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I go to an office where I will typically see the same doctor but sometimes it's another doctor. I don't know if any of them truly look at me holistically. I haven't posted here in a while and just looking for experience feedback. I'm 52. 5 years ago I got diagnosed with T2D. Had no idea, since...

Hello all, I haven't posted in a while, I had a period of time where I couldn't be on top of my diet as well as usual and stopped testing my blood all the time. I'm back on track now pretty strictly for the past 2 months (average A1C based on testing 6.5 American scale), just diet-based no...

Out of curiosity, I typed "maximum carbs for type 2 diabetes" and the #2 non-sponsored result is this page from the United Stated CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/managing/eat-well/diabetes-and-carbohydrates.html That is insane. They're basically giving instructions to people that will...

I was hoping I would find something in the records, was able to look them up. Prior to my T2 diagnosis last October, I hadn't really had any medical problems but did go to the ER in early 2018 as I was feeling a light tingling in my left arm and left chest tightness, subtle woozy feeling. I was...

Went for my follow-up appointment last Thursday and the doctor confirmed what I already knew with my own testing, my results came back 6.2 and he finally agreed that I won't need metformin and to continue with what I'm doing. Then he pointed out that my triglycerides were still high, so I asked...

I am treating my T2 with diet alone and it is working, I am positive my next A1C will show me as non-diabetic or borderline pre-diabetic. So I would prefer no meds and want to keep it that way. However, as I have felt the impact of age the past 2 years (I am in late 40's), I noticed the usual...

I got the results of my secondary blood tests which I requested to ensure I was purely just Type 2 and not LADA, MODY or pancreatic problems. All tests came back normal, including the insulin levels my body is creating (it's not creating more, not creating less), so absolutely now I know I am...

I figured I should also test my ketone levels as I stay on a low carb diet. Didn't want to get a newer blood tester just yet, though I know that is more accurate, and got the strips you basically pee on. The number range it gives are in mg/DL: 0 negative 5 trace 15 small 40 moderate 80 large...

I finally "broke" the barrier of glucose my body kept dumping even when I reduced my carbs. Although not a scientific way to explain what I think is going on but I literally think my liver is running out of stored glucose to dump into my system between meals. 5 weeks ago I was hovering near...

I have a few questions. I know each person's will be specific to them, I'm just trying to gather the types of experiences people have had. * How long have you been battling T2 and blood sugars with a dedicated plan? * Where did you start at & where are you now? (A1C as % and avg tested blood as...

This might sound nutty but hear me out, I thought I noticed 1 correlation to deviant blood sugar but now I have 2 correlations. I posted in another thread how I noticed a correlation with my stress levels and the blood sugar levels, in ways that were irrelevant to my eating times. I am leaving...

Perhaps this is something specific to the UK / Europe vs USA but I'm finding some people's references to their blood test numbers a little confusing yet it doesn't seem confusing to other readers. For example, someone reported a number of 48 for their HBA1C but I'm familiar with it being some %...

Hi there from the USA, 47 yo man here. I'm new to all this and never thought I'd find myself posting on a diabetes forum. The diagnosis, which was initially about 3 weeks ago, came as a bit of a surprise. I'm not overweight and (at least thought) I didn't eat garbage and although I'm not a...