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    Nearly one year in… struggling

    Thank you everyone for your replies. I’ve asked for a dr or diabetes nurse to call me today from the surgery to decide what to do [emoji120] getting my blood sugar down has to be the priority. I am hoping if I go back on the abasaglar that the smallish dose I need won’t hinder weight loss too...
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    Nearly one year in… struggling

    I came off long lasting insulin recently as I was annoyed at not being able to get my weight down despite doing Keto. I am also on 10mg Empagloflozin. I tried ozempic with the empagloflozin and I was severely ill for two weeks (bed ridden, severe diarrhoea and vomiting) so came off that. I...
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    Type 2 Covid and Diabetes

    I’ve just tested positive for Covid. When I was given my tablets (10mg empagliflozin) I was told not to take them if I was unwell as blood sugar can be erratic when you’re unwell. I also take 16ml abasaglar insulin in the morning. Should I stop both? And should I stick to my Keto diet?
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    Low carb keto

    That is so helpful! I have asked my nurse to refer me to the low carb program as it would help me such a lot.
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    Type 2 Help needed for deciding on eating plan

    That’s really helpful thank you.
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    Type 2 Help needed for deciding on eating plan

    I was told when I had my gallbladder out not to eat too much fat, that I should follow a low fat diet.
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    Type 2 Help needed for deciding on eating plan

    Hi everyone. I am so pleased to be here and you have already given me so much help since diabetes type 2 diagnosis back in August, just through searching the posts and reading the brilliant tips and advice. I was diagnosed in August with type two after having an Hb1ac of 140...
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