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I am well overweight and since being on insulin (a good number of years now) I have developed a huge "belly", which must constitute a large part of the excess weight I am carrying. There are also other problem areas, but I can manage them. The big overhang of my belly, though, is causing...

After years of trying, I am finally managing to get my BG down to the 5's and 6's by having a very low carb diet. I don't know if this is a long term improvement but I have reached the stage of taking very little insulin before meals and still my BG is dropping towards hypo levels, if I'm not...

I have read plenty of articles on how low carb can improve BG levels, and am trying hard to do this. So far, only temporary improvements, which go back to the usual after a week or so. I do have NAFLD - have had since "Time Immemorial" it seems but, when diagnosed, was told that there was no...

I am T2, insulin dependent, seriously overweight and have been eating as little carb as possible for many months. I am still gaining weight and have tried all sorts of timings for dosing with insulin to see if any alternative helped. Some success with very early injection, but not much and not...

Does anyone know if there is a connection between T2 and these skin conditions? I wonder because a man, younger than myself, who I know has T2, when I saw him last - quite a while before the lockdown - had lots of scratched spots scarring his arms and I wondered then if it was connected to his...

I am a 75 year old woman, T2 and insulin resistant. It seems possible that I started all this with gestational diabetes but since my younger son was born in 1969, it's not going to be possible to prove that. Whatever - it's been pretty long standing and well established in my body. I have...

These days I believe I had gestational diabetes, which never went away, over 50 years ago. Despite going to doctors over these years with symptoms I now recognise as being diabetes related, I was usually sent away as being neurotic and wasting doctors' time. Finally, in 2008, took a sample of...

My son has just told me of an article he read somewhere which indicated that 1) there is a relationship between insulin resistance and skin tags and 2) that iodine can get rid of skin tags. Has anyone ever heard of this? I am T2, insulin resistant and have a dozen or so skin tags, some of...

Does anyone have issues with poor service from their pharmacy? I do. I was put onto new basal and bolus insulins about 4 weeks ago to try to reduce the amount I was having to take to control BG levels. Previously on Lantus Solostar and Humilin S, now on Toujeo and Fiasp. Neither are any...

I know that it is not uncommon for diabetics to have dry mouths but is it normal for other things to be dry, despite taking the recommended amount of fluids (at least 2 litres daily)? Everything being skin, hair, eyes, mouth. I have to take diuretics to reduce swelling in my lower body but am...

I have been diagnosed T2 for about 12 years now, but possibly have had the condition for 50+ years (undiagnosed, obviously). At first I was put onto 4 x 500 mg Metformin but soon developed gastric issues and was taken in to hospital for investigation. When having these investigations, I...

I've been practising lchf for something like 18 months with no effect on my BG levels or on my (acknowledged) overweight(edness). In fact, to keep my BG under some sort of control, ie in the 8 - 12 range rather than in the 12 - 22 range I have had to increase the amount of insulin I am...

I have been trying to reduce my BG levels and to lose weight for years now and about 18 months ago started on a low carb programme. It hasn't helped at all. So I added Intermittent Fasting to the mix - about a month ago. Still no help so I added 5:2 dieting a couple of weeks ago. I don't...

I tried the "cracker test" today and found that there was no sweet taste at all. This, apparently, means that I am bad at handling carbs. Does this mean that I was always pre-disposed to T2 diabetes?

Just out of hospital due to a "bad turn" which has not been diagnosed, but from which I have, more or less, recovered. I take 5 different HBP medications plus insulin and metformin. Also have fairly severe arthritis but try not to take pain relief because it knocks me out and makes me unable to...

At present I take Lantus Solostar at night (60 units to make a real difference) and Humilin S - 30 units before meals. When I last saw my diabetic nurse she was encouraging me to drop the levels, which I did try but BS then shot up. So, back to 60/30/30/30. This does seem to have helped with...

I've had diabetes for a number of years (don't know how many - eventually had to diagnose myself about 9 or 10 years ago and then go to the doctor for confirmation). I also have had a "fatty liver" for many years and was told that there was nothing to be done about it - just hope it didn't get...

I'm still hanging around, undecided about the way ahead. I don't have a gall bladder and therefore my system has little control over discharging bile. I am T2 and have been for many years - possibly many, many years and I was diagnosed with a fatty liver before being diagnosed diabetic and...

I feel like a bit of an idiot, but how do you change the lancet? The one I have has 11 positions on it - and I thought these indicate the depth of penetration into the skin - I have it set at 3 and have done since I was given this one about 5 years ago but I didn't know they could be changed to...

I knew it wasn't advised (because of my age, the length of time I've probably been diabetic and other potential complications) but I had to try to reduce both BS levels and weight - these two factors are likely to be the end of me, so it was worth a chance. I spoke to my doctor and she said OK...