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  1. Philby

    On such a buzz...

    I just wanted to share this with you. Just over one year since diagnosis I just completed my first ever 5km timed road race. I am on a such a high right now, what was even better I did it in a time of 26:30, way better that I expected:woot:. That is my first goal for 2014 now complete... come on...
  2. Philby

    Possible Type 1.5?

    Hi, I have seen my clinical team recently and unfortunately my HbA1c has increased from 42 to 48 in 3 months and my BG reading average (before meals) has increased steadily from an monthly average of 5.5 in June to 7.1 in November. Along with this I am loosing weigh (just over 3 stone in 8.5...
  3. Philby

    Diabetes and Tiredness

    Hi some advice please, is it common to be very tired when diagnosed with diabetes? I am very tired most days and come evening time I am not fit to do anything. May be its nothing to do with diabetes as such, maybe it’s my changed lifestyle and I am overdoing it on the exercise and diet. I am...
  4. Philby

    BG High's and low's query

    I have being diagnosed about 4 week ago and I have been monitoring my BG at least 4 times a day I have noticed in the last 2 week that my pre breakfast BG are about 5.6 but by mid morning (11-12) on most days I will go hypo lowest reading so far is 1.4. After dealing with a hypo episode(as best...
  5. Philby

    Greetings all...... from Ireland

    Hi all... I am a newly diagnosed diabetic, which type no one has told me right now as they are unsure :? , but I am currently being treated for T2. I am a 42 year old male living and working 25 miles south of Dublin Ireland. How I was diagnosed was that I was feeling tired and thirsty and I...