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    M1 Maculopathy

    Hi Received a letter today to say they found M1 Maculopathy at my last screening. Have been bawling my eyes out all night worrying about this. I work really hard to have good bg control and my last HBA1c was 5.9. Just trying to figure out how this has happened when my control is good. I feel...
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    Day 1 Advice - am i on the right track?

    I've half heartedly attempted lower carbing before but this time I'm giving it a proper attempt. To start with my goal is less than 70g of carbs per day. Here is my menu for today and my estimated carbs (data from my fitness pal) Breakfast - 11g 50g 2% fat greek yoghurt 30g blueberries 80g...
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    Morning Highs?

    Hi everyone, I'm having a real problem with high morning sugars and don't really have a clue why it's happening! For the last couple of nights I've been around the 7 mark before bed which is normal for me but then in the morning my bg has been almost double that! I'm T1 and take a split dose...
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    Undiagnosed Sickness?

    In the past 3 years I have been admitted to hospital 4 times with uncontrollable vomiting. The last time was 4 weeks ago and before that 18m prior. No-one can find a cause. Tested for gastroparesis - negative. In the last 2 weeks I have felt constantly nauseous. It's worse first thing in the...
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    TTC after Miscarriage & scared...

    Hi everyone, I'm T1, age 37, HBA1c 7.0. Hardly a glowing description... lol :wink: Back in August I got pregnant after 5 months of trying. We were, of course over the moon. 7 weeks later we were pregnant no more and utterly devastated. I can't help but wonder if it happened because of...
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    Low Carb Newbie - how am i doing?

    So for a while I have been thinking of trying low carb. I'm T1 and although the consultant is pleased with me I'd like to get my hba1c down from 7.0 to somewhere in the 5's. I also need to lose a lot of weight so thought low carb was worth a try. I'm only on day 2, but my food over the past 2...
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    T1 & Pregnant...eeek!

    After 6 months of trying I'm delighted to find out that I am in very early stages of pregnancy. I'm a T1, overweight and aged 37 so plenty of high risk factors there...! Seriously though, as this was planned I have already been taking the high strength folic acid, trying to keep a tighter rein...
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    How many carbs to aim for?

    Hi everyone, my story is long so I'll try to keep it brief... For the last 10 years or so I have been a T2 diabetic firstly on diet management, then tablets, then insulin, both background and rapid. Control was poor - HBA1c of around the 10 mark. September 2008 was hospitalised with constant...
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    Am I a candidate for Byetta?

    I will try and keep my story short but there's a lot to it ... I was diagnosed as T2 in 1995 and after years of little success with Metformin was moved onto Insulin in 2003, a combination of long lasting (Insulatard) and fast acting (Novorapid). In my first 18 months on insulin I gained 5...
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    Low Carb diet - am I on the right track?

    Hi everyone I have started a low carb diet this week but I'm not altogether clued up on the topic or if I'm doing it right. So I'd really appreciate it if you could critique my diet. Breakfasts This has been a tricky one because I don't often eat breakfast and I don't feel hungry until mid...
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    Scared and Confused!

    Hi everyone I'm new to this site and really need advice on how to get started on a low carb diet. I am type 2 diagnosed when I was 20. Started on Metformin but gave me a dodgy tum. Progressed to insulin when I was 27 and have steadily gained weight since. Have always followed the advice of...