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In general I seem to have a lot of measures (blood glucose, c-peptide, lowish thyroid...) that fall in the "not normal but not scary" zone! It's hard to know when to worry and when to just try not to let it stress me out.

I haven't been testing on a daily basis lately, due to limited strips (see aforementioned haven't-found-a-doctor yet situation!) and also lots of testing making me a little anxious about every bite of everything, just sporadically, and when I travel for help with managing time changes. I have...

I hope everyone's been hanging in there over the holidays, which I know can be difficult for those of us watching our diets due to diabetes. I'll be the first to admit I've been looser with my diet than usual over the past few weeks. Had way more carbs than usual (still low compared with a...

Thanks for your response, Brunneria. I suspect that, although I don't seem to have signs of PCOS, this may be spot on: I have also been more lax about my LC diet lately, and then the travel I've had for work has added stress and time shifting. So this resonates with me as well:

I doubt it's Suppurativa Hidradenitis, based on looking at that online. The abscess has been slowly improving as I keep the area super clean and use warm compresses. It's much smaller and not painful anymore, so yay for that. I seem to have lost a bit of weight again, though (not a good thing...

Morning readings, but still not terrible--although I like to be below 7 if possible. It seems that I get symptoms of many types at a lower threshold than many others, for some unknown reason.

I just started again due to this. My control was so good that my doctor stopped prescribing them and I stopped testing. The past few days it's been kind of all over the place from 5.7-8.1 but I've been travelling and that always does bad things to my control. Hopefully will even out now that I'm...

Yes, it seems likely that they might start with a hair follicle. That would make sense. I'm not terribly hairy but we are all mammals. I don't wear tight trousers or anything and am not very sweaty but it does occur around the waistline where some rubbing could happen. It's only happened since...

Well, I just moved to the USA and have to even figure out how to see a doctor now, so hoping it doesn't come to that! (And this week I am actually travelling internationally for work so really not planning on any non-emergency medical visits in the quite near future.) I'm not worried about it...

I've been diagnosed pre-d for about 3y now. On metformin and low carb diet and HbA1C has been great. Unlike many in the pre camp, I do experience symptoms quite readily when I have high blood sugars (urinary frequency, thirst, fatigue, thrush, etc.). I've now got what is my 3rd abscess on my...

Hi Chronical_Cat, I was initially diagnosed--sort of--in another Canadian province. I also had a mish mash of lab tests that put me rather borderline, but I was having other health issues and symptoms classic to diabetes that pushed things along. I had to be proactive and self-document (home...

I know I'm not the only one who has blood sugars running higher when it's hot out. With (northern hemisphere) summer here/on the way, it's happened a few times again already. I'm wondering if anyone has any tricks for keeping sugars from going high when it gets hot out. Would love some useful tips!

Yes, 3 am has become my nemesis since all this started! About 20-25% of the time I wake at 3am, and when I do I am often awake for an hour or more. However, when I sleep well through the night, my waking blood sugars are worse! It's a bit of a catch-22. I do find that, when I get in a cycle...

How interesting that you're seeing a similar situation. In the ~6 months before I was diagnosed I was so hungry and tired and kept adding more and more exercise (more lifting, in particular, to build more muscle) and feeling worse and worse! It's so complicated and I find I can never just take...

I am a cyclist (not as serious as it sounds like you are, though!) and hiker and I get that weak, heavy feeling in my legs when my blood sugars are high. Ironically, a good cycle can raise my sugars, especially if it's hot out. Do you have a metre? I was shocked when my metre told me that all...

Hi Midori, I lurk in this section b/c have not been diagnosed 1.5, but like you have been told that is "probably" what I am/will be eventually (currently classified as "pre" but can only maintain those #s with very low carbs and metformin, so it's a bit iffy). Whatever "type" you are I probably...

Same clean finger, within minutes. Happened yesterday at 2 different times in the day. Morning fasting I got 9.2, then 7.4 then 5.9. Before supper I had a similar thing happen. I think 9.2 and then 6.7. And this morning 8.2 and then lower a minute later. I only tested multiple times in a row...

I've been testing and getting widely varying readings within just a few minutes. Like 9.2 and 5.9. Is this within the margin or error, is it possible to actually change that much whilst just sitting there testing, or is my metre a goner?

I think you're right to be making changes to diet and activity levels on your own even if the Dr does blow you off. Good for you! On the veg front, have you tried courgette noodles yet? I sautee them and find them a remarkably good substitution for spaghetti.

Thanks, Alison. Have seen that but no known relatives with T1D. Oh well. I will be moving internationally over the summer, so once I'm settled with new care providers in my new situation, I'll see if they'll do GAD testing. I know it's a "yes means probably; no means maybe" kind of thing, but...