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    Advice please

    20lbs is a lot of weight to lose in just over a month through diet alone. What was your starting weight? It could be an indication that your sugars are high if you're losing weight rapidly, however, with low carbs it shouldn't be and 7.6 isn't horrendously high. I would recommend seeing your...
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    Feeling let down by NHS Hospital Diabetes Clinic

    This was the consultant! But we only saw him once and then he did all of his correspondence through the DSN... I'm thinking of asking for further tests to be done x
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    Anyone else not been told which type?

    Thank you all for your replies! She does have other autoimmune/hormone conditions which could possibly be a factor. She's has an underactive thyroid diagnosed in 2009, and most likely (but not confirmed) polycystic ovarian syndrome. Her ALT liver function test has been consistently high since...
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    Anyone else not been told which type?

    Thank you. As far as I am aware they've done the GAD antibodies which was negative but they still aren't ruling out type 1 because it can still be T1 when negative. She has 3 monthly HbA1c's through the GP, not sure if theyve done a fasting glucose and they've never done a glucose tolerance...
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    Feeling let down by NHS Hospital Diabetes Clinic

    Actually they've never been able to agree upon what type she is and will never give us a definitive diagnosis! At first it was we'll have to wait and see, then it was T2 and then it was T1 and then back to T2 and so on and so forth, for now, they've just stated that they "dont know" but we have...
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    Feeling let down by NHS Hospital Diabetes Clinic

    When my partner was diagnosed, she was sent to the hospital by our GP due to +++ ketones and high BM's up to 30. They sent her home with metformin even though she was quite poorly at this point. She has only had one follow up appt with the hospital and discharged despite being moved onto insulin...
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    Anyone else not been told which type?

    My partner was diagnosed with diabetes December 2014 at 29 years old - She was put on metformin/gliclazide straight away which had very little effect but eventually brought her BMs down to around 10-12 on average with maximum doses. After 9 months they became uncontrolled and they shot back up...
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    needles hurt...

    My partner uses glucoRX and they cause terrible bruising and discomfort. Never even considered changing the brand! Will have to look into this!