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Hi! Big congratulations on your pregnancy!! Please visit your GP asap so you can get referred to the diabetic antenatal clinic. Baby is going to make it harder to control your levels, no matter how good you are so you'll probably have to review your medications frequently throughout your...

Hi Sarah! I am currently 16 weeks pregnant, my pre-pregnancy hab1c was 7.3 but I've read that the ideal is actually 6. Before I was pregnant I was on metformin and injected insulin once a day, my levels were ok but overall my doctor was pleased with my progress as I was slowly getting them...

Hello everyone! I just wanted to stop by and say you are not alone! I am 11 weeks pregnant and my controls haven't been great, unexpected pregnancy and now I have sleepless nights thinking I have caused irreversible damage. My last hab1c last year was 7.7 but they were only repeated 2 weeks ago...

Hey Caity, How is your pregnancy coming along? I know its been a few months since u posted but I feel like I am mirroring your exact worries! I have 11 weeks and really worried something is going to go wrong, my first pregnancy. Please keep me posted

Hi guys! On the whole the day was good. U go to a number of workshops throughout the day and everyone is so friendly. They start at the very beginning so its really good for any newly diagnosed diabetics. I was really looking forward to the food workshop but it ended up being the one I was most...

Hi Ian, i was always at this event too. Are you local to Hounslow? I'm looking to move GPs but worried about the level of care based on what the attendees were saying about their GPs in Hounslow. Feedback wasn't great and they were raising a list of issues that i currently am not facing with my...

Thank you for the great resources!!

Hi Notsosweet, I completely understand how you feel!! I tried counselling for 3 months and was on anti-depressants for 3.5 years. Sometimes I couldn't understand why I was feeling sad, it was like a black cloud was constantly over my head. I actually ended up quitting 2 really good jobs because...

Thank you so much! I am geeling4 more positive now and am nore conscious about what I am eating and doing. I won't let diabetes define me :)

Thank you both for replying. Ironically, my most recent hab1c results have been the lowest it's ever been. I'm currently on metformin, forxiga, victoza in the morning and insulin at night. It's been a rough few years with my dad needing a liver transplant and now his kidneys are only...

Is Jib your name?! Because it's my childhood nickname :)

Hello, I am a T2 diabetic and was diagnosed nearly 4 years ago at the age of 25. I was diagnosed with depression soon afterwards. I find that some days I am overwhelmed with anxiety and I sometimes get emotional when I think about my future. I've gone to as many learning days/ conferences as...

Thank you. I was asking for a friend (non insulin user) and myself (insulin user)

Hi there, I would really appreciate some advice. Does a diabetic who isn't insulin dependent, still need to report to the DVLA that they are diabetic? Could we lose our license because we are diabetic? Feeling totally out of my depth here! Thanks in advance :)

Hi, just joined up today! So hello everyone. I started forxiga earlier this year and it's been great for me. I managed to get my BS levels into single digits. I do take them with metformin which are meant to help my levels not drop dangerously low so the combination has been good. However...