Recent Content by nolanjoe92

Hi Groucho Thank you for this it is really helpful to hear other peoples experience who have much more knowledge than me in regards to pumps.. it will be A HCL pump so really hope it can improve my time in range as currently at about 40% -50% TIR . Think the big part for me is its a more...

Thank you all really do appreciate the views from people who have experienced it first hand . Unsure of pump model at the moment waiting for my follow up meeting to discuss the options available to me i think it might of just been having a bit of a moment , unsure why as i have been waiting for...

Hi All , Just wondered if anyone had ever had these thoughts im sure many have . Ive been type 1 for 6 years now and always been on an Pen injections. About 2 years ago i was due to start the omnipod but funding got pulled two weeks before my start date so never got it started. Ive just been...

Thank you everyone for the comments so I have found a new doctors who have been amazing the believe I have been misdiagnosed as type 2 and have late onset type 1 . I have been put onto insulin and the results are unbelievable in even only two days ! I have spent two years unable to eat almost...

Morning All , Hope everyone is okay wondering if anyone had a similar experience . I was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic in august 2019 - when diagnosed i had high levels of ketones that were in my urine for the first few weeks that the doctors thought was strange i had also suffered from...

Thank you all for these suggestions they really are helpful and much appreciated i think this is definitely something i may need to look into

Hello , thanks for the reply . i had no tests bar hba1c but i did have to go back as i kept having high reading of ketones at first when diagnosed and the unexplained weight loss as this happened before i went onto my diet this is actually what caused my alarm to go docs in first place as i was...

Hi Searly, Thanks for the reply , it does concern me with how high they can go so quickly and for how long some days im okay others even a sniff of a carb and i could be near 17-20mmol all day and into the next . I was recently given 1 weeks gliclazide as when i had my covid jab i noticed my...

Hi All, been a while since i posted here sorry in advance for the long post ! . I was diagnosed in November 2019 and at my first meeting with the doctor i had a hba1c of 135 . I was 27 years old at the time and will now be 29 next month so still relatively young . After diagnosis i went...

Hi all , i was diagnosed with type 2 beginning of November last year with a Hba1c of 135 . I had my review two weeks ago and have managed to get this down to a Hba1c of 51 :) . i was delighted with this result ! my nurse said she would like me to try manage without gliclazide to see if i can...

Thank you again for more advice anything is appreciated :) im hoping to in general keep my bloods at a sensible level more for my own peace of mind as when it goes high its very deflating especially since i have cut out ALL Treats no sweets no crisps no fizzy drinks lol . my aim now is to just...

Thank you for the kind words it is good to hear experienced members telling me i seem to be doing something right :) thank you for the link i will be sure to have a read through as in the end i just want to educate myself as much as possible to ensure i stay healthy and can still enjoy life as...

thanks both for the comments its much appreciated . jjraak - im hoping its type 2 but as you mentioned this is still not 100% confirmed but as i seem to be responding to the tablets they are holding fire before confirming if type 1 or type 2 . before meals im generally anywhere between high...

Hi I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes just over two weeks ago i had been feeling very ill few several weeks with usual symptoms dry mouth , need to drink alot , blurry vision , tirdness,extreme weight loss .Eventually the doctors finally checked me for diabetes after i said i was concerned...

Newly diagnosed but working hard to get these numbers down woke up with a 7.5 this morning but then somehow rose to 9 two hours later wihout eating :(