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Just received my blood analysis results. A mixed bag of results with some very good some not so good: Starting with the good: My A1C score fell from 9.6% (81.4 mmol/mol) on 22/5/2019 to 5,7% (38.8 mmol/mol)today From absolute disaster to non-diabetic range in just over a month. ( I...

After being on just metformin since diagnosis ten years ago, I started on Janumet (combination metformin and sitaglyptin) earlier this month I read the following information online about sitaglyptin. "Sitagliptin works to competitively inhibit the enzymedipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4). This...

Giving myself some positive reinforcement to stay good by sharing my progress during the last month. Great to see those numbers turn green. This has been primarily by restricting carbs, although for the last week or so I have been on additional medication as well. I went on the extra medication...

Seeing my doctor tomorrow, already spoke to him on the phone today and explained that I am struggling to get my levels under control. To be fair I have made good progress but it is clear to me that to achieve it has been much more of a struggle than it has been in the past. I have had to cut...

Trucking the progress over the last ten days or so of trying to bring my glucose levels should I suppose give me a positive feeling. After all I did manage to bring my glucose down to more acceptable/normal levels and this was through a lot of hard effort, going on daily walks, restricting carb...

It has been two months since I returned to this forum and started looking after my diabetes again. I did not test my Hba1c initially as I did not want to be discouraged by what I found. I did test after one month and it was 5.6% or 37,7 mmol/mol, corresponding to an average glucose of 114...

https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/10668-the-one-thing-no-one-ever-says-about-grieving Sent from my SM-G935F using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

Diabetic burnout I had read about it but did not really think it was a credible condition. Sure, we all hate the discipline of being a diabetic I thought but, inconvenient or not, how can one reach the point of just not caring about being a diabetic and not looking after his condition? And...

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year! (With a little help from my son.) Pavlos

As a t2 non insulin dependent diabetic, I have been controlling my levels with a target of keeping my hba1c as low as possible, as I understood that this would improve my risk of avoiding the most common diabetic complications. A non diabetic Hba1c was my initial target for reasons that...

Congratulations @Bluetit1802 for moving to the top of the relevant list. Blue takes over the lead from @Andy12345, who I have not seen on the forum for a while now. I hope Andy is well, just taking one of his "sabbaticals" and will be back with us soon. Congratulations @Brunneria as well for...

Assuming one has the motivation and willpower to adopt the lifestyle and dietary changes necessary to control one's diabetes, there are still three main obstacles one must negotiate to achieve this: - Knowledge constraints;you must know what action to take in order to take it. - Time...

I wonder if there is such a thing as a false hyper? We probably all know what a false hypo is, how our mind/body may be fooled into experiencing symptoms of having low glucose levels even when these are actually normal, when used to running at higher than normal levels. Does the opposite hold...

It's now been about three weeks since I started looking after my diet/health again, after a period of being rather cavalier in my approach to my diabetes. My glucose level was 77mg/dl (4,3 mmol) while the A1c score 6% or 42,1 mmol/mol- not fantastic but not the disaster I feared. By next time I...

Pleased to see that the latest update of myfitnesspal app for iOS for the first time allows customized nutritional goals to be set eg lower carb. Until now goals were fixed at carbs/protein/fat 50/20/30 in terms of total calories from each macronutrient source. This should be very useful for any...

I find it incredible that I was able to photograph all of these beautiful flowers, growing wild in empty building plots within one square kilometer of my house in the centre of Nicosia. My next task will be to find out their names! Enjoy if you are a nature photography lover...

Left foot, right foot There are days when our journey with diabetes is easy, the weather fair, the terrain smooth, there is a spring in our step and good time is made. But even as we settle in satisfied rest at the end of days like these, we know that we have it all to do again tomorrow. Left...

The Mimosa is the official symbol of the International Women's Day. Women's Day is commemorated annually on the 8th March to celebrate the achievements and contribution of women to society and to remind us that in many places women still suffer from discrimination and violence against them...

Some of my own photographs of Cacti and Succulents. I love the way photography often allows us to look at the familiar in often new and fresh ways: Thank you for viewing Pavlos Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi I intend to use this thread to record things about me, and my life as a t2 diabetic. This is really mostly for my own benefit, just a place to record my thoughts and experiences, which I expect will prove therapeutic to me. I had a scheduled visit with my doctor yesterday and he and I were...