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At diagnosis I was given Abasaglar which made me feel terrible so I stopped it after a week, continued with fast acting only which was no problem. Over a year later, I have recently started to try Tresiba, starting with 2 units which was fine and had a good effect. By 2 weeks the effect was...

Has anyone had stage 1 retinopathy picked up on an eye exam, from damage that happened before diagnosis, that later went away after maintaining tight control of blood sugar?

I have been looking into MD,which suggests that you get around 70% of calories from carbs. According to their calculations, to achieve 2000 calories per day would involve eating 350g a day of carbs! That seems like an insane amount, the most I ever dare to eat in one meal is 50, and then I have...

I know that CGM readings are not so accurate, so I wanted to double check it was roughly in the right area. CGM said 4.9 on waking, then up to 5.7 after I had got up. First fingerprick reading was 7.5, thought that seems high, so waited 15 mins for CGM to catch up and it said 5.8. Then I tested...

I inserted a new sensor about 4/5 days ago, it started to bruise which never happened before. Since then the bruise has been getting worse, and there is now a nasty looking dark purple ring all around. Should I take it off and start a new one on the other arm, or leave it and see if it improves...

My fairly low carb/ low GI diet has been very successful in getting my A1C from 97 to 36 in less than 5 months. I feel that I can sustain that in terms of what I eat and willpower etc. But the big problem I am having is weakness and fatigue, sometimes pretty debilitating. I have investigated if...

I saw my consultant for the first time last week (6 months in). He said that if you have diabetes you are at higher risk of complications regardless of how well controlled it is. I am investigating to what extent that is true. All my metrics are well within the non-diabetic range, according to...

I was diagnosed at the start of April this year with A1C of 97. Since then I made radical lifestyle changes and all blood test results have come back in normal range, including blood sugar. My cholesterol was a little raised before diagnosis, now after 4 and a half months later every aspect has...

I have received a letter from the DVLA saying I must surrender my driving licence and be given a "Medical review licence". What does this mean as the explanation is very poor? Do all diabetics have to have this? It says it is reviewed every 3 years, what does that involve? Thanks, this feels...

This article talks about how protein and fat can affect blood sugar and cause it to stay elevated hours after eating. I have been seeing this happening myself on the CGM. https://waltzingthedragon.ca/diabetes/nutrition-excercise/how-fat-and-protein-affect-blood-glucose/ It also says that...

My Freestyle Libre 2 consistently reads higher than fingerprick, at times I have had 2 points higher (saying it is 7.5 when it's 5.5 at a stable point, not going up or down). I read someone else say that if you don't have much flesh/fatty area under your arms this can happen. Has anyone tried it...

I have been vegetarian for 40 years. I have had to cut right back on carbs recently to keep the blood sugar under control, so no sugar, normal pasta, potatoes, rice, bread etc. This has been OK, with a couple of substitutes like quinoa for rice, bean or lentil pasta for wheat pasta etc. and easy...

I have recently had tests back, very high reading for GAD antibodies, negative for the other 2 antibodies. However, my C peptide level is high normal (1080) showing strong insulin production. I was put on insulin after the initial high A1C (97) but stopped taking it after 4 weeks, and BG better...