Might be worth looking at
Painless Pricks - another little jewel of advice from Alan Shanley
🙂 Lancing devices can vary in how much they hurt. Past discussions seem to have arrived at the conclusion that the Accuchek fingerprickers are the best of the bunch, although the lancets are probably more expensive than the CodeFree ones - might be worth the investment though! I've used an Accuchek Multiclix since diagnosis 8 years ago and I'm still on the same box of lancets
😱 It's a bit of a running joke amongst diabetics that you only change your lancet on St Swithin's Day, although of course it's entirely down to the individual
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Don't worry about these initial discoveries about your diet and tolerances, and your current levels - things will improve as you gain more experience, but that won't happen overnight. The aim is to find a good, flexible diet that you enjoy and find sustainable - the 'new you'!
🙂 You may be surprised at how tastes can change in the space of just a few months, and things you didn't think you could live without no longer hold any appeal
🙂 If you haven't already seen it, I'd recommend getting a copy of
The GL Diet for Dummies which may help you plan meals that release energy slowly and steadily
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There is a lot to learn, and quite a steep learning curve, but things will get easier if you stick with it
🙂 Plus, as your control improves you will start to feel much healthier. Diabetes is a very serious condition, but the good news is that it is eminently manageable with the right knowledge and application
🙂 You never stop learning, and ther are ups, downs, lapses, and periods of denial, but keep posting and asking questions and we'll do our best to support you whenever you need it
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