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Hey all, I was diagnosed as diabetic in August 2022. There is still some confusion around my diagnosis as I tested negative for antibodies (twice, the second time a year later). However a stimulated c-peptitde test showed I had low insulin production. My endo (who ive spoked to once since...

Hey, I try to maintain a very tight control of my blood sugar, and this results in my libre 2 reporting that i spend 10% of time below 4mmol. Now, generally that time will be in the high 3s. Rarely do I have a blood sugar that needs more than ~4g of fast acting carbs to correct. I also check...

Hey all, So I was diagnosed last August as being diabetic. I was basically DKA on arrival. I'm 31, no family history and bmi of 20. I've had tests for antibodies (GAD, IA2, ZnT8) and all have been negative. I've also had a stimulated c-peptide (i.e. drink a can of coke, bring glucose levels...

Hey all, I was diagnosed with diabetes about 4 months ago (blood test conducted due to rapid weight loss over the prior 2 months). A1c of 95, I was basically DKA upon admission to hospital. I'm 30, bmi of 20, no family history. Initially they thought I was type 1. I had a GAD test and the...

Hey, I was diagnosed in August and i was started on insulin. My antibody test came back normal however the diabetic nurse has told me to stay on insulin till i see an endocrinologist. Prior the the antibody test, they had thought that i was likely to be type 1. I'm 30 years old, bmi of 20, no...

Hey guys, For those of you who are seasoned users of FreeStyle Libre2, how accurate would you say is the A1C reading? It looks like it is just based linearly on the average glucose reading so I was curious about everyone's experiences of whether it was higher or lower (and by how much). I'm...

Hello, I was recently diagnosed as type 2 diabetic. I don't display any of the common risk factors. I'm young, thin and reasonably active. My antibody test came back negative meaning i'm type 2 diabetic (upon diagnosis my fasting blood glucose was 17 and by hba1c was 95). While i'm happy that...

Hey, So i'm a newly diagnosed diabetic waiting to find out whether it is type 1 or 2. I'm 30 years old with a bmi of 20 (i've always been a similar weight). On diagnosis, my fasting glucose was 17mmol and my hba1c is 95. I've started on insulin this week. I have been trying to do some...

Hey guys (sorry if this is the wrong forum), Little bit of background: i was diagnosed on the weekend and i'm awaiting the result of the test to see if i'm type 1 or 2. I'm 30, have a bmi of 20, i'm living in London. Now obviously I understand it is early days (i don't know if it's type 1 or...

Hey everyone, I recently had a blood test and have been diagnosed with diabetes (17mmol fasting, 95 HBA1C). I had the blood test following some recent rapid weight loss and I was surprised with the diagnosis. I'm 30 years old, male, 188cm, 72kg so i thought i wasn't at risk. I've been told to...