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    Coming back from my 'break' from Diabetes...

    Hello all, I've missed you! My recent absence has been two fold. Mainly - I ended up taking another part time job in addition to my full time to help make ends meet - but the timing of the start of that new part time situation collided with my last semester of a degree I've been working on and...
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    Do you T2's ever just 'need a break' from this disease?

    Hey gang, I'll bet I'm not alone on this. But do you ever just need a BREAK from all the constant watching of carbs and wanting to get the 'dose' just right if you take insulin or of dealing with the side effects of the other oral meds?? :x I've been on this journey now about two and a half...
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    The nature of the onset of T2D

    Hey gang, I was on a long bike ride over the weekend and I think I had an 'epiphany' about our shared disease and I wanted to run it by the rest of you and compare our reading and notes. For the longest time the majority of the science I've read and what was simple logic (to me) made clear that...
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    A comparison of the guidelines for control; NICE, ADA, etc.

    What have you found is the 'guidepost' for your control in terms of numbers and A1c? Is it informed by more by your "quality of life" issues, i.e "I need to eat at least THIS way - so I'll accept 'these numbers'" or does the research showing the levels where diabetic complications can start...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Hello mates, At a couple of the other forums I've frequented there was a thread like this one where we all sorta checked in each day, with our first cup of coffee or tea, and reported our fasting or waking blood glucose level and some short comment about whether we're ok with it or if not - why...
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    Not new to T2 but new here

    Hello DiabetesUK.. Looks like a great and active place. I'm not new to T2 -- acutally comin' up on my 2 year anniversary of the 'club' no one wants to be a member of. :lol: -but from where I started to here is like two different worlds. Was one of those 'insulin first' cases, my Doc was happy...