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Has anyone experienced DN, - I have pain or discomfort when walking/running - even when im sleeping in bed my legs feel noticeable i sometimes struggle to sleep with this annoyance. - all i get told is bring down your sugars - but mine constantly stay elevated - 12mmol-15mool average but, can...

Hi everyone I am having problems understanding this insulin stuff. so, whenever i take both Fisap and Tougeo i don't come down in sugar levels. but, when i take Fiasp by itself i come down but of course since its a meal insulin i will go back up again after a few hours. having asked the DN...

Quick Question for the people on here. anyone been on this medicine or with insulin also, and had any side effects. that are listed? many thanks

Hey people. So, i am now on a fast acting insulin, called Fias; and also was offered Pioglitazone 15mg, the nurse told me that the insulin wasn't working since i had a bump on my belly/ i am now taking long and fast acting....I am just really hoping to bring my level down so i am glad that...

my GP arranged for me to see a dietitian in the GP surgery. the advice she gave to me was avoid saturated fats/carbs. brown rice over white. carry on with the chapatti but chose wholemeal flour cut out cheese - the most worrying thing she said was have Weetabix for breakfast instead of eggs...

I rarely get any support from my DN anymore. used to get weekly phone calls to check up on the insulin and sugar control. and that has stopped for a while now. don't know why, maybe due to what is going on with the pay or maybe less staff< was put on insulin and haven't had my phone call to...

Hi Y'all hope everyone is doing well. i have my appointment with the DN - she checked everything and asked me a few questions and then prescribed me insulin Glargine which is a long acting insulin, - 14 units, i will get phone call on Monday to see if my levels have improved and whether to...

Hi y'all i have appointment with the DN regarding my medication and insulin - she mentioned that Lantus is a old type of insulin and that she will discuss new type of insulin, of course i am just looking at trying to bring my levels down of course i would have loved to have done it from diet...

I am going blind. i actually don't know the doctor at the eye clinic did say it can lead to blindness i already have diabetes retinopathy on my left eye. i don't know what to do, the doctor who was doing my test will check me again 3 months i had it checked last year it was high ( the pressure...

I have been eating much more cleaner i have cut down on the carbs and only drink water and yet my blood sugars are still elevated. metformin + gliclizide used to help me bring my levels down very quick in the beginning of my diabetes. now they seem to do nothing. even after 6+ hours i am still...

Hi, i have been sharing my diabetes struggles on tik tok and had a few people come to me and recommend me this product called "unicity" it costed me £145 via a referral and they sold it to me... telling me it is going to help reverse my diabetes and insulin resistance.. its basically come with...

i don't understand this... so if my ALT is down that must mean my liver is getting better? my HBA1C is up to 99.. i am having a hard time trying to stay positive.. i take my medicine and i check regularly and i can say that i don't believe the medicine is helping anymore... i take the maximum...

My blood sugar haven't come down yet and i am struggling to manage my diabetes - with that, i have the dentist telling me my X-RAY show signs of inflammation and that i need root canal and crown treatment or extraction - which 1 is safe for me if my levels aren't coming down? i was told that...

Hi, I wanted to know if using Trulicity with diabetic retinopathy is going to make my eyes get worse> its already caused me severe constipation and from a result of having to strain i have hemorrhoids now. the endo said i should continue with the medicine but i probably will stop and see if my...

This year round the eye Retinopathy results show i have background Retinopathy. What does it mean? Of course my control in the blood sugars haven't been well controlled and now i am assuming it wont be long till i lose my sight? My appointment with endo is in January. I am not surprised at all...

After 10 weeks.... i have stopped my Trulicity. it wasn't working for me.. i have actually gained weight.. not because of TRULICITY... but, probably due to my higher dose of gliclizade. my activity levels have stayed the same. i still go plenty of walking and train 3x a week at the gym. although...

My most recent Hba1c has come back as 83 from 94. of course. i am not happy... i give up - trying to think what else will i need to do to improve my diabetes, - everyone mentions "low carb" "keto" - but, is it that easy... i have cut down on carbs... eating meat everyday isn't possible for me -...

Hi So i got my C-peptide results back. 1381pmol/l no comment were left in the results so i will wait and see what my doc says. I cannot even find anything online to explain the results either.

Hi I just started on Trulicity. Yesterday. My first injection. No Nausea. No sickness. No glucose improvement yet.. I read it can take 5 weeks for it to start to improve blood sugar level. I was suppose to start Ozempic but theres been ISSUES with stock or shortage. I will continue my full...

Hi All. I am going off sitagliptin and going onto Ozempic if anyone has experience of being on or are on this medicine please do tell me your experience. - All i know is its to be taken once a week and that its good for weight-loss. hopefully it can help with bringing my blood sugar down so...