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Good morning I was recently in hospital with DKA and sepsis it really knocked me for 6. Has anyone else experienced DKA in type 2?

Has anyone had experience with these have been put on 60 of toujeo and 30 of apidra

Hey all, Can you have this as a type 2, for me I loose weight when my sugars are high and put weight on by looking at food when am on insulin. I’m having Bariactric surgery at the end of the year and am not allowed to put weight on but with insulin I put a stone on despite sticking to a strict...

Hey all was just wondering if anyone else is on this regimen of meds. I’m on 60mg bd and 10 units of humulin in the evening and one metformin at the moment. Seems a lot last hba1c two weeks ago was 77. My diabetic nurse is horrible.

Has anyone thought about bariatric surgery as a way of helping type 2 diabetes?

I’m due to start insulin on the 6/12/18 and to be honest although my dad was on insulin and I saw what he did I have no idea. I have only been diabetic for 1.5years and have tried all the meds. I was ok till my dad died and was well controlled and 3 months later I started feeling overwhelmingly...

I was diagnosed with type 2 in may 2017 I was 38 at the time. I have never been controlled despite a low carb diet. I’m really fed up with trying every tablet known to man and still having sugars in the high teens when I test my blood sugars. They have said they will put me on insulin but our...

Been to see diabetic specialist nurse this morning and have been put on these medications as blood sugars have been in high 20’s. Don’t know much about either. Any advice? Hba1c was 88.

Was diagnosed with t2 in may. Have tried all the metformin types but none of them agreed with me and it culminating in an allergic reaction. So nurse put me on sitagliptin. Don't really know much about it and would like some advice from those that are on or who have tried it please. I don't seem...

Hi, just after some advice really. My blood sugar has been really inconsistent since starting metformin twice in the morning and twice in the evening I'm eating a low cal low sugar diet and go to the gym for 3-4 hours each week. My diabetes nurse has forbidden me to use a blood sugar monitoring...