the initial response i had there was excellent although pretty soon you get to learn that you have take control yourself (& ask for assistance whenever you think you need it)

Had an amusing moment at my doctors when I asked for a prescription exemption form.

Dr - Do you pay for prescriptions at the moment then?
Me - yes
Dr - then what thinks you will be exempt now
Me - Because I am diabetic! (manage to avoid any expletives )
 
Welcome @Barbiegirl2411. You have found the a forum of great knowledge🙂, can you let the members
know what led you to be diagnosed and what the Dr has advised you to do, including any medication.
Test results would also help.
 
Hi and welcome to the forum.
 
:DWelcome barbiegirl, there is a lot to learn but it’s all between these threads so....read, read then read some more! Carbs are the enemy, potatoes, rice, pasta, bread, they all raise our blood glucose levels so need to be avoided or reduced. Testing is key to work out how your body reacts to different food, for example I love my Greek yoghurt, I tried it with a few raspberries as many people tolerate the berries well, my numbers shot up....removed the berries and was fine. Try keeping a food diary to see if there is a pattern, test before you eat and then 2 hours after and see what the difference is. There is a bread that a lot of us can eat, it’s called Burgen, a soya and seed that is low carb and quite tasty as toast or a sandwich. Also think about activity, I started walking, slowly build my stamina and was amazed to see the difference in my bg on the days I walked or didn’t. Lastly, there is no such thing as a stupid question so ask away :D
 
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