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It's reassuring to hear of others' experiences. My husband was put on insulin nearly straight away as his blood sugar was so high. He does tend to eat quite low carb but hasn't made much of a difference so far.

Thanks Jo It's nice to get other views x

My husband had a liver transplant a few years ago and since then has developed diabetes due to the steroids he had to take and immuno-suppressants. He now has to inject insulin every day and take metformin, and I am really worried about the long-term effects of this. He is tired all the time. I...

I've been on Rybelsus for 2 months. The first month was 3 mg and 2nd month 7mg. I'm seeing the dn this afternoon to discuss. Side effects haven't been too bad. Very mild nausea occasionally. The main side effect for me has been constipation. The other problem is that although my appetite has...

Yes thanks, that's really helpful. Glad you're doing so well on it.

Hello I've just seen that you're taking Rybelsus. I've been prescribed this as I am diabetic and need to lose weight for surgery. Just wondering how you have been on it and have you tried any other diabetic medications as well?

Hi Margaret Sounds a great way of eating. Just wondering if you ever took diabetes medication or just go straight onto low carb like Kenny?

Have you ever taken medication for diabetes and have you lost a lot of weight on low carb? Do you count carbs every day? Hope you don't mind all the questions.

Thankyou for sharing your story it's really interesting. I've tried low carb but haven't been able to stick to it. How have you found it?

Hi Margaret, how did you get your blood sugars down? I've been trying to do low carb for years but not very successfully. I hate taking medication but given that I've been told the numbness and tingling is due to diabetes and blood pressure I feel I would be silly not to.

They did a CT scan of head which was OK and US of neck to check carotid arteries. They also did some blood tests to check vitamins D, B12, folate and blood sugar. I'm a bit low in Vit D and have been given supplements but others are OK.

Hi Margaret Glad to hear they have been resolved. How did you get your blood sugar down?

My Hba1c is 51 and usually a bit lower over the last few years.

Hi Kenny, I thought you only got peripheral neuropathy when uncontrolled very high sugar levels for years so this has come as a shock. My HbA1c levels have never been more than 51. My feet seem unaffected which is odd if that's usually the area that's affected first but the whole of my left arm...

My last HbA1c was 51 and others over the last few years have been similar

I went to A & E on Saturday as I was getting tingling and numbness in my left hand, arm, shoulder and the left side of my face. I thought I may be having a stroke but the consultant seems to think it is due to uncontrolled diabetes and high blood pressure. I am a bit surprised at this as thought...

Thankyou for your support. I am trying to find my incentive again as seem to have lost it but am finding that posts like yours on this forum are bringing some of it back.

Thanks for all the advice Ellie. The problem is I'm finding it really difficult to control my eating at the moment, virtually impossible so even if I swapped to low carb bread it wouldn't solve that problem. It is helping me to read people's stories in this forum as a lot are very inspiring.

Great that you've lost so much weight - let us know what your next HbA1c is. I lost over 2 stone 2 years ago but put it all back on. My blood sugar and blood pressure all went to normal range so I know it works if you lose weight. I'm going to have to cut a lot of things out but am finding it...

Just realised I didn't answer your question. I usually try to put off eating until midday but if I eat earlier it will be usually something like scrambled eggs with toast and butter or bacon eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms with slice of bread. I think intermittent fasting is really useful and don't...