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Hello I have diabetes Lada, I am newly diagnosed and I am currently injecting Novarapid 3 times a day. This is the only insulin I am on, I also take 500mg metformin twice a day. I have noticed that sometimes my blood glucose goes up again after I have successfully brought it down with insulin...

Hi I am newly diagnosed and I am currently on insulin only with my evening meal. My question is, can I have a hypo say before lunch the next day or is it just for the 4 hours after I have injected insulin?

Hi everyone, I have just been diagnosed with LADA after being treated for type 2 for a little over a year. To be honest I’m thrilled. I can eat again! My question is :- if I’m not sure before I eat, how much I’m going to have for dinner (for example as in having a dessert or not), can I inject...

Hi everyone I have been diagnosed since September last year and have been on the keto diet since then until now. My last 2 hba1c results were both 41. Great! However I also have heart failure and I am on medication to lower my blood pressure so my heart doesn’t have to work too hard. The keto...

Hi , does anyone suffer leg cramps in bed? They can be quite painful. I have my blood glucose under control and I am within normal range. My last hba1c was 41. I take 500mg of metformin twice a day.

I was diagnosed in September 2018 with a hba1c of 66. Just had my new hba1c and it is now 41. I follow the keto diet and have done this through sheer determination. I don't enjoy being restricted but stick with it through will power and the fact that I feel incredible. My question is.... I want...

i was diagnosed in September 2018 with an hba1c of 66. I am 5foot 2inches and my weight was 54 kilos. I am now 47 kilos and painfully thin. I feel really well though and have been following the keto diet rigorously. I am struggling to get my blood sugar levels down to 5,s and 6,s ( although...

I’m having trouble with my morning blood glucose. I’m keeping in “the green” on my app during the day but mornings are a challenge and I don’t know why. I test as soon as I get up and everything is fine. I have breakfast and 2 hours later I’m in the amber 7’s and sometimes 8’s. I mostly have...

Ive just been reading that it is not good to be on a keto diet for more than say 6 months or when you have lost the desired weight because it can actually harm you. I feel so good and my blood sugars are under control that I was planning to stay on this diet for life. Can anyone shed any more...

Hi Can anyone help with what the number is for normal hba1c, because google throws up different opinions......

Hi Does anyone know where I can buy a cheap testing kit. The important part is the strips and lancets. My doctor didn’t give me a monitor kit so I bought my own. The trouble is it costs me £20 every time I buy new strips and lancets. The monitor itself was only £12. I don’t think other strips...

hello does anyone have any tips on how to survive Christmas? I love chocolate brownies too, anyone have a good low carb recipe?

Hello everyone I know that type 2 can be reversed and that some of you have done it. Once you’re there can you eat like other “Normal” people again and have cake etc?

Hi all, my sugar monster on my mySugr app has turned blue. What does this mean? Its usually green or amber...?

Hi Does anyone know of a sweetener that doesn’t leave the after taste? I like the keto desserts but the after taste is putting me off. I used Splenda which is horrid. Silver spoon is quite nice but haven’t baked with it yet.....

Hi I am newly diagnosed Type 2. I saw the nurse and she checked my feet and booked me on to a course which starts in January. Ive had my retinopathy test. Should I have more follow up appointments to check my progress/ monitor my medication? I don't have anything further booked. She said that...

Hello I am newly diagnosed and I am following the keto diet because nothing else was working. I take 500mg of metformin twice a day. My blood sugar first thing this morning was 6.3. I had my breakfast and 2 hours after first bite it was 12.1 !!! Heres what I ate half a bowl of canned chopped...

Hello I have been struggling to reduce my blood sugar levels, so I visited the diet doctor website as recommended. I found the keto diet and have been following it for a week or so now. This really works and I am now around sixes and sevens on my monitor now. I am unable to eat fruit of any...

Hello, I am newly diagnosed and 4 weeks in on 500mg of Metformin twice a day. I can’t get my sugar levels down. I eat like a monk and have read what others eat and their levels are around 5.0. They eat pasta, chocolate etc !! I make all my meals from scratch and made the Irish stew with...