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Thanks so much for your replies and advice, I tested again this morning with old meter and it showed 13.3, all I'd had at that point was a coffee with double cream, had a boiled egg with some wholemeal toast for breakfast and after 2 hours it showed 14.2, that scared me as it's obviously very...

Hi everyone, I'm T2, haven't been well controlled at all in the last couple of years but decided this week to get my act together, get back to low carb eating and start testing my blood sugar again to see what's going on. Tested today before eating anything (although I did have a couple of...

Thanks so much for the reply and advice on this, having read the pamphlet for side effects I'm very unsure about this medication, I've never seen side effects like that on any medicine. I think I'll just go back to the alogliptin and low carb for now. The possible weight loss effects of the new...

Hi everyone, I'm T2, was at DN today to discuss how to deal with my diabetes which I have not been managing well at all, she has prescribed me Dapagliflozin 10mg tablets, one a day. I did ask her if these cause hypos which she has assured me they do not, she has touted it as an absolute wonder...

Hello everyone, I'm T2, diagnosed in 2020 when I initially went low carb for 6 months, lost 3 stone and reduced HBA1C to 36, anxiety took over again (I have severe depression and anxiety), I put all the weight back on again and haven't been able to manage my diabetes or weight since then. I...

Hi everyone, I'm T2, not well controlled at the moment and not taking any medication, should be taking alogliptin but haven't taken it for months due to severe mental health problems. Went to see GP yesterday as for the last week or so I haven't been able to breathe properly and just feeling...

Thank you so much for your replies and kind words, it actually was quite cathartic just to put in writing how I was feeling, sometimes it can be very difficult to explain to someone how you are feeling, particularly if they don't have mental health issues, unfortunately it still is one of the...

Hi everyone, I'm T2, no control over my diabetes at all in the last year or so due to severe mental health problems, had a full breakdown a few weeks ago, was truly suicidal, had rats behind the walls and in the loft of the house and it was beyond a living nightmare, I was terrified constantly...

Hi everyone, I'm T2, and over the last week or so the skin on my face has been so dry, to the extent that under my eyes are actually cracked and my lips are just raw despite moisturising and applying lip balm constantly. Can diabetes be a cause of this? I was diagnosed with rosacea a while ago...

Thank you so much to everyone for your replies and advice, I'm determined to do this, if only because I can't take much more of these horrible infections and feeling dreadful all the time. I did it before, lost 3 stone and brought my HBA1C down to 36 when I was first diagnosed in Nov/2020 and I...

Hello everyone, I'm T2, currently not taking any meds for this and my diabetes is not well controlled at all, hasn't been for about the last year or so. I have severe depression and anxiety and these have been really bad the last few months leading to very poor diet choices and way too much...

Thanks so much for the reply, definitely a wasp, tiny, not even buzzing but still had a sting!! I'm feeling ok apart from the throbbing in my toe, have asked for a callback from DN just to be on the safe side, I'll keep an eye on it the rest of the day. Thanks again. Maggie x

Hello everyone, I'm T2, just got stung this morning on the big toe on my way into the shower, 2 wasps in the bathroom, one of them got me on the toe while I was spraying the other one with wasp killer! It's agony, very swollen and red, cleaned it and got some after bite on it straight away but...

Thank you so much for your replies and suggestions. I'm not offended at all at you suggesting getting another cat @JoKalsbeek but it's out of the question for me, I lost my wee dog 5 years ago and now my cat, the pain of it is visceral and I honestly feel I am cursed, I'll never put another wee...

Hi all, I'm T2 diabetic, last HBA1C up at 60, haven't been back to DN in months now, suffering from severe depression, my wee cat had to be put down a few weeks ago and it has ripped the heart out of me, he was my lifeline and reason for keeping going and I just can't function, supposed to...

Hello everyone, I'm T2, diagnosed in Nov/20, not very well managed just now. Over the last 3 weeks or so I've been getting a lot if tingling in my left hand (only this hand), started during the night but now getting it a lot during the day as well. Also have a burning sensation occasionally...

Hello everyone, I just have a question about whether anyone has any experience about Rybelsus (semaglutide) for T2. I'm currently on Alogliptin (1 a day), saw my DN yesterday and asked if there were any appetite suppresants I could be prescribed as my diet right now is not good at all due to...

Hi everyone, Just had results back from latest HBA1C, down from 60 to 58 (honestly don't know how as my diet has been awful) and cholesterol down from 6.3 to 5.7, again don't know how. I've had very bad breathing problems for the past few weeks, GP actually sent me to A&E 3 weeks ago they were...

Hi everyone, So I received my latest HBA1C results today, up to 60 from 48 in May/22, can't believe I've let it get to that level again, this time last year I was at 39, just devastated. I'm T2. My cholesterol is also really bad, showing as 6.3, up from 5.7 in May, expecting a very angry and...

Thanks so much for your replies, I'm going to contact GP tomorrow to arrange HBA1C bloods to be done, I agree it's best to have a starting point however scary it may be. I'll definitely post back when I get my results from that and in the meantime it's back to healthier low carb eating, ditching...