Diagnosis

This was the day I was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic.

I went to the doctor because I had lost a stone in weight and couldn't understand why. I was shocked to get the diagnosis (though relieved it wasn't cancer), particularly as 3 years earlier I knew I was clear because of medical tests I for a new job. My blood sugar levels were far too high to be managed by diet alone but luckily can be managed by taking Metformin (pills) rather than having to take insulin (injections).

Educating myself about diabetes has not been straightforward, so I thought I'd kick off this blog to layout what went well, and not so well, when trying to manage my diabetes.