So many questions!

[Katetype2]

Hello.

I’m very new to everything yet as I was only told I have type 2 last week. Waiting to have a blood test to confirm on Friday. Last blood test was march and hba1c was 53. I can’t imagine it’s much better as I have been so bad with food this year (I had not been told I was diabetic until last week!). Dr has discussed putting me on Mounjaro, which would be good because I have a huge amount of weight to shift.
Anyway, I have a lot of questions but the first thing I want to get a sense of is what a referral to a diabetic nurse will be like? What do they do? Will I be asked to monitor my glucose level with a finger prick device? I haven’t got one yet.

I appreciate thoroughly that you can’t tell me exactly what will happen for my circs, but it would be interesting to hear what other people in similar circumstances to me have been through or have been asked to do.

 

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Hello.

I’m very new to everything yet as I was only told I have type 2 last week. Waiting to have a blood test to confirm on Friday. Last blood test was march and hba1c was 53. I can’t imagine it’s much better as I have been so bad with food this year (I had not been told I was diabetic until last week!). Dr has discussed putting me on Mounjaro, which would be good because I have a huge amount of weight to shift.
Anyway, I have a lot of questions but the first thing I want to get a sense of is what a referral to a diabetic nurse will be like? What do they do? Will I be asked to monitor my glucose level with a finger prick device? I haven’t got one yet.

I appreciate thoroughly that you can’t tell me exactly what will happen for my circs, but it would be interesting to hear what other people in similar circumstances to me have been through or have been asked to do.

You may be lucky enough to get a monitor prescribed but many who are Type 2 will not partly because many nurses don't believe monitors are one of the tools to help keep a track of your blood glucose day to day and find the effect of meals. Many people therefore self fund a monitor.
You should get your feet checked and referred for retinal eye screening, blood pressure and weight checked.
If you HbA1C is not much above the diagnostic level of 48 mmol/mol then you may be offered the opportunity to make lifestyle changes before medication and it is very possible to make improvement by dietary changes for many people.
Many find a low carb approach is successful and this link may help you find a way forward with some ideas https://lowcarbfreshwell.com. This can work for reducing blood glucose and losing weight.
Other people find a low calorie or shakes and soups based regime to give a kick start will suit them.