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flu jab

I've had proper flu three times, once as a child and twice as a young adult, the last one of which ended me up in hospital with pneumonia because...

Post by: Lally123, Jan 16, 2019 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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More medication

Hi, I agree with others who say you may need to be tested for other types of diabetes. I was diagnosed with T2 a couple of years ago (can't...

Post by: Lally123, Jan 12, 2019 in forum: Greetings and Introductions
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Gliclazide profile and blood testing for 88yo T2

Hi Ellie. I take gliclazide but only one tablet 40mg and that's in the evening. I think it's peak action is 2-4 hrs after taking it. That's the...

Post by: Lally123, Dec 29, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Type 1.5 Could permanent reversal be possible with small weight loss

She was definitely diabetic hba1c originally was something like 52 I think. Definitely not a miserable LADA like me who has no chance of...

Post by: Lally123, Dec 13, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
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Type 1.5 Could permanent reversal be possible with small weight loss

Only reason I'm asking this is I look after a group of patients with inflammatory joint disease. I saw a lady today who was a bit overweight but...

Thread by: Lally123, Dec 13, 2018, 3 replies, in forum: Ask A Question
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C peptide reading

I was diagnosed LADA a few months ago, was also diagnosed T2 for a year beforehand. Your results are similar to mine, positive antibodies and my...

Post by: Lally123, Dec 8, 2018 in forum: Type 1.5/LADA Diabetes
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Do you still enjoy food

Great post. I am type 1.5 but not yet on insulin just gliclazide and hoping to stave off insulin as Long as I can. I do find that I can eat...

Post by: Lally123, Dec 1, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
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LADA

I was diagnosed with LADA a while ago after being diagnosed previously with type 2 in March 2017. My blood sugars were always super erratic on...

Post by: Lally123, Dec 1, 2018 in forum: Type 1.5/LADA Diabetes
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Do you still enjoy food

I don't like very low carb either I'm not a great meat eater and I can't stand eggs or fatty food. It was too restrictive and didn't help me...

Post by: Lally123, Dec 1, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
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I wish I had known.

I haven't worked on the wards for about 10 years but I do remember that we used to atop metformin until 48 hrs after contrast with repeat blood...

Post by: Lally123, Nov 21, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Post your annoyances to vent!

When people say to me oh you don't look like a diabetic! Don't know why that irritates me so much but it does. Worst is when the nurse at the...

Post by: Lally123, Nov 14, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Steroid Abuse?

Don't quote me on this but I was always taught that steroid increases insulin resistance which is why the sugars go up? And regarding your...

Post by: Lally123, Nov 10, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Who can prescribe?

If your nurse is a prescriber then she will be an independent prescriber and will have done an 8 month prescribing course. She won't need the gp...

Post by: Lally123, Nov 9, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
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Type 1.5 Cholesterol question

2.0 was the max which is what made me check. Different areas have different parameters though. And from what I saw when I looked at some of the...

Post by: Lally123, Nov 7, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
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Type 1.5 Cholesterol question

Thanks guys for your replies. I'm definitely not going to start statins. Thanks for the info @CherryAA the first one was really interesting, I...

Post by: Lally123, Nov 7, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
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Type 1.5 Cholesterol question

I wasn't worried till I noticed my hdl came in the red zone on the result and started googling! It's so hard to know whether you're doing the...

Post by: Lally123, Nov 7, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
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Type 1.5 Cholesterol question

Ok so I've just had my latest blood results. I was given a statin when I was diagnosed about 18 months ago but never took it. Today's results...

Thread by: Lally123, Nov 6, 2018, 23 replies, in forum: Ask A Question
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88 year old father, advice

I agree with that but it's very unusual for an op to be cancelled on the strength of one fingerprick that could have a whole load of different...

Post by: Lally123, Sep 19, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
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88 year old father, advice

@eeyores61, what meds is your dad taking? My dad was the same age 88 and took 40mg gliclazide a day, blood sugars were always around 10 I think....

Post by: Lally123, Sep 19, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
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C-peptide Levels After 3 Month Check Up

Hi John, I am also LADA diagnosed a few months ago and switched diagnosis from T2. I had negative GAD and a low C peptide but I'm pretty certain...

Post by: Lally123, Aug 22, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question

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