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    Is it possible to have both Diabetes & Reactive Hypoglycemia

    Hi there, this may be a strange queston but I am trying to get to the bottom of things after over a year, the Specialists still dont have the answers.I am supposedly Type 2 (? Mody) I was told by the Consultant at the DB clinic a few weeks ago, that I am the strangest case she or her colleauges...
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    Puzzled wth my Diabetes!

    Hi there, to try and cut a very long story short,I was diagnosed last October with Type 2 after 2 high fasting bs.I originally went as my Type 1 sister in law had tested me and I was high and had symptoms,tired, peeing etc.Then got myself a meter while waiting to see the nurse to find that my...
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    How???

    Hi all, I have been a member of this forum since my problems first began last year and it has been invaluable and the only thing that has got me through.I have had a long road to diagnosis, beginning wth awful bouts of oral thrush and many hypoglycemic episodes with no medication! I think I must...
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    Strange Tingling in Hands & Face???

    Hi there, I have been diagnosed with diabetes Type? they think LADA/MODY.Last week started having swelling of face and hand along with tingling and vague throbbing, noticed my sugar was sitting between 8 and 13/14 all last week, also noticed that my blood pressure (with home monitor) was not...
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    Could Diabetic Medication Reduce Hypos?

    Hi there all, been on this forum since for a little while, but now I have diagnosis.Its been a long journey and in one way, the Type 2 diagnosis was welcomed as I now know what has caused so many horrible symptoms.I was told on Wednesday that I did not have diabetes as my HBa1c was normal range...
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    Can anyone actually feel their Blood Sugar Rising?

    Hi there I know this is probably an odd question but it has been doing my head in.I can actually feel in my body when my blood sugar is rising, after I have eaten,its like I am slowly getting drunk, I feel light headed and very warm, its actuall quite a nice feeling apart from the strange pain...
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    Hypoglycemia

    Hi there, can someone please help! Since my sister in law did 2 fasting glucose meter readings for me, both a bit high,8.8mmol and the other a bit lower, I bought a meter to test my own.I have felt unwell for a long time, going from a highly energetic person to someone who feels like they are on...
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    Advice Needed Am I Diabetic?

    Hello, I am new to this site and any info would be greatly appreciated.I have been to the doctors lately with repeated Thrush in my throat, which doc said is rare.My sister in law who has been Type 1 diabetic for years, said thrush is common in diabetics so tested my fasting glucose with her...