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Psychiatrists will always recommend medication as the core of the treatment. As someone with experience of both conditions, lithium is usually the drug of choice and is often very effective. Without meds CBT and counselling may help, but the condition is chemical so is hard to control without...

Afternoon, I was diagnosed with late onset type one in February this year, aged 29. I realise this is a really common question so sorry for my repetitiveness. I have been told that I should drink no more that 21 units a week, but have been struggling to keep to that recently and been having...

Thanks for all those responses I am glad I am not alone and I will look whether metformin is worth persisting with. It sounds like it is not much use to me at the moment. I will have to look into the alternatives. The other thing I wanted to know is what do I do when I get the symptons. Do I...

Hello, I was just diagnosed with type one diabetes yesterday. A bit weird at 28. Anway I have been recieving treatment for diabetes for a couple of months and been on lantus and metformin. However I have been getting hypos even though my BS is within a normal range like 6 or 7. I have been...

Thanks very much for that. My dad and grandad have type 2 and I have had what felt like hypos for ten years, but was never diagnosed - so I may have one of these more unusual types of diabetes. cheers for the help

Hello, I was diagnosed with diabetes a couple of months ago and have steadily been put on more and more meds. I am 28 and am in reasonably ok shape and originally had a BS of 27 when they diagnosed me. I am now on 4 gliclazide and two metformin (soon to go up to 4), and my BS is now down to...

Thanks that site is really useful. I will give that a go. Tried lower carbs today and was down to 12 BS so thats definate progress. In terms of diagnosis, they have found ketones and they said they are going to do another test on me, which involves drinking glucose?! Think I am in the...

cheers, OK I am going to have break from the pop until I get it below 10 I think (hope it won't take too long!). With the food - the diebetic nurse has told me to eat starchy foods e.g. bran, brown bread pasta etc - but it is not helping to keep the BS down. Do most people who have high BS eat a...

cheers for getting back to me. Well I love a beer and am trying to keep to 21 units a week, though realistically I am drinking a bit more than that a week. If I gave up for a bit would it make a massive difference?

Hello, Just wondering if I could run few things past you chaps. I was diagnosed with diabetes a month ago when the doctor found I had a blood sugar of 27. They have not told me if I am type one or two yet. I have been prescibed glicazide and I am still stuggling to get my blood sugar down...

**** the weight gain - I was just staring to enjoy my sveltish diabetes induced figure! More inportant to be healthy mind. I will get those tests done and avoid the carbs - the odd ale aside. Thanks again.

Thanks very much fergus. Well I have been eating a bit better and taking glicazide and it is already down to 14 so maybe it is type two. Will ask the doc for that other test. Good to know there are people out there to panic/cope with. cheers

Hello, Just found out this week that I am almost certainly diabetic. My dad and grandad have type 2, so I always new it was likely - but I thought I would be able to booze happily till 50 then get the the diagnosis. The thing is I am only 28, quite active, a bit overweight (but not obese)...