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@SugarJunkie keep at it!!! Soon enough you'll feel the benefits I promise! Nearly 7 weeks in with only a few tough times I am embracing the new lifestyle and feeling a great sense of control to counteract how helpless I felt at the beginning. My BG levels were pretty steady in the high teens...

Having a bathroom floor moment and your last paragraph has given me some clarity and peace of mind. I have gone from 14.1 to 8.1 to 7 in about 45 mins. Seem to have settled at 7.3 so I think I'll try and get my mind to relax. Diabetes 1 - pulley 0

Hi all, TGIF! So today was my first visit with the Diabetes Consultant and whilst it was great to get a real diagnosis i feel like I have a lesser understanding now than before i went. My questions were largely left unanswered, or were not explained in a way i was able to understand. (i'll...

To clarify. I am suspected type 1 on levemir bit only once daily, until my GAD results I am not being prescribed any insulin for mealtimes (is that the bolus??? :S)

In hindsight I think it was 1000% a false hypo that stung me! I really freaked out whilst maintaining an air of trying to be in control. Was too stressed to sleep for a few hours which wasn't ideal. Although this has now given me a bit more anxiety over a real hypo! I don't think I'll...

I wouldn't say cramps as such but I've had restless legs at night as if they won't relax or get comfy. I asked my DSN if I should take any vitamins and she said no. I have just had a reading of 4.6 (my lowest yet) I felt so bad (feeling sick, shaky, sweaty and faint) that I instinctively took...

Haha as I thought! Strange how "specialists" sometimes don't seem to be as up to date as the research. Thank you

Hi all i hope you are all well and experiencing a positive Friday feeling! :) just a quick question following a rushed and not so helpful telephone call with my DSN. I am still waiting on my GAD / Cpeptide results (3.5 weeks later) and have been a little concerned that my BG levels have...

Thanks you guys, does make me feel calmer when people "in the know" aren't worried. I do suffer with anxiety and have been on Citalopram for 18 months. It was diagnosed as social anxiety but is at its worst if I feel sick. Im hesitant to say the metformin is the cause as most days I am...

Evening / morning having a little situation at the minute whilst staring down the toilet. I feel like I've been doing OK for the last month. I wouldn't say my BG is stable but doing much better and embracing an alternate LCHF lifestyle. Horrible headaches haunt me every few days but a little...

Thanks Jane. 2 weeks in Visit with DSN today went well (I think) no GAD / c- peptide results to confirm type. She said that I have reduced my hba1c from 88 to 80. Hard to get excited when I have no idea what it means but she seemed to think it was progress. No change to meds - 1000 metformin...

Thanks Jane I've had two days of feeling like my good old self and have found my BG below double figures. I will definitely look into Dr bernstein - I like to have a good read up. I have an appointment with the specialist nurse on Tuesday and I'm very intrigued as to what to expect. As...

Don't understand how I can feel so horrific at 10.1 but sat here chill at 5.1?! Is this one of those strange diabetes phenomena?

Lowest reading after dinner tonight 5.1!!!! I trust I can pat myself on my back and not blame it on my cold.

@4ratbags you have made my day! Haha simple things ey!

Ahh thank you. I am 27 and have no family history. My anti bodies blood test at for T1 should happen this week. It's a shame that others haven't had the same medical support I have received in the last week. The Watford area seem to be excellent. I bought a LCHF book today and am really buying...

Ooh great minds, I have that and downloaded the app. I have the intention of becoming quite the geek! I think I am just wary at the minute as i don't have a definitive diagnosis. Doing some research into the LCHF diet. I do like some rules and boundaries! ☺

Oh wow! Sounds like a huge change for the better! I'll definitely do some more research. Thank you

Aided that's great to hear! Go you! When you say 100, do you mean g?! I just have no idea how you achieve that but then I have no guidance as to how to assess really other than reading packets (is it that simple?!) Have you found any meal plan guidance to follow online at all? I have bought...

Hi there, 7 days of endless research and finally somewhere I can find real life information that doesn't seem contradictory. I was diagnosed with diabetes out of the blue last Wednesday. The doctor is convinced I am type 1, the nurses believe type 2. I am waiting on the blood test to be...