Recent Content by mamawoody

When hearing I'm type 2, "Oh you must have lost a lot of weight!". I'm the same size I've always been. Even my doctor was baffled as to why I had developed it, said it was probably genetic... . Also the whole "But you can't eat that!" People seriously think that I'm going to keep over and die...

I'm 45 and have just been diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic. I am fed up of people assuming I developed this because I am fat, lazy and eat **** and that it was my own fault for not looking after myself! I am a little overweight, but not obese by any standard, and that has only been in the last...

These tablets work by removing glucose from your body via your urine, so you will feel thirsty. It's important to drink plenty as this will help avoid the unpleasant side effects like urinary tract infections. I take Dapagliflozin which works on the same principal. So far it has worked really...

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in August with a hba1c of 92. I was put straight onto Dapagliflozin as I did not tolerate Metformin well when I had gestational diabetes. I also made a few minor changes to my diet. When they redid my hba1c in December it had dropped to 46, which was a...

I had gestational diabetes in my last two pregnancies and was diagnosed with type 2 just over two months ago. I was put straight onto dapagliflozin as I did not tolerate Metformin when pregnant. So far so good! I haven't suffered with any of the side effects. I have reduced the amount of...