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  1. J

    Genuinely confused

    So went for an appointment today and have been told they will be putting me on insulin because. One my overall blood test result went up and I've been losing weight...well I've been losing weight because I've been training a lot. I've been jogging to work and working out every night which I told...
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    Strange blood sugars

    So I've had a few strange readings the last few days, normally I'm very active but on Saturday I didn't do much because of a cold so I expected my levels to be higher than normal but they were 2.9 But tonight after I did do a fair bit of exercise they were 7.6 which is a lot higher than normal...
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    Christmas eating

    So I haven't been diagnosed but still testing but I've been doing lots of exercise to keep it low and it's been working I've managed to keep them at 3s and 4s but obviously at Christmas I can't exercise as much and will be eating different foods. Today I had a steak roll with mushrooms and...
  4. J

    Question

    So basically I was talking to a friend who's a doctor and I just casually mentioned about my onset type 1 diabetes and he said he'd never really heard of that. By him saying it really got me thinking a lot that a lot of my answers ive been given just don't make sense. First I was diagnosed...
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    Update

    So I'm still being treated as onset diabetic and was recently told if my blood sugars ever went above 10 then they would start me on medication to treat it but anything under is okay. My levels are doing okayish. I mean I've been suffering with a really bad cold the past week so they have gone...
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    Update

    So I haven't been on here much lately but here's my update. I was last told I was MODY but now it's changed to onset type 1 which I find strange because well I went dangerously low on tablets and my levels have been okay lately. I've been monitoring my blood sugars and they've been about 4-5...
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    Mody

    So I finally got a call back from my diabetic centre and they told me to stop taking the glicazide completely and they also believe I have mody which is maturity onset diabetes of the youth. I don't know much more at this stage but I'll be going in next week to find out more but it's absolutely...
  8. J

    My diabetes centre

    Well I know I moan a lot about my place but turns out for good reason. Look what's been happening at my place http://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2017/04/29/ex-head-of-diabetes-centre-struck-off/
  9. J

    Low blood sugars

    So at first I was really worried about my sugars being to high but now it's gone the other wa. My levels are constantly low in the 2s and 3s. I started out on 2 and a half tablets a day. Now I'm on half a tablet and they're still low and I'm eating more. I just don't understand it. I've called...
  10. J

    Memory loss

    So I've heard that diabetes can cause memory problems. Lately I've not been forgetting things per say like big important things but small things like things I've read aren't clear in my mind. Thing is I don't know if that's just normal since obviously no one remembers every single word they read...
  11. J

    Exercise

    So I exercise a lot but I've heard that exercise can sometimes raise blood sugar levels but I've heard inconsistent things so just asking what people think
  12. J

    Blood sugar levels getting to low

    So my levels are absolutely more controlled now but I'm worried they're getting to low before breakfast when I woke up it was 4.3 which is fine but then before lunch they were down to 3.1 and the last few days they've been constantly in the 3 range. I've tried calling the diabetic centre but...
  13. J

    Blurry vision

    So I've been on my treatement for a week now and I've noticed my visions started to get more blurry. My visions never been perfect as I need glasses for reading but things seem to be getting more blurry when they're not on and people's faces are blurry and they never were before. A friend of...
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    Advice I was given

    So my diabetic nurse was meant to call me on Monday but never did so I've just had to call up myself and said my results they said they were good and to keep taking what I was doing but then told me to cut my testing down to only test every other day which I don't think is a great idea but then...
  15. J

    Another good few days

    So the last few days have been good again which is pleasing. Sunday they were 6.5 9 10.3 5.8 And today they've been 5.1 7.3 5.5 5.4
  16. J

    Good day

    I've had a good day blood suagr levels wise on only my 3rd day on medication my levels were 7.1 before breakfast, 9.5 before lunch, 7.2 before dinner and now 6.8. I'm happy with that I know it's still a long process but not bad for someone who's levels were 32.7 only 3 days ago.
  17. J

    Intro

    Hi so as I've said in my other post was recently diagnosed. I'm 20 years old and always been physically fit. I've been doing karate for 10 years and just recieved my black belt last month. I also train at a Muay Thai gym and compete in running races. My main worry when diagnosed was it...
  18. J

    New

    Hey everyone so I was diagnosed yesterday. But they don't seem to know what type I have yet. There were no ketones in my blood or urine so looks like type 2 but not sure yet, They put me on tablets and I took them and this morning my blood sugar was down from 32 the previous day to 8 by the...
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