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P1ckle

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Hi, new around here and fairly new to diabetes (6months). Kinda looking for company along the road to dealing with it. oh...self declared technophobe so this has all my spidey senses tingling hahaha
 
Hiya Ms Pickle - is there a reason for that moniker I wonder?

(Not casting nasturtiums on your character - just that I used to go to school (as you, amongst other members of this merry band, still do LOL) with a lad whose family rejoiced in the surname Onions (pronounced like the veg, no airs and graces on them) and you'll never GUESS what his nickname was!)

Welcome here! Being as you're a technophobe, have you a) got a glucometer (fingertip blood test machine) and most importantly b) received the correct advice on how to use the results to control your BG ?(blood glucose)
 
trophywench said:
Hiya Ms Pickle - is there a reason for that moniker I wonder?

(Not casting nasturtiums on your character - just that I used to go to school (as you, amongst other members of this merry band, still do LOL) with a lad whose family rejoiced in the surname Onions (pronounced like the veg, no airs and graces on them) and you'll never GUESS what his nickname was!)

Welcome here! Being as you're a technophobe, have you a) got a glucometer (fingertip blood test machine) and most importantly b) received the correct advice on how to use the results to control your BG ?(blood glucose)
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Hahaha. Name has not so much of an interesting history, was watching a film when looking for a game name and that was on the movie. It's been Pickle every since.
hmmmmm, meter. I had one, got told off by nurse as it wasn't needed, put it away, read loads of stuff that said how useful it is so bought another one. As a result, no, not really ever heard best ways :/ all just bits and bobs. I think that's a reason why I feel a little adrift. Generally test first thing in the morning and that's it.
 
And I didn't know I was quoting your comment in my reply hahaha I feel such a newbie
 
Welcome P1ckle! I was diagnosed too this year and have been on a steep learning curve ably abetted and guided by the good folk here.

You got told off by your nurse for having a meter because 'it wasn't needed!' 🙄....truth is I've never met a nurse yet whose proved as useful as my meter!

Keep asking questions and good luck on the low carb journey...it's a testing time and so it should be! 🙂
 
P1ckle said:
Hahaha. Name has not so much of an interesting history, was watching a film when looking for a game name and that was on the movie. It's been Pickle every since.
hmmmmm, meter. I had one, got told off by nurse as it wasn't needed, put it away, read loads of stuff that said how useful it is so bought another one. As a result, no, not really ever heard best ways :/ all just bits and bobs. I think that's a reason why I feel a little adrift. Generally test first thing in the morning and that's it.
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Hi P1ckle, welcome to the forum 🙂 It annoys me so much when healthcare professionals say you don't need to test! Only people who don't have diabetes don't need to test! 🙄 I'd recommend reading Test,Review, Adjust by Alan S for a good guide to how to use your meter efficiently to learn your tolerances fro various meals - people can vary greatly, and if you don't test then you are going to be unaware of which things you need to limit or exclude from your diet and which things you can happily eat - this means you retain maximum flexibility over your diet and food choices. Getting a 3 or 6 monthly test from your GP might tell you that you need to make changes, but can't identify where! I defy any medic to argue with that logic! Once you have established the 'good' and the 'bad' you won't need to test as often, just when trying new or unfamiliar things 🙂

I'd also recommend reading Jennifer's Advice and Maggie Davey's letter, and getting hold of a copy of Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker, highly recommended by our members 🙂

Don't worry about not being too technical - you can't break anything and if anything ends up in the wrong place we can always fix it for you 🙂 Let us know if you have any questions and we'll do our best to help 🙂
 
That's brilliant, thank you. Articles read and book ordered. I have found the last 6months pretty lonely and then at my review last week nurse asks how it's going...well, how do I know. Her reply was simply, you'd know if it's going wrong.
 
Welcome P1ckle 🙂. Glad you found us.
 
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That's brilliant, thank you. Articles read and book ordered. I have found the last 6months pretty lonely and then at my review last week nurse asks how it's going...well, how do I know. Her reply was simply, you'd know if it's going wrong.
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That's helpful! 🙄 The great thing about forums is that there is such a broad range of experience, so whatever is confusing or bothering you, someone will be able to help. This is a great community, lots of friendly people, and we try to have a bit of fun as well (have a look at the Couchsurfing blog in my signature :D)
 
Hi and welcome to the forum xx

There are plenty of knowledgeable folks round here to help.
 
Welcome to the forum P1ckle 🙂
 
Hi P1ckle and welcome to the forum.
 
Ah - so you have an existing relationship with Nursie Nightshade then. She isn't a specific nurse you understand - she has a shedload of siblings all over the NHS - but normally found in their favourite habitat, the GP's surgery.

Ask nursie if she drives? If so suggest to her that she looks at the road before she starts off, then after that she has absolutely NO need to look through the windscreen, let alone any mirrors the manufacturers of her car may have provided in and on the vehicle. Cos that is, in effect - the advice she gave you about 'driving' your diabetes treatment.

Cos make no mistake about this - it is US that have to treat our own D - not the nurse, the GP, the Endocrinologist at the hospital or anyone else! Just you and me. OK these NHS people can give us advice and assistance by writing out prescriptions from time to time - but that's not treating it, is it? Cos it has to be treated ALL the flippin time for ALL of our lives.

And you know as well as I do - that if you want a job done properly - you need to do it yourself usually!
 
Hi and welcome to the forum. I'm fairly new to all this too. I was lucky my GP gave me a meter straight away. If I hadn't been checking I'd have gone 3 months until my check up not knowing the metformin I was put on had no effect on me and my levels would have stayed ridiculously high. But thanks to testing, a Dr that finally listened to me and me listening to this lot on here my glucose levels are finally on the way down.
 
Welcome. Loads of good advice on here.

My son was diagnosed before Christmas. This place has been to help with questions as well as get views that I can take to the specialists to challenge things if need be or clarify things.

Good luck with it all
 
Hi P1ckle, welcome to the forum. As others have said this is a great place for support, advice, and general encouragement from people in the same situation! It will give you confidence when you speak to the nurse or GP, and hopefully they will realise that you know what you are talking about. I found that keeping a food diary is very useful as you can list what foods you eat, plus your meter test results, and (going by own experience) you will impress your surgery no end when you produce it with a flourish and show how keeping tabs on your progress means that you are controlling the beast!

No question is daft (I've asked plenty!) so ask away, get advice here, and you'll soon feel in better control. All the best 🙂
 
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