Recent Content by Fozzy_Bear_

I was only diagnosed in March but doc cannot decide if I am type 1 or 2 and my last letter states "probable type 1". Hope no one is eating whilst reading this but I wanna talk feet! I have got an an appointment for a foot inspection. I suppose that means I will have to take my annual bath...

Just been catching up on the thread as I was back in A&E last week X2 with really bad chest pains. Luckily not anothrt MI just bad angina, they think. Got another med to take. There are some truly amazing people out there who deserve better health. I feel privileged that so many people have...

Rosserk..u are a star for putting up with such pain! I am getting better every day and thankful for it. There's always light in every situation no matter how dark it may seem sometimes.

I see some peeps don't seem to have a sense of humour. The point I was making is that people have tremendous ability to overcome adversity and I just wanted to hear some of those life stories. We all have different ways of dealing with things.

Can you beat this? Jan 2013 Hodgkin Lymphoma with 7 months of chemo March 2015 sudden onset on diabetes going straight on to insulin August 2015 Heart Attack requiring 2 stents to repair blockages. If you don't laugh you'd cry :)

Im a 52 yr old man. I am 3 months in since my diagnosis. I had lost 2 stone in weight in 4 weeks drinking and peeing like it was going out of fashion yet my GP couldn't believe all this had happened so fast or that I was diabetic at all. I got a hold of some urine testing strips which showed...

Diagnosed type 2 about 2 weeks ago. Started immediately on insulin as glucose 20-30. Gone from 10 units morning and night to 24 2 per day. Glucose levels are like a rolkercoaster. Last 2 days 12-25. Eating salads and low carb. How long might this take? What I eat doesn't seem to alter...

I am 50yr old male with recent history of cancer but in remission. Been getting severe pains just under ribcage since October. Went to A&E and twice told blood sugar slightly high and had hba1c in November but doc said all fine. About 6 weeks ago pains came back. Then came rapid weight loss -...