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  1. K

    Tiredness

    I have recently been diagnosed type 1 but also have autoimmune thyroid disease and had the symptoms you describe so worth checking this out as autoimmune diseases can run together with similar symptoms such a nightmare when trying to get a correct diagnosis and this was why my diabetes was...
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    Type 1 Lowering of blood sugars

    Have been diagnosed 6 weeks now Type 1 although initially docs treated it as type two, levels were very high on diagnosis running in the 20's up to 31 at one point, docs feel they had been high for some time prior to diagnosis, now on insulin and levels are coming down and beginning to level out...
  3. K

    Blurred vision and diabetes

    Sorry also forgot to say no official diagnosis of t1 or t2 yet I am only slim and already have a diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid disease so doctors say probably linked to this which I believe could mean a diagnosis of t1 or LADA,, still getting my head around all this so apologies if some of the...
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    Blurred vision and diabetes

    Hi, not sure what actually blood test results were as didn't ask at the time, was in a state of shock when got a phone call from doctors surgery saying blood test had shown very high levels of sugars and I was definitely diabetic and to go straight to the surgery for medication, at that time my...
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    Blurred vision and diabetes

    Hi all I was diagnosed with diabetes 4 weeks ago, blood sugars were really high, was initially on gliclazide but due to increasingly high BM readings was put on insulin twice a day 10 days ago, this does seem to be slowly settling BM readings but since diagnosis my eye sight has become...
  6. K

    Side effects of medication

    Thanks for reply, think initially they thought it was type two but then because I already have diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid disease have decided it is linked to this making it type 1, and because levels were so high they put me on insulin so confusing and when you feel so ill it's even harder...
  7. K

    Side effects of medication

    Hi all, been diagnosed type 1 two weeks ago, linked to autoimmune disease . Initially prescribed gliclazide 80mg twice a day, last Thursday this was increased to 160mg twice a day plus put on 14 units of insulin twice a day, since Friday I have had swollen itchy eyes and tingling lips like some...