Recent Content by Rosie9876

Thank you for the link on lean diabetics, which I read through and found interesting, even though it doesn't seem to apply to me. I am female, not male. I was not malnourished as a child. As a young woman, I was very thin, with a 55 cm waist (22 inches) and not at all muscular apart from my legs...

I found the Libre 2 plus way out of wack compared with finger prick testing when I was in hospital. But as I can't manage to use the finger prick monitor, I stick with it. I don't think it's just us. I don't understand claims of its reliability. It's prescribed by my GP, so I don't think trying...

Update to all the kind peeps who were so helpful and comforting in their replies to this post. My doctor just phoned me. They did repeat blood tests. Results show improvement, suggesting it's not Chronic Kidney Disease, but injury from my two surgeries, which are healing with time. What a...

The stones are uric acid with a small percentage of calcium oxalate. I was told to get off a high meat diet, which is ironic because I am the opposite, although did go higher protein to reduce my carbs and lower my HbA1c - still almost no meat. Then consultant told me the diabetes makes my urine...

Wow, you've been through the wringer with sepsis and all, but I love your attitude. Mine is Stage 3a. It was the suddenness of dropping from healthy (tested repeatedly over the months because of the stones). Also bleeding, burning pain, etc. and the conflicting demands of a CKD and Type 2...

I asked my doctor if I could reduce Atorvastatin from 4mg to 2mg, as my triglycerides are on the cusp of normal and it raising my glucose level is more important. She said no, because I am at risk of heart disease and stroke. My A1c is 57, stress and poor sleep responsible for some of it.

Thank you so much. They say unfortunately CKD is not reversible. I can only hope for the best on my kidney stone surgery to come and to contain the CKD. I've been working on improving my A1c - last test a disappointing 57, but better than where I started from and I'm not giving up.

Thank you for your kind wishes. I am hoping that some with experience of both diabetes and CKD can share their experience, and how they reconcile seemingly incompatible dietary requirements.

Your post makes me wonder. I was put on 5mg Forxiga on top of Metformin and GP insistent I not stop it (or statin, despite my triglycerides being on cusp of normal). I have a burning sensation when I pee, was tested for bacterial infection, came back negative, but still given a course of...

Over a year and a half ago, I went to A&E in extreme pain, and was found to have kidney stones in BOTH kidneys, one a 5 cms staghorn stone and the other kidney with 2 stones about 2 cms each. This would entail a series of operations. They admitted me for immediate surgery, but cancelled it last...

Hi, just to say I am no expert, but noting my personal experience reducing excessive glucose spikes. I also don't need to lose weight, but do need to cut down on carbs, but not cut out entirely, which left me losing weight and feeling hungry. If your husband is keen on potatoes, a preparation...

Thank you for posting this. I was put on dapagliflozin as a supplement to Metformin. I am having problems with burning and blood in urine. So far antibiotics are not working and alarming results in blood and urine tests were ignored. I didn’t know that necrotizing facilititis could be a side...

Thanks for your reply. My A1c was 88 when my doctor suggested insulin. At that time, I didn't understand diabetes, just blindly followed advice on medication, but then I knew I didn't want to take insulin if I could avoid it. You are right - cheese sauce has carbs, also in milk. But I had been...

Sorry to hear that. Especially sorry that you are disheartened. I get it, but I'm trying hard not to be. In my case, I'm not trying to lose weight, just lower my A1c. Or at least keep it steady. I just can't understand why something that worked well no longer seems to. Is it possible that...

Over some months, I'd improved long-standing type 2 diabetes with a low carb diet and mostly 16/8 intermittent fasting, accepting some lapses. I found I could tolerate small amounts of carbs and even reduced my medication a little. But recently I've had some extreme spikes which I don't...