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    Keto the best way forward?

    Keto literally just means eating low enough carbs that your body goes into ketosis. Whichever way you start - you will probably make adjustments as you go anyway. Just try and start it and see what happens - someone will always be there online to tell you that whatever you did was wrong...
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    Help to understand what’s going on?

    Glad you are getting some answers (though not what you hoped for). You have been doing really well at managing things so far so I have no doubt you will make the adjustment to your LADA diagnosis just fine. I will never understand why doctors seem almost offended when we test our own BG.
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    Help to understand what’s going on?

    I think you know the answer already - more investigations from your GP. You need to ask them to do the T1 tests just to check there. Are you using all the same pot of strips? Maybe try a fresh new batch to see if it's just bad strips? When the GP did your blood test did they also check your...
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    My head is spinning. First real post.

    Welcome to the club :) The best usual advice to a new T2DM is to eat to your meter. It is just one change rather than too many all at once, it gives instant feedback, and usually results in food changes over a couple of weeks that mean ever improving numbers and health. I think from reading...
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    Best time to take

    I take it right after or sometimes during a meal - otherwise it can make me feel queasy.
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    Not sure whether I'm angry or not!

    The good news is that you have improved your health a great deal and also that you are here now. There is a lot of support on this forum for helping deal with daily diabetes life. Please post again if you are having trouble with something and we can try to help. No one should be stuck taking...
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    Just salad

    I don’t eat bread. I have phases where I make fathead dough pizza but usually don’t bother with the effort. I can’t have a little of Carby things or I want them all. The cravings for me are terrible once I cave, not to mention the blood glucose, the irritability, and the fatigue. I...
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    Looking for some advise

    I am so glad you are getting some help! Well done you for going to A&E as you obviously needed to. Keep safe and don’t worry if the insulin doesn’t bring you down much at first. They will want to titrate it slowly so you don’t hypo and give yourself even more trouble. Hope you are feeling...
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    Which snacks are people eating between meals?

    I have a square of 85% dark chocolate, sometimes with some almond butter on top if I want a sweet snack. I also try and distract the craving with some herbal tea or diet soda.
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    Looking for some advise

    Hi Karl - this must be so frustrating for you. Do you have the name of the diabetes consultant? You should be able to contact them/the secretary through the hospital and ask for a more/MOST! urgent appointment. Alternatively you can go to A&E every time your blood sugar is over 20 until you...
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    New diagnosis as type 2 Hba1c test 104 and in shock

    I was speaking specifically of cold brew infusion bags. Some are plastic and some are more eco friendly.
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    Understanding the numbers

    Salt and vinegar pork scratchings are a nice crunchy low carb substitute.
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    Newly Diagnosed - Metformin?

    The metformin could be behind your lack of appetite/nausea. The exhaustion is more likely to be the high blood sugar/newly lowered blood sugar or a carb "flu" from low carb. Make sure you take your Metformin with a bit of food as that helps the side effects. If you are still taking the same...
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    Type2 confirmed yesterday

    I think our bodies like to stay where they are - so your liver was probably desperately trying to keep your sugar levels at the same levels you were at for ages before. Once you beat it into submission, and the numbers dropped - things get a lot easier. It happens sometimes with weight too - we...
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    Getting dizzy

    Sorry - might be lost in translation :) I live in the Uk but not from here originally so sometimes I talk funny. Oxo as in stock cubes? yes that would work. Bone broth is also trendy but not as easy to keep on hand.