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I have mitochondrial diabetes, I was diagnosed at 36, and am now 49. I low carbed for the first seven years, then introduced carbs back in when I started on insulin. This past week I’ve been having tingling in one foot, and slight numbness in both hands, my A1c is 5.6, and I’m well-controlled...

DP causes my fasting numbers to be around the 7s and 8s most of the time and will rise to 9-10 after breakfast, which is usually low or zero carb, and will stay there until after lunch. My consultant says he’s happy as long as they don’t go over 10 during the morning, but I’m thinking this is a...

My GP has given me a prescription for a box of five Tresiba pens. I only use a small amount everyday and am wondering how long Tresiba will last if kept in the fridge unopened, because by my calculations this is about 10 months supply! Should I be asking for individual pens so they don’t have a...

My DSN and GPs surgery have refused to prescribe me a sharps bin or accept one back if I buy my own. I’ve been told to put my sharps in with the household waste, which I’m obviously not going to do. Apparently, this is what everyone in Glasgow is told to do with their sharps, which is shocking...

My DSN told me that Tresiba will last for 30 days out of the fridge, but my pharmacist and the Tresiba website says up to eight weeks. I’m only on a tiny bit of basal, so it seems so wasteful to dispose of a half full pen, but obviously I don’t want to continue to use it past 30 days if it’s...

I’ve noticed when I eat protein such as eggs, chicken, fish and cheese my urine has a really, really, strong and unpleasant odour afterwards, my urine is also quite foamy. I’ve read that this could point to protein in the urine or kidney/liver problems, but my latest blood tests at the diabetes...

I’ve been taking a probiotic for just over a week and my BG levels have been significantly raised, I’ve only started suspecting the probiotics today. The first ingredient is maltose, which is a high GI sugar, but there’s only 4.4 grams total weight per packet, (including the probiotics). Could...

Could someone tell me if I'm eating too much or too little protein? Currently I'm eating around 60g - 70g per day (actual protein, i.e. so 100g of chicken = approximately 30g of protein), based on figures from Bernstein, does this sound about right. I'm 5"2, weigh 7 and a half stone and am 40...

So I recently posted that I was experiencing higher BGs due to a HF diet, but now I'm starting to wonder if in fact my Beta cells are giving up and it might be time for medication. Usually, following a LC diet, not particularly high in fat ( the addition of fat was a more recent experiment)...

I've been low carbing since I was diagnosed four years ago, but have only recently upped my fat intake considerably, mainly in the form of coconut oil and cream, just to try and increase my energy levels. I'd read that coconut oil/cream contains a lot of medium-chain fatty acids which can...

I've been on a LCHF diet for a week. I'm starting to slowly feel my energy returning (I just have quite heavy, easily tired legs now), but I'm having real problems keeping my BG levels above 4, especially in the evenings :( I'm fine in the morning as I tend to run at bit higher then anyway, so...

I was wondering if anybody has any advice/tips on how to deal with low-carb flu symptoms (jelly legs, tiredness, etc). I went low carb after first being diagnosed almost four years ago, and stuck with it religiously for two years, but then the carbs started creeping back in again. I really want...

Aaaaahhhh, why does every trip to the hospital end with me soo angry, frustrated and in tears??!! I've just been to see a consultant about an unrelated problem, but the subject of my diabetes came up, first of all he thought I'd made it up, I have a rare form called MIDD (Mitochondrially...

Last Saturday my fingers and toes started feeling sore, now the whole length of my fingers are achy and the soles of my feet and my heels ache too. It's not a pins and needles type of pain, more like when you go outside on a cold day then come back inside somewhere warm. It's more achy than...

Last Saturday my fingers and toes started feeling sore, now the whole length of my fingers are achy and the soles of my feet and my heels ache too. It's not a pins and needles type of pain, more like when you go outside on a cold day then come back inside somewhere warm. It's more achy than...

So I've been low carbing (about 30gs of carbs a day) since my diagnosis around two and a half years ago (I don't currently take any medication, just diet controlled at the moment), and this really suits me and helps keeps my blood sugars in the normal range. But I've recently been diagnosed with...

So I've been diagnosed with diabetes for just over two years now (I spent a couple of years before this feeling awful and was tested for thyroid problems, anemia, etc, before diabetes was discovered). I noticed that I seemed to be ageing really quickly between about 30-34 and have ended up...

Hi, I've noticed that there is now a new topic area for type 1.5/LADA, which is fantastic! I was wondering if a similar thing could be organised for MIDD (Mitochondrially Inherited Diabetes and Deafness)? I was diagnosed with this condition last year and have been feeling very isolated as...

Hi everyone, I'm diet controlled and have been following a LC/HF diet since I was diagnosed around 18 months ago. It's been controlling my bg brilliantly, my last HbA1c was 5.1, and both myself and my diabetes consultant are pleased with that. BUT, I thought I'd ask for a lipid profile during...

Hi everyone, I was just wondering how often other people have a 'treat' that will spike their blood sugar into a range that would be higher than would normally be acceptable. At the moment I have fish and chips once a month, and this spikes me at 8.0, followed by a slow return to normal...