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Do you know if you have been given a GAD antibody test? If it is LADA (which is possible with this level of C-Peptide) then that is usually the best way to diagnose it. Are you seeing a diabetes specialist or a GP? If there is a possibility that you have something relatively unusual like...

An extremely low salt diet can cause various problems - leg cramps being the most obvious. If you ever exert yourself in a hot climate it can also make you far more vulnerable to heat exhaustion - which can be dangerous. Many people avoid salt because of its supposed risks, but these are...

There are loads of low carb recipe books (Amazon is your friend), not to mention web sites (so is Google!). However, if you don't already have it, I reckon the best low carb book you can get is Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution. This isn't a recipe book (although it does contain a few quite...

Metformin is now so much the primary treatment for T2 diabetes, that many doctors seem to find it easier to give you a prescription rather than work with you on your lifestyle. To be fair to them, with many patients this is probably a sensible decision (if their lifestyle is a lost cause)...

As others have said, get yourself to a doctor quickly. If it is nothing, then this will put your mind at rest. However, these symptoms are being caused by something (which may or may not be diabetes) - whatever it is you are better off knowing. I wouldn't compare your symptoms too much with...

One of the techniques for diagnosing diabetes checking whether two fasting blood tests taken on different days have glucose of over a certain level. It sounds as though your first test was over this threshold. If the tests are borderline, then you may well be diagnosed as "pre-diabetic". In...

This is within the normal range, however very well controlled diabetics sometimes have figures like this. A GTT is much more sensitive, and will answer this question. If you have a glucose meter (you sound as though you do) then, if you wish, you could have a go yourself. I have posted...

I hadn't heard this before. It is fascinating, but it doesn't surprise me. Dogs have about 220 million scent receptors in comparison with a humans five million. Dogs live in a world of smell. Their eyes can't see anything like as much detail as can humans (their lenses are flatter and they...

It depends upon a combination of the PCT and the individual GP. Judging from posts on here, in England most T1s have rationed strips and most T2s who aren't on insulin don't get any at all. Possibly you should try to find a diabetic GP :wink:

Do you drive? If you are on insulin and drive, my understanding is that it is a legal requirement to test before you drive. How can anyone then tell you that you only need to test once per day if the law requires that you do more.

I am fairly sure that the hypos will be the result of trying to do things too quickly. It can take a while for the body to adjust to major physiological changes, such as a new balance between insulin and carb levels. You should probably try to reduce your carbs and insulin doses by very small...

Bernstein recommends that 40g per day be the maximum - and his system is quite safe. However, some people go a lot lower than this. For example Atkins involves a maximum of 20g per day for the first two weeks, after which you gradually increase it until you find the right level for you. I...

I wouldn't worry too much about occasional glitches. Biological systems like people are really complicated, and so a huge number of different factors can be involved. Insulin is not the only hormone that has an effect upon blood sugar, it is just the most important by far. Also different...

I am afraid that you will find it quite hard to get prepared sweet foods that are low carb. Your choices are to either buy things from a specialist supplier (such as the Low Carb Megastore) or cook them yourself. I wouldn't worry too much about fat, so that means there is lots of scope for...

How low is low - always a good question! 20g per day is extreme. This is the level of the Atkins induction phase, but for a start remember that is a weight loss diet, not a diabetes management diet. Secondly, it is only the induction phase (i.e. the first two weeks to get you started loosing...

I am afraid that this does look like you are currently on a very high carb diet - if you make some fairly drastic changes to that then you will probably be able to get your BG down a lot. You might even be able to reduce (or even completely get off) your medication. Bread is always going to be...

I am afraid that it's impossible to answer this without lots more information. It is true that if type-1 diabetics stop taking insulin, they will generally become ill very quickly. However, if the diabetes is very well controlled, sometimes it can go into remission - in which case it might...

If you need insulin, but haven't had a C-peptide test then I don't see how anyone could tell whether you are T1 or T2. Have you ever seen a diabetes specialist? If you haven't, then It might be worth asking to be referred. Diagnosis of diabetes isn't always clear-cut. Even the T1/T2...

As other people have said, diet is probably the root of your problem. If you cut your carbohydrate intake dramatically, then your BG will probably stabilize at a healthy level. This can be easier said than done - because it is easy to eat a lot accidentally (especially in pre-packged food)...

Don't expect to get everything sorted out overnight. You are making tremendous progress, but it is likely to bounce around for a while before it stabilizes. In the long term if you end up with an average in the low fives then that would indicate really good control (non-diabetics are usually...