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hello Just having a moan really I was doing really well on 1000mg metformin a day and my blood sugars were 5.5 in a morning and 4.4 pre meal and 5.2 post meal, I was doing low carb and had a few treats like some strawberries and cream every now and then. My ac1 at diagnosis was 64 and a few...

hi I have had a recent blood test my Ac1 and other bits and my crp came back at 5.7. This was flagged on the system as to high but my gp has not arranged to see me, well I booked in for Monday but I’m worrying I read online it’s a indication of heart disease. Has anyone had experience with a...

hi there Can anyone shed some light on this please, I seem to be hungry all the time, like starving hungry even a hour after a meal and it’s mainly for bad food ( sweets ) but I would probably eat anything ( I don’t eat anything) I am eating between 30-80g of carbs a day and take 1000mg of...

hi Could people please share the stories of how they achieved remission and what it means for them, I’m 3 months into my diagnosis and have dropped my ac1 from 64 to 48 but I still take 1000mg of metformin a day, my bs 2 hours after meals is always between 5 and 6.5 but my morning bs is always...

Hi everyone Just looking for some help with my test results, iv put my self into a bit of a panic. These are my results and my nurse said everything is fine no action needed but after a quick google it looks like it’s saying my kidneys are not working properly and my cholesterol is a mess. Any...

hi everyone I was diagnosed type 2 diabetic two months ago I am 30 years old, overweight and Have a strong family history of type 2 diabetes. In them two months I have got my hba1c from 64 to 48, I was re tested early because I have lost 2 stone and my nurse wants to see about lowering my...

Hi another question After my poorly stint and blood sugars around 8.8 I am back to normal for me this is anything between 4.2 pre meal and 7 post meal, but I feel I’m becoming a bit obsessed with my numbers, my pre meal will be 5.5 and my post meal 6.6 and I feel disappointed because it’s not...

just having a moan really I have been doing so well with weight loss, low carb high fat diet my blood sugars have been on average 5ish before and pre meal but I got slapped cheek of my daughter and have felt like I have had flu for past two weeks, followed by the awful rash now bad joint pain...

he everyone Iv have been diagnosed for 2 month and managed to loose 1 1/2 stone my diabetic nurse is re testing my hba1c again already as she thinks my blood sugars are really well controlled and wants me off metformin (100mg a day ) asap. She recommended a low carb 1200 cal a day diet and I...

hi Sorry I keep asking so many questions but I don’t know who to ask with a drs appointment been a average of 3 weeks wait, tonight I noticed my feet are quite red, on the soles of my feet to about 2 cm up, the heel is the reddest part, I had a quick google as iv never noticed this before ( bad...

Hello, Just asking for advice really, I some how have developed a small sore in the crease of both my little toes one seems to be healing up well with suedocream and the other has only just appeared last night, they are right on the crease where the little toe meets the foot and there is no...

hi, Looking for advice really I saw my nurse 2 weeks ago and my blood pressure was not checked. I have been monitoring this myself at home and it’s regularly 140 odd over 80/90 odd, my pulse is always in the 90s or 100s but that is normal for me it has been for years I was under a cardiac doctor...

I am new to all this, it is a week today tomorrow I was diagnosed, I have lost 6lb in this week by cutting back drastically on the carbs I have been living of meat, eggs and nuts and vegetables but no potatoes and occasionally kidney beans, the first few days I wasn’t on metformin and my blood...

Hi, I was diagnosed type 2 diabetic today my hca1 test ( i think it’s called ) was 64, I tested myself 3 days ago on a friends machine after feeling off for a few weeks and my bs was 14mmols 1 hour after food ( bad food all carbs ) anyway I have drastically reduced my carbs and I am around...