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After waiting 10 months, I’ve finally had a phone consultation with a diabetes consultant. In December 2019 I had HbA1c of 57 and was diagnosed as type 2. I was allowed to try and reverse it with a low carb diet, but in March 2020 (by when I’d lost a huge amount of weight) my HbA1c had shot up...

I’ve just been given the results of my latest HbA1c blood test. In December 2019 my HbA1c was 57 and I was diagnosed as type 2. I didn’t start on any medication as I hoped to reverse it by diet. However, in March 2020 my HbA1c shot up to 135 and my GP assumed that my pancreas had stopped...

I’m on two types of insulin for my recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes. Since taking insulin my blood sugars have dropped dramatically and my 3 x daily readings are within 4.2 to 6 before each mealtime, so are within the 5 to 7.9 target set by my diabetes nurse (my doses have just been reduced...

I’ve just been reading about the surgical procedure Revita. Everything I’ve read sounds very positive but it’s a very new procedure. Have any of you had this procedure, or know of someone who has had it, and is so is it effective?

I’m newly diagnosed, just as lockdown was beginning so I haven’t had all the guidance I should have had. My HbA1c shot up from 57 to 135 so my GP assumed that I was type 1 (later blood tests confirmed that my pancreas is still working & I’m definitely type 2). I was put straight onto insulin -...