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My test results have come back positive LADA. Sort of relieved, as I thought I was being incompetent, not managing my blood sugars. But at the same time thinking why, not sure i'll get that answer. I've stopped losing weight since starting insulin in March, so that's good, need to put a little...

I miss toast, lovely and warm with melted butter mmmm. I've tried every type, to no avail, blood sugars soar. I'm fine now about it, just occasionally it would be nice..

I'm still waiting on results. I understand they take a few weeks. I'm gradually getting used to using insulin, and my blood sugars certainly less labile, between 6-10mmols predominately, occasionally a bit higher! Still tired at times, which is frustrating. I've not put weight on yet but at...

Hello, I got tested for LADA yesterday. My diabetes journey started a year ago when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, hba1c 50. I went low carb and my 3 month repeat result was hba1c 47, so I thought I was coping with it. But over the summer last year I increasingly felt unwell after eating and my...

Hello, and welcome from Australia. Don't look back, we all had to get through best we could with covid. Look forward, you've all ready started at the gym. I changed my diet quite radically and resented at the beginning, now I don't think about it, and i've found some new foods and an alternative...

I've been on metformin for a year, initially 500mg twice a day, now 1000mg twice a day. As long as I take them while I eat i'm fine, no problems now. I am also on insulin now to, (sigh).

Thank you. I got through to prescriptions at the gp, I just wish the receptionist was more empathetic. Anyway the information hadn't come through from the hospital, but insulin had been prescribed but not needles, Hopefully on the prescription now? She wanted me to chase the hospital, but I...

Thank you, i'm on novo mix. I haven't had any bloods yet to identify which type of diabetes. I'm waiting on an appt to go to the diabetic nurse at the hospital, i'm going to write myself a list of questions so I don't forget anything! I'm eating better and actually slept better last night. My...

I've been on insulin for 6 days now. My blood sugars are more stable now. The hospital diabetic nurse has been in touch a couple of times, and the practice diabetic nurse. I spoke with a dietition, I think in my attempts to try and bring my blood sugars down I wasn't eating enough. I haven't...

Hi, sorry to hear about your worrying time. I too recently had blood sugars of between 18-22mmols.They didn't budge off those levels, whether I ate or not, so after multiple phone calls to the GP and 3 hospital visits, feeling very unwell and loosing weight fast, I was started on insulin. I felt...

Hopefully i'll work it all out? The diabetic Nurse said i'd be getting more bloods done at the clinic.

Thank you, I hope so. It was like a switch turned off last week and I stopped producing insulin. The young doctor yesterday, part of the endocrinology team was the first one who took seriously my weight loss, I was loosing a lb a day, 3 1/2 stone in total, I look dreadful, skeletal. I need to...

Thank you everyone. After a week of being bounced between the hospital and GP's surgery, with blood sugars continuously at 18-22mmols, losing a lb in weight a day and increasingly feeling unwell. I was started on insulin. So a new chapter and lots to figure out.

Thank you, I will ask, I feel drained and worried.

Thank you, how long does it take for gliclazide to work? It's having no effect yet. It's like a switch has turned off this week and my blood sugars are 18-20mmols.

Thank you all for your help. I phoned the gp again this morning, and the diabetic nurse called back who wanted me to go back to A/E. I went back, I think this was an irritation to A/E. I spent the day at the hospital, IV fluids again, the hospital Diabetic nurse spoke to me. She prescribed...

It's now a year since I was diagnosed. I've lost 3 stone, I now weigh 8 stone 12 lbs. my blood sugars a more labile now than ever, mainly between 10 - 20mmols. Yesterday after breakfast (greek yoghurt) my blood sugar was 20, I had keytones and glucose in my urine. I phoned the gp who said go to...

Hello, I was diagnosed T2 last March and like you I felt very alone. It's taken me a year to adjust, not just to the diet but the diagnosis. I'm still a little in denial, as to why i'm diabetic. I'm getting better at baking keto cakes, i've tried lots of low carb foods, some ok some not. I'm...

Hi, I was diagnosed with T2 about a year ago and attended a zoom Desmond course about 9 months ago. The course advised a 'balanced diet', I followed the ideas given. But for me controlling my blood sugars is not the Desmond balanced diet. It actually delayed me controlling my blood sugars. It's...