Use this area of the forum for all discussion specifically relating to Type 2 Diabetes. Tue, 11 Jul 2017 21:31:34 +0000 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 21:31:34 +0000 Diabetes Forum • The Global Diabetes Community http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/type-2-diabetes.25/ Tue, 11 Jul 2017 20:50:06 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/type-2s-what-was-your-fasting-blood-glucose-in-a-morning.81585/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/type-2s-what-was-your-fasting-blood-glucose-in-a-morning.81585/ invalid@example.com (equipoise) equipoise My fasting level today 8.3. Damn. Over to other T2s now....]]> 28940 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:43:50 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/amazing.123318/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/amazing.123318/ invalid@example.com (sheepie123) sheepie123
Went to my First Appointment with the Dietician she was a young girl early 30s and she started asking

1. What type of Diet are you on presently. I said that I was on LCHF and she looked at me as if I had two heads. I explained to her that given that I am 29 years old and will live with T2 for a large part of my life I wanted to cut out carbs early.
2. She then said that she would not advise me to go low carb as I could take a Hypo. Even though all medical...

Amazing]]> 23 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:07:42 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/diagnosed-t2.123321/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/diagnosed-t2.123321/ invalid@example.com (LynDoo) LynDoo I was caring for my elderly brother for over 12 months as his wife had passed away, so my low carb diet was pushed to one side.
What a shock I got when i went for my hba1c 18th May and the results came back as 69. I then saw the DN on 6th July and had another hba1c test and kidney function test. The DN wanted to put me unto one tablet a day, also statins as my cholesterol is out of normal...

Diagnosed T2.]]> 12 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 08:50:05 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/statin-dilemma.123157/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/statin-dilemma.123157/ invalid@example.com (BrianTheElder) BrianTheElder My research showed that a small percentage of T2Ds on LCHF diets develop high cholesterol.
I therefore undertook a trial (n=1) by taking 10mg of atorvastatin daily and having a CT Scan on my heart.
The results of the 2-month trial are in - I have a coronary calcium score of 3, which is very...

Statin dilemma]]> 34 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 06:40:51 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/does-this-sound-right.123322/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/does-this-sound-right.123322/ invalid@example.com (ukmartian) ukmartian
does this sound right ?]]> 7 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 05:49:55 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/news-just-in-hba1c-after-8-weeks.123068/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/news-just-in-hba1c-after-8-weeks.123068/ invalid@example.com (grante) grante
Hba1c at time of diagnosis was 102 now 59

Cholesterol was 6.2 now 5.5

Doc wants to put me on statins to get my colesterol level down to 4 but I have refused as everything seems to be reducing by it's self.]]> 47 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 23:15:54 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/little-annoyed-test-strips.122886/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/little-annoyed-test-strips.122886/ invalid@example.com (grante) grante
Where is the cheapest place to buy either tee2 or codefree strips please]]> 32 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 23:02:23 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/metformin-substitute.123054/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/metformin-substitute.123054/ invalid@example.com (Luf) Luf Does anybody know of a metformin substitute that does not have the same side effects. I have tried Glucophase and Sukkarto slow release but both have given me upset stomach which is not good when you drive for a living
DN insists that I take them but need alternative.
Thanks]]> 22 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 22:28:16 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/nervous.123258/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/nervous.123258/ invalid@example.com (badwolfreturns) badwolfreturns 20 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 20:21:02 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/weekly-weigh-in-fridays.97115/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/weekly-weigh-in-fridays.97115/ invalid@example.com (Kyi) Kyi I have started this thread to continue to measure my weight on a Friday. I do not belong to any weight loss support groups and feel there could be a lot Im missing out on from a support point of view. I measure my weight at the same time every Friday. You are welcome to join this thread with your own loss/challenge weeks.

10/3/16 - 3lb lost total lost to date - 17lbs]]> 1956 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:10:31 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/weekly-weigh-in.123307/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/weekly-weigh-in.123307/ invalid@example.com (srobertson06) srobertson06
Although I have continued my weekly weigh ins I have not reported back to you all..... The reason not much is happening.

I went away on holiday over 3 months ago - came home having put on around half a stone - since then I have not managed to shift any of it and slowly over the past couple of months my carbs intake has been slipping as well.

I feel I am really letting myself down - I had done so well and now I feel I am right back to struggling to give up on eating the carbs...

Weekly Weigh In]]> 8 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 08:50:28 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/late-diagnosis-of-type-2.123230/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/late-diagnosis-of-type-2.123230/ invalid@example.com (frankbegbie) frankbegbie
Usually, after exercise, I got the shakey weak feeling; once I had something to eat I was ok after about 20 minutes.

Asked my doctor could I be diabetic? After a blood test, I was given the all clear.

It didn't happen all the time just now and again; as I suffer from Anxiety I put it down to some kind of mild panic attack.

Now some 10 years later I have been diagnosed with type 2.

I am trying the fasting...

Late diagnosis of type 2]]> 12 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 07:43:03 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/newcastle-update-two-weeks-done-six-weeks-to-go.123289/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/newcastle-update-two-weeks-done-six-weeks-to-go.123289/ invalid@example.com (Swiggy) Swiggy I had a bit of a hitch on Friday, I had a training event and I took my shake with me but the milk went off in the heat. I am sorry to report that I ate lunch with the others and went for a burger and fries after the event. It turned into a late night but I stuck to sparkling water while the others had...

Newcastle update. Two weeks done, six weeks to go...]]> 1 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 07:36:03 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/t2s-what-was-your-fasting-bg-this-morning-and-what-did-you-eat-yesterday.117017/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/t2s-what-was-your-fasting-bg-this-morning-and-what-did-you-eat-yesterday.117017/ invalid@example.com (helga_t75) helga_t75
For example, my bloods were 6.9 this morning and I am working hard to reduce them with a LCHF diet.

Yesterday for breakfast I had coffee with cream, lunch was some pate and celery and a...

T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?]]> 221 Sun, 09 Jul 2017 22:39:40 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/curious-question.123281/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/curious-question.123281/ invalid@example.com (Philb69) Philb69 3 Sun, 09 Jul 2017 22:02:27 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/do-you-sometimes-feel-like-you-read-too-much.122405/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/do-you-sometimes-feel-like-you-read-too-much.122405/ invalid@example.com (Cryssi_Rawr) Cryssi_Rawr
This topic has been trotting in my mind for the past 2-3 weeks, as I seem to pass periods of obsession about learning more about diabetes.

With knowledge, comes worry. Am I truly just T2? Will I get complications? How will this affect me? Will there ever be a "cure"? etc, etc.

There aren't many people that I am close to that I can discuss certain topics with. My fiancé, bless him, does listen and discuss when...

Do you sometimes feel like you read too much?]]> 24 Sun, 09 Jul 2017 07:31:30 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/insulin-or-sitagliptin.123253/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/insulin-or-sitagliptin.123253/ invalid@example.com (Natalie S) Natalie S
I'm struggling at the moment. I just came of Metformin as the stomach upsets were too much for me to take after putting up with it for 3 months or more and after trying different doses, times of taking it etc I decided I can't live with it. So a visit to the diabetic nurse she decided to give me Sitagliptin. I have done lots of reading from other people online who have taken it and to be honest there isn't alot I can find and the information I do find is all over the place, but,...

Insulin or Sitagliptin]]> Sun, 09 Jul 2017 07:06:48 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/low-blood-sugars.123232/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/low-blood-sugars.123232/ invalid@example.com (Hartnell6) Hartnell6
I'm having another hba1c check Wednesday. Why would I feel like this is it because my blood sugars have been higher?
Any information would be greatly appreciated.]]> 10 Sat, 08 Jul 2017 14:36:07 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/3-subtypes-of-type-2-diabetes-found.123206/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/3-subtypes-of-type-2-diabetes-found.123206/ invalid@example.com (Contralto) Contralto https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2015/11/10/big-data-reveals-possible-subtypes-of-type-2-diabetes/]]> 8 Sat, 08 Jul 2017 13:30:01 +0000 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/interpreting-numbers.123214/ http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/interpreting-numbers.123214/ invalid@example.com (SockFiddler) SockFiddler
I've had 3 readings that I can't quite understand, and they've been different according to which meter I've used. Hoping you can help me unpick them:

Friday, fasting BG (8am)
108/6.0 (Codefree)

Friday immediately after an ice-cream (itself after a low carb dinner) 8:30pm:
Codefree: 6.5
Areo: 6.6

Saturday, 12:30am (4 hours after ice cream)
Glucomen Areo: 5.0
CodeFree: 101 / 5.6

Saturday 7am (Almost 11 hours fasting)
Areo: 6.2...

Interpreting Numbers]]> 16