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I take Jardiance and have not had to pee more, but I drink a lot more. I have had no uti or thrush. Doctor says it’s because my blood sugars have been in good range ( not too many carbs)

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I hear you. So the really big challenge is the mental one, and coping with disbetes2 will be the manifestation. It just is awful that we can’t control our lives . We just have to admire ourselves for all the good strategies we manage to follow each day. No day is a failure. Some days we manage...

56.7 kg and it does not give me joy. That’s borderline underweight and I can’t eat carbs in any amount .

Would that be because I didn’t exercise yesterday? I am on metformin 2000mg and Januvia 100mg , the latter I started 10 days ago. I’ve been seeing 6.1 and 5.9 lately so this is disappointing. I feel smashed and stressed with end of teaching term here in Australia, I just crawled into bed. I...

I went up to 2000g metformin and added Januvia . The peeing stoped. I go once a night. I thought I had a peeing habit too. For like 20 years! My hba1c never went past 5.6 because I was eating low carbohydrates but endocrinologist said you ARE diabetic and it’s not your fault. My doctor doesn’t...

Is my chronic stuffy nose ( allergy swelling ) inflammation? Since I have been on Sitagliptin I have not had a stuffy nose. I can breathe at night. And yet stuffy nose is meant to be a side effect. Not me.

Oh wow. I have this too! I top up with food to stop night time hunger and get this! Ah so it might be the Januvia!!

Endocrinologist said I am probably type two but just did a test for type one markers . My insulin level was 2 and my bgl was 100.8 . That’s on 2K metformin. Anyway I can’t eat just 12 g of carbs meal while travelling so I asked for some additional help. She prescribed Januvia. Normally I am 117...

All good on that front. Thanks for the advice though. Reminds me to take my vitamin b

I am on metformin 2000mga day. My fasting levels were 117 (6.5) and my low carb diet felt too restrictive. I am slim and fit. Started Januvia 4 days ago and this morning fasting level is 90. I have never seen this number fasting. So I am in love. Endocrinologist said “let’s try Januvia , it is...

Yes . I looked up studies . Not so much on fasting but the after meal readings . Can be 10-20 percent higher . The blood in your veins is the best to measure .

Yes I do this . Just am afraid of all carb dishes and a communal salad bowl where my share should be polite.

Yes if I say I am diabetic surely a lot of people will respect that. At least for obvious things like biscuits. I can pull out some nuts so they can see I have food in that coffee plus biscuit situation. I could also have a biscuit snapped in half or a whole one if I am super hungry. Mainly...

This is really good advice. The fasting bit is harder,cannot. But yes all of this, thanks !