Recent Content by SamMac

Thank you @noblehead and @Type1Lad!

Diagnosed with Type 2 October 2015 (gliclazide); assumed misdiagnosis and treated as Type 1 LADA from November 2015 to present; as of today still being treated as Type 1 (basal insulin); but now assumed to be MODY 3/HNF1A: genetic tests forthcoming. (Paternal grandmother and maternal uncle both...

Hi @Rachette, sorry I missed this reply from months ago! I still don't have a definitive diagnosis but the diabetes unit thinks I'm Type 1 so have been treating me as that; I'm on insulin. I'll know next week. There is no sign of retinopathy so I'm relieved about that as I've been having...

Thank you @noblehead and @CapnGrumpy, very helpful. It seems obvious when I read your answers. Honestly, I've been counting to ten quickly rather than to twelve slowly, so that's probably my problem.

Hello -- presumed Type 1 LADA in honeymoon (still haven't had all my test results back; back to hospital unit in 2 weeks), diagnosed October 2015 after all the classic Type 1 symptoms, 46-years-old. I inject basal insulin, Levemir, twice daily. No bolus as yet. I've been having a bit of trouble...

Hi. Thanks for remembering! Well, I sat an exam last week, so not too bad. If I didn't pass, I don't think I can blame diabetes. ;) It's far from ideal but I rub the fingers with Savlon after each test. I'd still prefer to test elsewhere but all the advice I seem to be getting says the best...

I wonder, does a misdiagnosis in adults of T2 when in fact it's T1 or T1 LADA happen fairly frequently? I was diagnosed on 27 October as T2 but as my BMI is normal (well, normal-ish; in fact I'm too thin and have been losing weight despite an enormous appetite) I kept being called "atypical"...

Thank you both very much. I was thinking for soups. I'm new to all of this and in the overhwelming amount to think about where food, food shopping and ingredient checking are concerned, it just seems to be a very simple and clear-cut rule that added sugar is out. I can get my head around that...

Hi there, newly diagnosed Type 2. I take it sugar-free chicken stock cubes are impossible to buy? Vegetable stock cubes without sugar are readily available, but I can't find any chicken ones anywhere online. Waitrose fresh stock has no added sugar, and of course I can make my own; just wondering...

Thanks, Mart, that's helpful. Swapping sides and fingers seems to be working OK for me. I still wonder, if anybody knows, why my diabetic nurse advised not to prick the thumbs or index fingers? Perhaps the skin is too thick on the thumb ...

Hello. I'm Sam, 45, diagnosed with Type 2 just over two weeks ago. BMI, cholestrol and blood pressure all fine, blood sugar through the roof. So much to take on but just wanted to say that I've been lurking on this site and forum and have found them very helpful. I tried (whole grain) bread...