Recent Content by Timetells

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    Drastic Vision Changes

    My eyesight was absolutely appalling after being diagnosed and started treatment, I went to the opticians, and they said to wait, do what others have suggested and get some cheap reading glasses from poundland if vision is that bad. I ended up buying every magnification until my vision returned...
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    New to this

    Its been a while since I have posted but I thought I would share my journey, as I have now been discharged from the diabetes service back to my GP. I have not taken any insulin for 3 months after my reading was at 6.2 and have been on metformin and canagliflozin, today my HBA1C results came...
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    New to this

    Hi HSSS, I updated a couple of posts up, she said that my pancreas are still producing insulin, so have now been prescribed Metformin.
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    New to this

    Thanks Resurgam, I am varying my breakfast whilst I have been off, sometimes its scrambled eggs, or an omelette, natural greek yoghurt, with a few berries, it just depends on how much time I have. I am really pleased with my blood sugars, I am not getting so many hypo's, just need to find some...
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    New to this

    I had my first appointment with the Diabetic nurse yesterday, and have clarified some of the information that I was waiting for, I think I got confused in regards to the different ways of presenting the information. My HbA1c level was given to me as a percentage of 16.5, but she went through...
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    New to this

    Thank you very much for all the information; my HBA1c count was 16.5, this was shortly after discharge from hospital and my blood sugars were still not lowering. I spoke with the Diabetes nurse and she has advised that if I am only eating meals with low carbs or no carbs then to forego my...
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    New to this

    Hi Bulkbiker, I am not sure, I have an appointment with my GP on Friday so will ask then. When I was in hospital, they just didn't seem sure, and to be honest I was just anxious to get out of there, 4 days attached to an insulin pump and alarms going off everytime I moved didn't result in much...
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    New to this

    Thank you Jo, whilst I was in hospital they had difficulty in diagnosing whether I was Type 1 or Type 2 because my ketones would not drop, staying around 3.2 since discharge and my blood sugars have dropped below 10 the ketone reading is about 0.2-0.4. The consultant said I had a sub type of...
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    New to this

    Hi All, I am newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes, was admitted to hospital with my Glucose sugars over 46 and Ketone blood reading of 7.2, following a week long stay in hospital, I was discharged with insulin, administering 24ml Lantus twice a day and 18ml Novorapid 3 times a day, the first week...