Recent Content by maitai

I was diagnosed almost a year ago with type 2 diabetes and my wisdom teeth need to be taken out. I've been scaring myself ever since I found this out so i'm wondering what other people experienced and what precautions they had to take before undergoing surgery. note: this would be my very...

So it'll be officially 5 months since being diagnosed with diabetes in 4 days! I don't know if it's just my mind but is it possible to have a vitamin b12 deficiency this early on? I recently started getting this brown spots on lips for no apparent reason (don't smoke or any of the like). and...

5.9 this morning. I'm at the peak of my cold! And now i'm off to work, have a good Tuesday!

There has been a bug going around and i've become one of the unfortunate victims! What are some home/safe remedies that you guys do when you get a cold? I'm afraid of taking cough medicines because every article I read says that it's bad for your BG and my BGs have been a tad bit high since...

5.4 this morning! Still a little higher than where I want to be but certainly thankful since i've seen higher. Happy Monday everyone!

5.6! Higher than my usual but I blame the start of a cold, throat’s itchy and nose is a bit stuffed, not fun at all!!

So I had a pretty carby weekend + had a bit more carbs on Monday and it’s been pretty hard to maintain my blood sugars since (I know it’s only Wednesday, but still). When I was super low-carb my range was in the 4s and 5s and rarely saw anything above 6.7. FBG on Tuesday: 7.7 FBG today: 5.9...

Okay, i'll admit I had a more than normal amount of carbs saturday, sunday and monday.. On Saturday and Sunday the highest my blood sugar spiked to was about 6.8.. But last night it spiked to a 9.4! It started to go down slowly (it went to about 7.7, 20 mins later.) Then at around 2 am, I...

So i've been pretty bang on with my diet and i've finally achieved a FBG range from 4.5-5.3, since being diagnosed late july of this year. I've gone from a ~7 average to an overall average of 5.3! Never thought i'd see the day (as expressed in my previous posts)! But today, I let myself go. I...

UPDATE: So I did end up getting my period a week after posting this! But it lasted the full 7 days rather than lightening up around the 4th day and basically stopping on the 5th. I have an appointment with my endo and ob/gyn soon so i'll probably get more answers then! Just thought i'd...

5.2 this morning!

I've been bang-on with my diet since i've been diagnosed (july 26- almost at that 1 month mark!) but i've been missing junk food like crazy. I'm talking about the super unhealthy stuff (potato chips, fried chicken, ice cream, FRENCH FRIES FROM MCDONALDS etc) i'm just wondering how you guys curb...

omg! yes, i've been on metformin for a week now and I was supposed to get my period a few days ago but all i've been having is the bright red spotting :/

So i'm a younger T2 and my period is 4 days late. I don't know if the metformin's to blame or other factors. I've tried researching it online but i've been redirected to mommy forums with women who have PCOS. Have you had any changes/delays/early starts to your periods at all after starting...

Ever since my diagnosis a little over a week ago word has gotten around in my family. Everyone keeps giving suggestions on what to eat, how to exercise, how this could've been prevented etc etc And it's been extremely overwhelming. I've yet to process the diagnosis myself, but having everyone...