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Hey there. Today I had a hypo. I'm just wondering what other experience is. For me my mind/thinking seem to stay crystal clear, my body is what seems to let me down. I feel like a fraud because even though I know I am having a hypo and need help, my mind is also saying "there is nothing wrong...

Hi, I started using Trulicity on Friday. As always before I start using a new medication I checked it out on the NHS website, looked at the possible side effects etc. I was just wondering what other peoples experiences are. Do these side effects last long? The main ones I am having are the...

Hey, I have just changed my antidepressant, the old stuff made me so tired I would sometimes sleep for 11 hours straight. The new meds are Mirtazapine, well after yesterday my BG levels are only just returning to normal. Usually I'm back to normal within 2 - 3 hours depending on how many carbs...

Hi, sorry if this is not the right place, but I needed to share some good news about my diabetes. Saw my diabetes practitioner today and she has reduce my metformin from 2000mg a day to 500mg a day. She even talked about taking me off medication completely. Now have 3 months to see if it works...

Hi there, I'm type 2 but use the Libre as it helps me keep control on my diabetes. I've just posted the following as a question on the Freestyle Libre website, but I was just wondering if anyone here knows the answer. "Hi, I am using the freestyle libre and love it. But when I change my next...

Hey there, I had a chat with my Diabetes specialist in my GP's practise about getting a meter. She explained that the meter would be free (if they can give me one.) but not the test strips. She gave me the rational behind why Us Type 2's don't need to test regularly and when I raised my...

Hey there, I've just got a call from my new GP, only registered last week and got my blood test done last Thursday, My bloods are back and he wants to see me about my Iron levels and Folate levels. As soon as I was told this I thought anaemia. I had it when I was very young but not since. Has...

Hi everyone, So my problem is this, I am using a freestyle libre CGM at the moment, I'm a little concerned with some of the readings. So I checked them against my normal glucose monitor, and got some very different readings so I checked with my back-up meter (I actually have two back-up...

Hi, firstly sorry if this is old hat or even in the wrong part of the forum as you can see from my profile picture I have a medical tattoo, brilliant, it's already been of use when I had a hypo while snorkeling. But I was thinking last night, this tells people I'm diabetic but what happens if...

Hi there, I'm type 2 and got diagnosed about 9 months ago. Over the last few weeks I seem to have become much more sensitive to high glucose levels. In the past I have not had any of the symptoms of Hypers, but now I am really suffering when my sugar is high. I was wondering if this is normal...