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    Problems keeping bgl's steady after indulgent weekend.

    Hi all! I normally have excellent bgl's with insulin and v low carb diet. Had a crazy weekend with multiple family celebrations etc etc that resulted in some v poor readings (highs). Since the weekend my bgl's haven't settled properly in spite of diet being 90% back to normal. Is this normal for...
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    Stunned to be rediagnosed today

    Hi. I was diagnosed t2 in Jan 2016 and did really well. However in past few months it's been harder to keep sugars down in spite of doing pretty much everything by the book.My diabetic educator got suspicious and asked for GAD tests. Hey presto, my gp just told me it looks like type 1a after...
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    Good and bad results

    Hi, I was diagnosed in January with bg level of 19.4. Big shock, especially as I felt pretty fine. Since then I've lost 13 kg and am now a size 12 ( which for me is weird), and have just got my HBa1c results 5 months later of 6.0. I should be delighted and have worked sooo hard to get to where I...
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    Feeling good!

    Hi, just sharing my good news. Was diagnosed with T2 diabetes early January (Happy New Year, not!) with a very bad HBA1c reading of 20, even though I felt fine, just THIRSTY. I also had high cholesterol at 7.2, which was another blow. Just found out my cholesterol has dropped to 5.8 and bad...