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I 'm 63 and was diagnosed at 61, initially with type 2, and had a bit of a battle to get the diagnosis of type 1. I'm also Coeliac and had 2 brothers with type 1 ( my elder brother sadly died of diabetes complications at 58). It took 6 months to have a first appointment with a consultant who...

Giving up cake seems like the end! Maybe I'll try to make it sugar free. Can't help thinking it will then be bread though. I'm much too old for gum!

Thanks. I'll see if doc recommends a higher dose of levothyroxine. My thyroid hasn't worked for 25 years and the dose is the same.

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Having lost 28lb in the 6 months before realising I was diabetic. I had a month on tablets then last 4 months on humalog mix25 with assumed LADA. Weight gain is now becoming a serious problem. I've already put 21lb back on and I'm now worried about where this will stop. I also have...

I'm very confused by this thread. Doesn't snacking or not depend on what insulin regime you are on? I snack on what I want when I feel like it and have had no advice not to. I'm on a mixed 2 a day injection regime.

I also suffer from depression, which has been going on a lot longer than my diabetes so can relate. Since my diabetes diagnosis 4 months ago (first for type 2 but tablets didn't work, so now insulin and LADA type 1) I have found it really difficult to control my mood. I have also found myself...

Dear Katiesgran Please seek some help for your feelings of depression. Diabetes is difficult enough to deal with, and negative self beliefs can only make this worse. You sound like a lovely sensitive person and hopefully you are just going through a difficult patch. Looking after your diabetes...