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    Calling All Type 2’s

    Weight loss, blurred vision and sometimes thrush
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    Calling All Type 2’s

    I had always had the odd moment of feeling funny but put in down to low blood pressure some ten years ago i had a operation and was not recovering very well from the anesthetic the nurse asked had i taken my medication that day and I told her I wasn't on any. Two years ago i was diagnosed and...
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    How old is everyone

    56 type two since November 2016 recently on insulin
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    What to eat when having hypo

    Hi in the same boat as of December l am type 2 on gliclacide metformin and now insulin, was hospitalized twice end of last year due to ketoacidosis been diagnosed two years , I find that jellybeans 3 to 5 do the job but always eat some carbs along the side of this a piece of buttered toast is...
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    How old is everyone

    55 diagnosed 2yrs
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    Type 2 uncontrolled. Supposed to be starting insulin.

    Hi i too su Hi I also suffered uncontrollable sugar levels hospitalized end of Sept and again end of November exhausted tablet control and started on insulin in december it's a learning curve especially when you have a cold as your levels fluctuate and I have had two mornings of really low...
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    oats natural yogurt and strawberries Small ham roll soya yogurt Snack pecan nuts Chilli and salad
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    Disappointing Evening

    I believe he is right in saying it's a progressive disease as I have been type two for just two years a little overweight at the start but have followed a low-carb diet from the outset and in the past 10 weeks have been unable to stabilize my sugars through no fault of my own - my Dr upped my...
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    Anyone else on Sukkarto?

    3 months after being diagnosed and given metformin i found my sugar levels spiked and the Dr out me on sukattro as she said the metformin was no longer working for me - I was told that sukattr o is still classed as metformin just a better version say Mark's and sparks rather than.primark
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    Type 2 Sharps Box Disposal

    check with your local council as mine retrieve and supply boxes for nothing and I do not have to be in when they do
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    T2 vs T1 stigma - anyone else feel a bit 'shamed' for having T2?

    When I was first diagnosed and told people i too suffered stigma a little overweight !maybe but certainly not unhealthy i could see they thought it was my own doing, but having attended a Desmond course which helps you understand diabetes and what can cause it i found i was not a typical...
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    Type 2 and Metformin side affects.

    I was unsuited to metformin although no side effects it just didn't work for me and I was changed to sukattro
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    Hospitalized for keotones

    These were my blood sugar readings using my monitoring machine
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    Hospitalized for keotones

    Yesterday went to the doctors feeling unwell for a few days blood sugars between 20 before food and 35 several hours after, tested positive for keotone s in urine and sent to hospital, two drips and a stay over night back home being told my recent mild cold may be the reason why haywire...
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    3 Month Hiccups

    Last Friday was the first time I had a high reading since being diagnosed with an under active Thyroid it makes me feel shaky inside and my hands are shaky and when the shakes stop i feel wiped out it my level tends to stay fairly high all day and gradually goes back to normal over a couple of days
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    3 Month Hiccups

    My last hba1c was 48 but since then I been diagnosed with a under active thyroid though I was told this shouldn't affect my levels
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    3 Month Hiccups

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    3 Month Hiccups

    I was diagnosed type 2 November 2016 to begin with had my meds changed regularly and since Jan this year take Sukattro and Glicazide but I still find that despite my hb1nc being a good level that every 3 months or so i suddenly have a really high reading and it can take up to a week for it to...
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