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    I need some help with my blood tests

    Hi Guys My results for c peptide have come back as 622 and insulin at 7.6 range 3.0 - 17.0 Im still loosing weight and my endo thinks its because I cant eat enough and i should go on insulin. Im feeling v tired but I thought that if i was making insulin I didnt need it. HELP ME PLEASE - so...
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    Januvia sitagliptin

    Hi guys Returned from addenbrookes and def type 2 but as I'm still loosing weight they want to change my meds reduced metformin to 1000 and added januvia 50 - is this a good drug - took first one today and have headache and upset tum - guess it will sort it self out - is any one else on it ??????
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    Thin type 2 loosing weight

    Hi guys I am sending this out to all you thin type 2s out there. I was diagnosed with type 2 8 weeks ago and I'm on 1000 metformin with breakfast and 500 with dinner both SR. I have bmi of 22 and no matter what I eat - still keeping my bs under control 6 - 7 I am loosing weight - I have no...
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    do you need to have gad antibodies to be type 1 ??

    Hi Guys I was diagnoised as type 2 about 16 weeks ago and told to control it with diet. Ended up loosing one stone and with sugars of 17 and 4 plus keytones and in hospital. The Endo there thought I was going to be type one or lada - they kept me in hospital for a few days and gave me...
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    testing machines UUURRRGGGG

    my bayer contour machine gave me 4 readings today of 9.0 6.6 7.5 and 8.4 one after the other. Assummed it must be my machine faulty so went to chemist and bought a roche one accu-chek aviva nano and then tested on both. My bayer one said 7.6 and this new one said 9.5 ???? omg does that mean...
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    Really scared now

    I am just starting to get my head around being diabetic (44 bmi of 22 and was very fit - they thought i was lada or type 1 but i dont have any antibodies and my insulin is in normal range so im being refered to addenbrookes for more tests) and being on metformin 1000 in morning and 500 with...
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    Feeling low

    I Was diagnosed in July and I am struggling to get my head around this - I feel like my life is over - that I am going to get all of these horrible complications and if I don't test my blood all the time my levels are going to go very high. Normally I am a very practical person but I can't seem...
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    What does this all mean

    Hi Guys Im looking for some advice on all my results. I have a bmi of 22 I am 44 years old and have just been diagnoised as diabetic. I lost a lot of weight and ended up in hopsital with blood sugar of 17 and 4 pluses of ketones but my ph was 7.49. My gad and islet cell antibodies are...