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Treatment induced neuropathy in diabetes - TIND. Anyone has any experiences to share on this? I have seen a few threads and a few academic papers on the subject. After getting my head around it, I believe I may have suffered this (still struggling a bit) and I think my doctors never...

My Vitamin B12 reading came higher than normal. As I take metformin, which apparently can cause low absorption of B12, i take B12 supplements. It looks like I maybe ending up with too much of B12. Has anyone faced this? Should i cut down dosage? Will see doctor next week. Any thoughts or...

Does anyone know if Whey protein drinks (less than 1 gram of carbs per serving) good for diabetics? I am trying to regain some muscle that I lost being in a leg cast for almost 8 weeks. Being a predominantly vegetarian (occasional eggs and fish - probably Eggs probably 3 to 5 per week, Fish...

Am just curious - How many times do you measure each day? At 6 months, i am still learning and I sometimes go overboard (once i did a dozen times in a day). But mostly i am still doing 6 - 8 times a day, which I think is too much (and expensive too). I have no specific instructions from my...

I am a bit unsure if I should be happy or worried with my weight loss. Since being diagnosed in September 2018, I have moved to lower carb (but not aggressive), been on Metformin (1000 mg per day) and Forxiga (5 mg per day till Mid March 2019, when I had to stop as it was having significant...

I am currently on Metformin 500mg XR per day and i am going to start a gliptin tomorrow. Anybody has any experience on what side effects to expect and how long they may last? The leaflet talks about runny nose and related effects. I just want to be prepared especially how long they may last...

In the last one week i had spikes three times ☹️ with my numbers going from about 5-6 to all the way 11. Then for several hours I feel terrible - Hunger (with high BG ☹️), weakness, sweat... I only feel normal after a few hours,, usually when my levels return to 6-7 range. Are these common...

I will ask my doctor next appointment but anyone has any experience? I am on 1000 mg Metformin XR per day (500mg at breakfast and 500 mg after dinner). However, I notice that after lunch my BG goes quite high sometimes (12 mmol). A). Would taking my evening dose earlier (after lunch...

I cooked millets (probably a third of a cup when uncooked) for breakfast today. I am a bit confused how many carbs that is and if it Is too much for one meal, when i want to be below 100 per day. And generally are millets a good choice for carbs for LCHF?

Last night a friend invited us for dinner. Not a huge gathering, just 5 families. I was struggling to find anything that is low carb. I didn’t want to eat anything but didn’t want to look rude. Ended up eating a bit of this and that. Woke up with 7.2 this morning which is not as bad i was...

Ok, i am new and just reading all the discussions on LCHF and Keto and carb counting and everything is absolutely enlightening but equally intimidating. I am slowly digesting (!!!) and understand LCHF benefits. Keto still sounds very intimidating. And today (just one day) i cut my carbs...

I have been on Metformin ER 500 x 2 and Forxiga 5mg for about 4-5 months. My numbers were reasonable though not great (around 6.0 fasting and 8.5). However a few weeks ago i was having strange issues (extreme thirst, hunger, light headedness etc. with normal to slightly elevated BGs). Doctor...

After 4 months of Forxiga 5mg each day, I stopped it due to several side effects. Doctor asked me to stop. The side effects seem to be definitely subsiding. After 3 days of stopping i am feeling better. What i am worried though is, is it possible the 4 months of using may have done some...