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The Forum discusses: is diagnosis a gift?

"Type 2 diabetes is a cure; diagnosis is a gift," writes Forum user rhubarb73. Some find being diagnosed with diabetes has sparked them into improving their health, and hundreds of like-minded Forum users have benefitted from helping each other.

How the Forum can help

My Forum fame

Our very own staff member Rachox made headlines in Oxford recently following her own forum-inspired low carb journey.

'I'm so proud'

Since diagnosis I lost a stone

"Thank you again people!" said MikeyJ, who more than halved his HbA1c after discovering low carb diet tips on the Forum.

Halved HbA1c in 4 months

Bye bye diabetes

It's always great to see our Forum members put their type 2 diabetes into remission, which MikeyU did earlier this year.

How I beat type 2

Friends zone

The Forum is also home to a "Diabetics R US" thread where type 1s and type 2s discuss recipes and support each other.

Fancy a chat?

Take a look at some of today's top threads:

01 Early Days But Progress!
02 Low Carb ... it's Changed My Week
03 Type 2 And Thinking Of Going Low Carb. What Are The Benefits?
04 Interesting GP View
05 Do I Need To Be Concerned?
06 Annual Review Today
07 Cinnamon Tablets
08 Arterial Fat
09 Stupid Supplements
10 Hba1c 103 Reduced To 38 In Three Months

There are 1,746,180 posts from 283,845 members in the forum right now.

Did you know: that 96% of questions get their first response in 4 minutes! Login to join the conversation or sign-up and start a thread here.

Question Corner

"Does anyone still inject in their bottom?"

It is perfectly fine to inject into your buttocks. This is because they contain a layer of fat (known as subcutaneous tissue) which helps to improve insulin absorption. It is important to rotate your injection sites - between the belly, upper arms, thighs and buttocks - and avoid injecting into the same area too often. This will help to avoid bruising and preventing skin becoming lumpy.

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Squad goals

The UK's first ever all-diabetes futsal team have just competed in DiaEuros, a European futsal championship competition. It was the team's first ever competition!

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