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Okay so, its been 2 years since i logged back into this forum as i originally kicked my diabetes into remission through diet control and metformin and also managed to get off insulin, 2025 was the worst year of my life, sustained a back injury and final year uni which led to tons of stress so i...

Are all lancets single use or do you guys sometimes use them more than once?

Hi i hope everyone is keeping well and enjoying the bank holiday weekend. Just a quick question to what you guys do in the summer when it is scorching hot (i know it seems a while away yet ;) ) because i know we cant have ice cream or ice lollies or milkshakes or anything nice to cool us down...

Past week or so i have been getting bad acid reflux and hearburn symptoms. I am on metformin but the slow release one and having to firm the gaviscons at the minute. Has anyone suffered anything similar, im definetley not coeliac either.

My diabetes nurse told me that i have a hba1c of 32 while on metformin. I asked her if this means if i am in remission and she said not nessecarily but it is a good result. Having said that when i was diagnosed i had an a1c of 120. But all this is because of medication and surplus to drastic...

So today ive had an appointment and my doctors are really impressed with me. In 2022 october when i was diagnosed i was at 120kg and today im weighing 84kg. My bmi is now normal at 25. My blood sugar scores have been phenomenal and the docotors are pretty convince i am in remission just waiting...

Hi all! I am planning to go and climb snowdon for an islamic charity fundraiser for the turkiye and syria crisis. Would you guys advise against or has anyone done some climbing before.

Anyone have any breakfast ideas for type 2 that doesnt shoot their bg up. Lol i bet everyone gets so bored of the bog standard weetabix or wholemeal toast and boiled eggs. Would love to hear some ideas!

Happy that i have made a small amount of progress and able to manage diabetes with just the metformin and dieting alone. We will get there soon and i still have hope that i can fight this with the will of God!

Anyone struggle with constipation and any advice you can give? I feel like ever since i started metformin ive been getting these issues with my bowel movements but the endo nurses said that consitipation is not a side effect of it. What else could it be??? I always hate having to go to the gp...

Normally when i have my weetabix every morning it has little effect on me. Once i had weetabix with a bs of 6.7 and then tested before lunch at 5.5. Today i had weetabix at 6.0 and by 12pm it shot up to 6.7. So i thought id have something light for lunch. I also had a phone call from the endo...

Hi! I was diagonised with type 2 diabetes back in october and have had a rocky start so far. At the moment i am on background insulin and metformin. A problem i face is the temptations around me from family members who do feel guilt when they have snacks and chocolates etc especially at this...