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  1. Sarah69

    Limiting carb intake v "5 a day"

    I’d struggle to eat 5 portions of a veg a week let alone in a day!
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    not sleeping and it's getting worse

    Hi, Have you tried sleeping tablets?
  3. Sarah69

    Ozempic, Rybelsus and Mounjaro

    Hi, Does anybody know if the above have the same ingredients? I’ve been on Ozempic and once starting the highest dose I was randomly sick over many months until I stopped taking it. I’ve just been on Rybelsus and once starting the 7mg tablet the sickness returned so I’ve stopped taking that...
  4. Sarah69

    Another question re trigger finger.

    Hi For those that have had trigger finger did u find the fingers next to it have pain in them. I have trigger finger in both my ring fingers and find that I get pain in both middle fingers.
  5. Sarah69

    Carbohydrate Counting... Is it Effective or Necessary?

    I don’t carb count or reduce carbs if I did the latter there wouldn’t be much left I could eat!
  6. Sarah69

    Anyone with Semaglutide experience?

    I was on the injections for a year, I lost weight although I never lost my appetite and greatly reduced my HBA1C. But it made me randomly vomit and I had a continual feeling of dread. I had to stop taking it and the weight went back on. I’m now trying the tablet version.
  7. Sarah69

    Diabetic and sweating when eating

    I don’t personally but if I eat cheese my face sweats!
  8. Sarah69

    Shift work

    Hi, can’t help with the shifts but you don’t have to eat meals at the same time everyday!
  9. Sarah69

    Fed up with health centre

    Does your hospital have a clinic you can go to? I don’t go to my dr’s for my diabetes I go to the hospitals diabetic centre.
  10. Sarah69

    Exercise

    I’m not an exercise person so have never done any.
  11. Sarah69

    Cholesterol

    Hi, What’s the best way to reduce cholesterol without medication please. I don’t know what my result is but had a link from my drs surgery asking me if I wanted to go on a statin which I don’t particularly. Edit x 1, I have no idea really what cholesterol is, what food it’s in etc Edit x 2...
  12. Sarah69

    GP's

    I had my annual review with a consultant last Thursday, my hba1c was 63 it had come down from 64. He said type 2’s should aim for about 58.
  13. Sarah69

    Gluco Rx meter

    Hi, Does anybody use the above meter as my drs surgery are changing meters to this one.
  14. Sarah69

    bananas

    I have 2 weetabix and a banana for breakfast everyday. The bananas I get are quite green still so don’t know if that makes any difference.
  15. Sarah69

    Lantus

    Would 100 units of lantus a day be considered too much to take? Just edited to say this was what my mother was taking last year and her bloods were good. Her consultant said that she was taking too much insulin and changed her to Humilin m3. Since using that her hba1c has gone up and she’s...
  16. Sarah69

    Humalin M3

    Hi, Just a quick question regarding the above. My mum was changed onto this from Lantus she’s not sure why. Her blood sugars were fine on the Lantus but since changing to the Humalin her blood sugars are all over the place. Her evening dose is meant to be taken 1/2 before her tea is this...
  17. Sarah69

    Mounjaro

    Hi, I’m not sure how Mounjaro works but if it’s anything like Ozempic once I stopped taking it the weight I lost when straight back on plus a bit extra.
  18. Sarah69

    What do you like to drink with no carbs/very minimal carbs?

    I drink tea and no sugar squash at home, can’t stand plain water and lattes if I go out.
  19. Sarah69

    Is there a diabetes drug that doesn’t make you pee?

    I don’t pee anymore than normal 3/4 times a day.
  20. Sarah69

    Is there a diabetes drug that doesn’t make you pee?

    Hi, I’m on metformin, empaglaflozin and pioglitazone none of those make me pee.