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Hi @Prince4 I balance my treats/cheats with 'are they really worth it?' I agree with @AloeSvea and try to keep them for my birthday and real special occasions, but depending on your age, physical and mental health, you may 'need' to have more 'treats' than others to keep yourself to a more...

Hi @Linskic did you get your HbA1c back already/on the App? Any nurse can draw the blood, it's the explanations of the results that need someone more specialised, and an 'end of month appointment' to me is more promising that an urgent phonecall. Hang in there x

I am the opposite of @In Response and want to stay off insulin for as long as possible - we are all different not only in our diabetic presentation but also the treatment and our personal values and priorities, and no-one is wrong. Although I had a short (3 week) dabble with insulin, I was...

These are the ranges, in square brackets that I compare my results with, but levels may differ slightly between health authority/testing lab. It would be useful to compare with previous tests (prior to low carb) - I'd say some are a little high and the statin police might be on your tail, but...

Hi @tiredgirl91 I was diagnosed LADA/T1 after about 6 months of unexplained weight loss (over 3st in 6 months), increased peeing and thirst aged 51 - but the professionals were all confused, did not think it was T1/LADA at first and it took GAD testing, pestering and going private, to see my now...

Thinking 4 days is a little too soon to know if Metformin is working at all, I'm sure it takes a few weeks to build up in your system to make much difference at all!:banghead: It's the NHS all or nothing approach - nothing, nothing, nothing, panic! - and a lot will depend on the experience and...

Hi @Lainie71 you can't take a single reading from the Libre as gospel, if you keep testing at regular intervals, check back in the Logbook and you may well see that the scan 'dot' is nowhere near the actual levels when the anticipated level is replaced by the real level (in simple laymen's terms...

Hi @Lxly18 I'm another given a diagnosis along the lines of 'you're levels are so high we don't know why you haven't been hospitalised!' Have you changed your diet? Metformin will help a little, but won't take you down to non-diabetic levels without a good decrease in carbs and probably some...

Hi @Linskic are you in the UK? I don't have a clue what units your blood glucose was measured in, as '20' isn't a number that I recognise as being good, sorry. Sounds like you are having your HbA1c measured tomorrow, the results might come back as mmol/mol or as a % - have a look at my footer...

As we all say over and over, we are all different, react differently and have different needs; medical professionals will naturally go to the most 'usual' treatment first; I'm 18 months in with T1/LADA and still not taking insulin after those initial weeks of mayhem, the doctors made the...

Hi @jaywak I found the first few Libre I had read consistently higher than finger-pricking but I think it settles as your body gets used to the intruder! Also the first couple of days of a new sensor always read higher for me whether I have started it immediately on attaching (after a failure...

@sgc123 if you have instagram, check out all the graphs and science by @glucosegoddess - non-diabetics get glucose spikes and lows depending on what, when and how they eat, everyone should be aiming to minimise the rollercoaster effects of carbs. Obviously the timing and scrupulously clean...

@Sarah69 definitely down to your local health authority/trust - where I live T2 is for GP surgeries to deal and T1 is hospital-based. Confusion ensued with T1/LADA no insulin, and I suspect T2 on insulin would confuse them just as much :arghh: My consultant, diabetes nurse, nutritionist are...

I am sure being 'egg-bound' is a common thing as I remember my mum saying it when I was a kid (in my 50s now), so I'm guessing it can be a natural reaction! Good luck deflating, out of earshot of friends and family :oops:

Some salted nuts followed by a square or 2 of Lindt 90% chocolate can be a 'good' treat :)

Hi @Lissia I get/got a lot of those symptoms in my arms and hands, but they are all related to trapped nerves, in my neck, some tennis elbow, arthritis and RSI. Mine was induced by a bad combination of work screen height, varifocals and an unsuitable mouse and also carrying a not-even-heavy...

I am so happy you had a good session with the nurse; my c-peptide results took about 3 weeks and antibody tests about a month but was warned they could all be up to 6-8 weeks, so it can be a waiting game depending on how busy the lab is. Glad you had a practice penguin - I was literally shown...

Apologies if I confused you with all my personal experience, that was not my intention. As you get your head round this you will be able to figure out what is best for you; I am a bit of an anomaly, but I hate seeing others getting upset and overwhelmed as I know exactly how that felt not too...

Not what I was suggesting at all. I was just trying to point out that not everyone needs insulin immediately, all the results need to be considered and OP is still waiting on her c-pep which is pretty crucial to the decision. Sorry if anyone is confused by what so said.

Hi @EllieM I think I just got diagnosed ‘earlier’ than most people did in the past, probably due to covid pressure on the NHS, and so I am able to self-help with slowing progression, and so maybe not rare/special in condition but rare to know about it so soon? Doctors seem to be doing lots of...