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  1. SamMac

    HbA1c result - "I love diabetes!"

    Diagnosed with Type 2 October 2015 (gliclazide); assumed misdiagnosis and treated as Type 1 LADA from November 2015 to present; as of today still being treated as Type 1 (basal insulin); but now assumed to be MODY 3/HNF1A: genetic tests forthcoming. (Paternal grandmother and maternal uncle both...
  2. SamMac

    Insulin injection "leakage"

    Hello -- presumed Type 1 LADA in honeymoon (still haven't had all my test results back; back to hospital unit in 2 weeks), diagnosed October 2015 after all the classic Type 1 symptoms, 46-years-old. I inject basal insulin, Levemir, twice daily. No bolus as yet. I've been having a bit of trouble...
  3. SamMac

    Misdiagnosis and Type 2

    I wonder, does a misdiagnosis in adults of T2 when in fact it's T1 or T1 LADA happen fairly frequently? I was diagnosed on 27 October as T2 but as my BMI is normal (well, normal-ish; in fact I'm too thin and have been losing weight despite an enormous appetite) I kept being called "atypical"...
  4. SamMac

    Sugar-free chicken stock cubes?

    Hi there, newly diagnosed Type 2. I take it sugar-free chicken stock cubes are impossible to buy? Vegetable stock cubes without sugar are readily available, but I can't find any chicken ones anywhere online. Waitrose fresh stock has no added sugar, and of course I can make my own; just wondering...
  5. SamMac

    Hello. New Type 2

    Hello. I'm Sam, 45, diagnosed with Type 2 just over two weeks ago. BMI, cholestrol and blood pressure all fine, blood sugar through the roof. So much to take on but just wanted to say that I've been lurking on this site and forum and have found them very helpful. I tried (whole grain) bread...
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