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Sorry this is off topic but I saw this and laughed because it reminded me of the time I was sitting in a meeting and they started talking about "ED". ("ED" only means one thing in my world). It took me a few moments to realize they were talking about the Emergency Department not erectile...

Congrats on stopping smoking!!!

Be sure to get guidance from your doctor before supplementing. It is possible to get toxicity with Vitamin A, D, E, and K. Good levels of Vitamin D are essential to absorption of calcium. It can be hard to get the adequate amounts of D from food. The best source of D is sunlight. That...

I live in the States so I don't know if it the same there as it is here, but can you call the pump manufacturer and see if they can trouble shoot to make sure nothing is wrong with the pump?

Can you get a continuous glucose sensor? It might help you better manage, at least alert you when you are trending low.

Do they feel that it could be Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) or simply fatty liver? NASH is more serious. The one thing that you may be able to do for it is control your cholesterol, particularly your triglycerides. I'm so sorry you got another thing added to your plate. Can you ask...

I'm so glad that you are on track to getting some answers!!!

Well that is dumb (on your clinic's part)....if your chart says you are Type 1, as the nurse said, then metformin isn't going to do a thing for you. The nurse should have known that (unless they put you on metformin after you saw the nurse. Which still wouldn't make sense). The nurse should...

Definitely have them check your thyroid levels. I will say that sometimes, for reasons unknown, some people really struggle with weight. I eat an excellent diet and exercise and I have to fight HARD to maintain my weight. I'm still about 15 pounds more than I want to be. I do know that...

I would ask them for the clinical documentation to support their theory that type 2 diabetes CAUSES hypothyroidism. If anything, studies suggests that hypothyroidism increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. (Though the how is unknown).

Did they prescribe you ANY medication? With your body type I would be inclined to think Type 1 or 1.5 is more likely but you could still be Type 2. Yes, people with Type 2 diabetes are often overweight but not always. You can have slim Type 2s and you have heavy set Type 1s. I live in the...

It could be something totally unrelated to glucose. The root cause could be a circulatory problem of some sort or it could be idiopathic (which is medical for "don't have a clue why you have this problem")

Couple thoughts to add: Diabetic ketoacidosis is EXTREMELY rare in Type 2. (The medical community might say it "never" happens but "never say never".) Over time Type 2 diabetics can also loose beta cell function. Depending on the amount of beta cell function lost, insulin is needed. In...

You may want to have your thyroid checked.

I live in the states so I'm not sure if you have the exact same wording for the tests as we do here but you definitely should have your lipids and kidney function tested. Here, we would do a urinary microalbumin and a general urinalysis at least once a year. Along with BUN/Creatinine. You...

Newly diagnosed can be a tough trying to control your glucose. I agree a CGMS would almost definitely prove beneficial. Being newly diagnosed, you may have some beta cell function still (meaning your "insulin makers" are still making insulin). It can be sporadic though, which is what can...

It takes as much as it takes. Though, if your requirements have suddenly increased dramatically, and you can't explain why, I would start looking for a reason.

It sounds so classic gastroparesis. From what I read, gastroparesis can be hard to diagnose. You mentioned a scintigraphy, which I think the radioactive food test (???). If I have the right test, I read something interesting about that. The article said that this test is not a 100%...

The one thing I usually recommend to people poke your finger more off to the side and not on the tip of your finger, particularly since you are new to testing. Your fingertips are among the most sensitive area of your body. They are densely packed with thousands of nerve endings. I'm not...

We use LabCorp too. Diabetics have a greater chance of having a discordant LDL level and LDL particle number and the studies have shown that the LDL particle number is a better indicator for cardiovascular disease. Labcorp runs the NMR.