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Ok, so I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a bit over 4 years ago and was put on insulin. I was prescribed Levemir as long lasting insulin and novorapid for fast acting insulin. My last A1C was 11.8%. At that point I was taking 65 Units of Levemir and 2 units of Novorapid per 15g of carbs. My...

So I’ve been on a keto diet for almost 8 months. At first, my blood sugars were great. I did only loose 15 lbs in all this time. My total carbs per day I keep under 20g. My protein intake is moderate. My total calories around 1500 a day. My diet hasn’t changed much at all in the almost 8 months...

I’ve been in the keto diet for just over 2 months now. My average calorie intake a day is around 1300 calories. So far I may have lost 2 pounds, if even that. I’m not very overweight. I’m 5’7, 170 lbs and do have quite a bit of muscle. My blood sugars range anywhere from low 5’s to low 8’s. I...

I started the keto diet over two weeks ago, and my blood pressure has been slowly creeping up ever since. I am on blood pressure medication. Ramipril/HCT 10/25 i believe it’s called. Today my blood pressure was 185/90 and my heart rate was 95. And that is the lowest of 3 readings within 10 min...

I started the keto diet 8 days ago. I used to take 2x 1000 mg metformin and was up to 35 units of levemir plus 2 units of novorapid per 15g of carbs. As of 6 days ago, I stopped taking all insulin and reduced the metformin to 1000 mg at dinner time. My blood sugars have been between 6.4 the...

I’ve been trying to do some research on the ketogenic diet, and from my understanding the body uses ketones instead of glucose for energy. My question is, does the body still rely on insulin to transport ketones to the cells? Just confused how it works.

Last year I was diagnosed with diabetes. Until recently I was not given a type, but my doctor and diabetes nurse assumed a 1.5 because my c-peptide test levels came back slightly low. I recently had another test done and saw an endocrinologist and she said I was a type 2. I am wondering how...

Just wondering if anyone else has had good results with basmati rice? I have noticed now quite a few times, that when I eat basmati rice, it barely effects my blood sugars. Today for instance, before work my blood sugar was 10.5 and I had a piece of toast containing 15g of carbs. When I went...

A week ago I saw my endocrinologist and she put me on 10mg of dapagliflozin a day. She said I did not need to be on insulin anymore. I also take 2x 1000 mg of metformin a day. Before the dapagliflozin I was was taking 1000mg of metformin and 35 units of levemir, and my blood sugars were always...

Hi everyone. I just have some questions I’ve been wondering about. 1- is a fasting blood glucose reading of 4 to 5 normal? Last few weeks mine has always been between that, but mostly closer to 4. 2- is it normal for black coffee with 1/2 a sweetener to raise my blood sugar from 4.4 to about...

Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I’m 43, I live in Ontario Canada. I was having blurry vision for about 10-15 years and it progressively got worse, so 6 months ago finally had an eye exam. I thought I would just have to get glasses and I’d be on my way. Boy was I wrong. The eye doctor...

Hi everyone, I’m new on here and could really use some advice. 6 months ago I was diagnosed with diabetes. The doctor says it’s type 2, my diabetes educator says it’s type 1.5. When I went to get checked my blood sugar was 29 and my blood pressure was 165/120. They have me on 10mg ramipril, 2000...