Recent Content by Sunny_ Sniper

Thanks everyone. I've been on insulin for just over a week now and I'm generally feeling much better and more positive about my diabetes. Maybe this is because my blood sugar is generally lower and I'm not in such a bad mood. Exercise had been an interesting learning experience, mostly...

Finally got the referrals for the anti-body test and turns out that my diabetes is type 1.5. Good to know what I'm dealing with.

I don't know if there are emotional stages experienced when diagnosed with diabetes (denial, anger, etc), but having been diagnosed very recently I feel like I've experienced all of them. Initially I was told I had type 2, put on Metformin, given a glucose monitor and told to watch my diet and...

Hi Janice. I was diagnosed with type 2 a couple of weeks ago and put straight on Metformin. Within a couple of days I had the same reaction as you described, but it was quickly sorted out by taking Imodium (well the Wilkinson's equivalent). It's still not perfect, but the dihorrea has...

Yes, it will be fine. She has presents and wine, so all is good with the world. I don't think my BS levels will go as high as I thought, despite the sugar laden cake (that I made, I might add). [emoji12]

No, it wasn't back yet. It gets sent to Southampton, so could take a couple of weeks; still in limbo. It's my wife's birthday today, so I'm hoping that I don't end up hyper glycemic, though I can feel it coming on already.

Hi All. I'm Richard, 38, I live in Dorset and was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a couple of week ago ... then my GP asked me to go for a blood test to see if I actually have LADA (a bit like type 1, but diagnosed in adulthood) so now I have diabetes but I'm just not sure which type. My...