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I have been quiet for a while, as all is not well mentally and physically. At the beginning of October I got covid, then I got pneumonia, which I am still recovering from. It took two courses of antibiotics to stop the infection. On top of that, covid has left me with a very dry mouth, making...

Anyone had a salivary gland stone, and what home treatment worked? Please don't post anything scary.

I have lost 2 stones now but developed pain if I sit for any longer than 30-45 mins. It's like I have lost my fat pad and even cushions don't help with the feeling of pain like I am sitting on a hard bench. I still have a lot of weight to lose. My bottom cheeks (sorry for the tmi) get numb...

I couldn't find a proper category for this question. When people post, I only see their type and sort of meds eg oral or insulin I can't find a way of searching to see the specific meds, when a poster says they have listed them. It doesn't come up on their profile when I click on it either...

My hba1c has gone down to 45 I have lost 23lbs over the past 11 weeks. I didn't start to gradually make my dietary changes until 11 weeks ago so my hba1c may appear to be higher due to the first month not being so low carb, and my 6 weeks of infections plus the recovery afterwards, and is now...

I am losing the battle, mentally and physically, to keep going. Mid June - late July I was fighting a fungal skin infections. Late July - now: I had an abscess on my hip from an insect bite, so was on heavy duty antibiotics for a week. It's on the mend Yesterday I started a bladder...

I am just back from the GP, I have had an insect bite on my stomach turn into an abscess. I was seen by my GP within an hour of me phoning the surgery and they were wonderful, I now have a weeks worth of antibiotics to take, with orders to come back if anything changes or it doesnt start healing...

I have increased my fats in my diet but havent found any information on how much fat, as a proportion of my daily intake, is too much. Any ideas please?

I have been using my SD Codefree meter for a couple of years. It's my third one in a decade. It's been fine all the way along The past couple months or so I have been having very high (for me) readings. Eg a 6 point difference between before and after readings. My meals haven't changed, so I...

Now my levels are regularly in double figures, despite no change in my eating pattern or food choices, I think the time has come to try empaglilozin. My question is: in the leaflet it says not to low carb without my GP's permission. Any ideas why the leaflet says this? Also, it says to drink...

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/08/gamechanging-weight-loss-drug-made-available-nhs-semaglutide-obesity I have been offered by my DN this to help my blood sugar levels. Given I have no appetite, and have to remember to eat or make myself eat, I am not sure how helpful it would be...

Can I have some vibes for Tuesday please? I am meeting my new Diabetic Nurse for my results and annual review. My experience so far has not been good, with fat shaming, heavily implied that i must be lying about how much I eat, despite my results, disbelief of my inability to lose weight...

I have had a copy of the letter my liver consultant sent to my GP, after our phone appointment 10 days ago. It says my NAFLD fibrosis score is 1.128 I can't work out what that is based on. My last blood tests were over a year ago. I googled but couldn't find a non technical explaination of...

I finally got n appointment for next February for my 'annual' diabetes review. It's highly possible I may have to start diabetes medication. Given I can't take Metformin, any ideas on what is likely to be offered? I would like chance to do some research before meeting my DN as she is...

I know I cant do anything about this but since I had my booster three weeks ago (pfizer) my long covid is back with a vengeance, including very sore muscles and higher blood sugar levels. I have to just weather this and reflect that its better than how bad I felt having covid in the first place...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/01/gps-in-england-may-stop-monitoring-vulnerable-patients?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other GP's in England may stop monitoring vulnerable patients - Any thoughts on this? It implies it's temporary, but if vaccinations are needed every 6 months, there is...

I have been rather upset for a week(family problems), so my blood sugar levels are higher in general. I get that. However, if I go to bed with a reading of 9 I am also waking up with the same high reading. It goes back down during the day to 6-7 then seems climb before bedtime. Any ideas on...

I am diet controlled, no meds, for 10 years since diagnosis. My blood pressure has been fine until the time I got covid - not sure if it is related. I am not due my annual check up for a couple of months. My blood pressure after covid went up to around 155/80 and has stayed there. The GP last...

A recent new development for me is that my post meal high is not coming down for 4 or 5 hours. For example: I go from 6 to around 8 at the two hour mark, so the amount of carbs I am eating is fine. But I have also been testing 3 hours after eating, and 4 hours after eating, and its still 8. It...

I am getting to the stage of needing more strips, and possibly a replacement for my Sdcodefree meter I am wondering about a different one. Any suggestions please?