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thank you so much, Emma, that must have been difficult. I doubt any swelling is pleasant! glad to hear the swelling is doing better now for you, and hope it could abate totally soon. Knock on wood, must my face right now, nothing elsewhere. I hope this will soon go away getting used to it...

thank you so much for your kind reply, Clive! Same story with me, but not tested yet to see about a correlation to type1 yet. I'm glad that you are doing well and swelling stopped. All the swelling seems to be in my face but it's going down a little with vit b6 and potassium. Hope I can get...

Thank you! Right - my meter is out of sync here; started converting in my posts to make my stats comprehensible :) I appreciate this great advice -- I should look into this GAD antibody test to check on a type 1 diagnosis vs. type 2, it could be likely definitely. Thank you again for all...

Thank you so much, this is really interesting advice. I've never heard of c-peptide but will definitely bring it up ASAP. I suppose I could have diabetes type 1 (or maybe as others suggested, 1.5?) This could make a difference in my treatment and I want my doctor to consider more...

Thanks so much for your thoughtful reply! My doctor is aware and I've cut down on fluids - then the swelling began once I did. I always have lots of water with me in the car, at my desk, at home -- was guzzling down 1/2 liters at a time in one go, all day long. Now I'm sipping and rationing...

Thank you so much, much appreciated, everyone! I'm restraining my water intake, the doctor was worried I was taxing my kidneys too much with 18 litres +; and to try to stay at the 7-11 litres a day. It's funny/ironic? now that I have to limit water I'm just as obsessed with drinking it, but...

Hi there, thank you so much for your great notes - I didn't know Basaglar was called Lantus. The swelling has gone down a bit since I've been taking vitamin b6 and potassium, and hoping it will go away completely soon. I did slow down on the water as I had been drinking around 19 litres a day...

Hi Kitedoc, thank you for answering! That's correct - type 2 and just started on Basaglar insulin a week ago. I was diagnosed about 15 years ago as a side effect of Cushing's Syndrome and managed well with metformin until February. I became really ill suddenly for weeks -- exhausted, ravenous...

Hi everyone, Since starting insulin injections last week, my face is getting puffier each day, especially my eyes which look awful. I saw my doctor today and he said he couldn't prescribe any diuretics yet until we get a grip on the blood sugar and could bother my kidneys. I have to deal with...

Thank you, Bubbsie - I definitely need a more positive outlook right now -- so helpful and thank you for taking the time :))

Thank you, happy to be here! Yup, from the states - different scoring system. Looking forward to learning a lot here and apparently smiling, too - great senses of humor and lovely friendly people!

Thank you, kindly, JRAAK. So sorry to hear about your vision experience. I want to be optimistic but prepared to have to deal with this if its not going to get better (glasses I hope are the remedy...) Love Star Trek, that made me smile which is also very appreciated!

Thank you so much, Caeseji. It's nice to hear something positive. Great idea with the reading glasses, I can't keep waiting around for it to come back, need to do something now.

Congratulations, Patrick - that is wonderful!

Hello lovely people! I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday. After a scary weeks, some good news this morning. Down to 114! My meter measurement is different here in the US but I think this would be 6.3 in UK measure? I feel a bit better but my vision is still blurry. I have found on...

**** Sat 23-Mar ... Thanks everyone so much for the hugs xx - I needed that!

Hello, my blood glucose started at 434 last week via lab work results. I was shocked but it explained my extreme fatigue, thirst and blurry vision. After starting insulin on tuesday, my One touch Vero device is reading 304-340 wed, thu and this morning. I'm not sure what to expect how long...

Hello everyone and thank you for letting me join this forum. I have Cushing's Syndrome -- and with it, the additional companion side-effect of type 2 diabetes. I'm new to living with diabetes and it will be wonderful to have others to learn from. I'm 46 and live in the greater Boston, US...