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Have you tried the nutrient dense crackers from M&S? 3 crackers has 0.3g carb. I love them with butter and cheese.

Hi. Type 2 can also be put on insulin. I was put on it in March after a DKA caused by my medication.

Hi. Do you mind me asking firstly what triggered the DKA?

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Unfortunately T2's do not qualify for Libre on prescription unless they are under instruction to continually monitor. :(

I've never had that problem with the alarms. Abbott are very helpful. If you phone their helpdesk and tell them you think your sensor is faulty, they will take your details and send you a replacement free of charge. Ditto, if your sensor falls off or stops giving you readings, they will...

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Hi, thanks for responding. That all sounds positive and looks like it's really worked for you. I have only been on insulin for 7 weeks and I was put on it after a DKA. I’m Type 2 and it is very rare for a Type 2 to have DKA, but the hospital told me it was because of my SGLT-2 type...

How long have you been doing that and is it helping?

Hi all I'm wondering if anyone has been prescribed Xultophy and if so, how are you finding it?

I've had two boiled eggs with butter (mashed in a cup) and three nutrient dense crackers from M&S (0.1g carb per cracker).

...apart from the middle fat, are you still in control of your BG?

Hi, while in being treated for DKA, the breakfast option was cereal, bread roll with jam and an orange juice. I asked if they had something more diabetic friendly and the Nurse looked at me as if I'd sprouted antlers. I was told I needed to eat something because I was being dripped insulin so...

Hi, thanks for responding. When I'm low carbing I always test for ketones as this indicates fat burning in nutritional ketosis. I have been assured that this is fine, because this is how you lose weight on a low carb diet (and I have been low carbing on and off since the 80's without issue)...

Hi I am Type 2 (diagnosed in 2017 with initial A1C of 117). I was put on metformin and got serious about my low carb diet (I've been successful, when on it, with Atkins since 1984). A year later I had brought my A1C down to 55. For various reasons (including Covid) I didn't get regular...