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Hi All, In December 2024 I started to feel unwell and went to by GP. Had lots of tests for assorted abdominal cancers and over Christmas and New Year started to get really thirsty (6+ litres a day). Liver and bowel cancer was ruled out although I had a slightly fatty liver. Bought a BGM and had...

I've just come off a call with my pancreatic surgeon and I asked a question about which type of diabetes I have as it's never really been confirmed. It came on really rapidly over 2 months and they suspected pancreatic cancer initially. Got admitted with DKA and they managed to rule out the...

I'm having an MRI of my duff pancreas next month and he info they've sent me has me wondering how I'm going to manage things. They want a total fast for 6 hours before the MRI (no food or drink at all) and to bring 600ml of pure pineapple juice with me. I'm concerned about my blood sugar being...

I've got a 4Sure Smart Plus BGM and it's been merrily connecting to the Diabetes:M app on my phone for months. I swapped phones over the weekend and it's not speaking properly to the new phone. It's shown as connected and the app told me the time and date on the BGM were wrong (which I...

I was diagnosed back in February with T1D (or possibly 3c, although my FET was sent off I've not seen any results). Initially they started my on 40 units of long acting insulin but this didn't provide enough control so it was slowly raised to 60 over a period of time. Is this amount normal...

I've just been diagnosed as T1D. Felt thirsty a lot over Christmas so went to the GP. HbA1c of 97 confirmed at the end of Jan. There were concerns I had pancreatic cancer so I was on that stream and didn't get any support with my very high blood sugar until I pushed the GP for some. Saw the...