Hi, I was diagnosed type 2 just 3 weeks ago - begining to get my head around it all. This is my first ever message board post, which is causing greater anxiety than the diagnosis! It's good to know you're all out there - I'm feeling better reading your posts - even if replying is beyond me at present 🙂
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New diabetic, even newer message board user!
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Northerner
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Hi Lina, welcome to the forum 🙂 No need to be scared! There are lots of people here to help with any questions you may have, so please ask away. How did you come to be diagnosed, and are you on any medication for your diabetes?
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Hello there
Another welcome! It's a friendly bunch here - ask away with any questions you might have, nothing will be thought too obvious. And if you get a bit flummoxed by the jargon there's a page in the 'useful links' section that explains some of the commonly used abbreviations 🙂
Another welcome! It's a friendly bunch here - ask away with any questions you might have, nothing will be thought too obvious. And if you get a bit flummoxed by the jargon there's a page in the 'useful links' section that explains some of the commonly used abbreviations 🙂
Pumper_Sue
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Hi Lina,
welcome to the forum. For a first post you get 10/10 🙂
To answer just click on the reply button(bottom right of the post.)
linda metcalfe
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welcome some good advice on this forum
welcome some good advice on this forum
Thanks for the welcome
Hi everyone, thanks for the warm welcome.
In answer to Northerner's query, I was diagnosed as I have an annual blood test for Thyroxine levels - I asked my GP about Chloesterol testing as I've been having some mild 'niggles' that I thought were to do with heart disease (now realise that they were probably to do with diabetes); my GP also tested my fasting blood sugars - 17 at 1st test, then after a week long very strict no sugar, low carb diet it went to 13.3 with HbA1c of 11.6% Little doubt there! Started on Metformin 500mg daily for 1st week and now twice daily, have been testing some mornings (nurse said I don't NEED to test, but the control freak in me can't not know) fasting levels between 9.8 - 8.6 so some way to go yet.
Reading other posts, I think I've been fairly well informed by my Practice Nurse (plus I've had some experience from the other side and there's a family history of diabetes). I've attended a Diabetes Essentials education session run by a dietician, which was helpful and have had info about eye screening. I'd already arranged a private podiatry appointment before diagnosis, which I kept as I don't meet enough need for NHS podiatry (and hope never to meet those criteria - I like my toes!)
I'm due to see my Practice Nurse again next week when the specific questions will kick in - I'm a bit of a control freak (my kids would say total control freak), so need to know more about my diet - 'in moderation' doesn't do it for me! I'm trying to get my head around low GI diet and will certainly be reading some of the books reccommended to others - off to the library tomorrow.
This is turning into an essay - sorry to bore, but it's good to know there are others who understand I just need to tell someone - family getting fed up and work colleagues like me up to now (I think!) - don't want to go on too much there.
Thanks agin for the welcome 🙂
Lina
Hi everyone, thanks for the warm welcome.
In answer to Northerner's query, I was diagnosed as I have an annual blood test for Thyroxine levels - I asked my GP about Chloesterol testing as I've been having some mild 'niggles' that I thought were to do with heart disease (now realise that they were probably to do with diabetes); my GP also tested my fasting blood sugars - 17 at 1st test, then after a week long very strict no sugar, low carb diet it went to 13.3 with HbA1c of 11.6% Little doubt there! Started on Metformin 500mg daily for 1st week and now twice daily, have been testing some mornings (nurse said I don't NEED to test, but the control freak in me can't not know) fasting levels between 9.8 - 8.6 so some way to go yet.
Reading other posts, I think I've been fairly well informed by my Practice Nurse (plus I've had some experience from the other side and there's a family history of diabetes). I've attended a Diabetes Essentials education session run by a dietician, which was helpful and have had info about eye screening. I'd already arranged a private podiatry appointment before diagnosis, which I kept as I don't meet enough need for NHS podiatry (and hope never to meet those criteria - I like my toes!)
I'm due to see my Practice Nurse again next week when the specific questions will kick in - I'm a bit of a control freak (my kids would say total control freak), so need to know more about my diet - 'in moderation' doesn't do it for me! I'm trying to get my head around low GI diet and will certainly be reading some of the books reccommended to others - off to the library tomorrow.
This is turning into an essay - sorry to bore, but it's good to know there are others who understand I just need to tell someone - family getting fed up and work colleagues like me up to now (I think!) - don't want to go on too much there.
Thanks agin for the welcome 🙂
Lina
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