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I was first diagnosed with diabetes in May 2012 and was almost immediately put on insulin as my diabetes was so badly out of control. Fast forward to October 2019 and my husband after a 1 year battle with stomach cancer. 2 months later I had my annual review at my GPs and bloods were taken. I...

I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes in about 2014 as a result of being on steroids long term and 5 months later started taking insulin. I started testing my blood sugars before I started taking insulin. In October 2019 I stopped taking steroids and when I saw the DN in November for my annual review...

I am confused. I was told by my GP on Friday that my HbA1c was 44 and therefore normal which I find odd as since the beginning of January my blood sugars have never been below 9.5. Up until the end of December 2020 my waking BG was always below 7. I have also put on a stone in weight since...

I saw my diabetic nurse yesterday for my annual review and apparently my HbA1c has gone down to 28 and I have to stop taking insulin. I stopped taking steroids for uveitis last December, and have lost over 2 stone in weight. Also because my husband was seriously ill from July, and died October...

I had my annual review today. My blood test two weeks ago showed HbA1c of 28 and I had been told NFA but my practice nurse had spoken with the diabetes team at the local hospital today and they feel that HbA1c of 28 means I should stop insulin altogether and just continue to take metformin, then...

On Tuesday I had a steroid injection in my right shoulder because of shoulder impingement. I was told I would affect my blood sugars and was told that it could cause hypos. In fact they gave not been below 10 for the last 4days. I have just taken it again before I go to bed and it is 16.4. Do I...

I have been diagnosed with type 2 for 4 years and been on insulin for 2 years. I am 70 years old and always had greasy or combination skin. About 2 weeks ago, I noticed that the skin on my entire body had suddenly become exceedingly dry. When I take my socks off there is a thick layer of bits of...

I was diagnosed with Type 2. Diabetes 2014 and have been on insulin since January 2016. Since then my blood sugars have been stable and I am very careful about how many carbs I eat.however for some reason my levels have been very high by my standards very high. 16.3 6pm today before evening...

I have been diagnosed type 2 diabetic for 3 years and on insulin

This morning 7am my blood sugars were 10.9 although last night they were only 7.5. How can they be higher in the morning than the previous night despite no food or drink in between?

I have been diagnosed as diabetic for 3 years, been on tablets for 21 months and insulin for 9 months. On August 25th I had an appointment at the diabetes department at my local hospital and my HbA1c was 37 despite my BG meter showing readings between 8 and 10 . I was told that the probable...

I am very confused. Yesterday I had a routine appointment at the diabetes clinic during which they checked my blood sugar readings for the last month on my gluco nexus meter and the readings were mostly between 7 and 10 with a few above and a few below. However they also checked my HbA1c which...

I have been diagnosed now with diabetes type 2 for around 3 years and for the first 2o months manage to control it with diet alone. May 2014 went on to one Metformin per day, but had major deterioration January 2015 and over 4 weeks meds increased to 4 x 500 metformin and 4 x 80 gliclozide per...

I have just come back from my GP and she gave me a number of 81 and said it had been 69 in February but have no idea of what this means, or what the normal level should be. I was diagnosed in November 2012 and have controlled diabetes with diet alone. I have seen the practice nurse quarterly...

Like many other people I have not as yet found my GP surgery helpful in this regard. I was told by phone last Friday afternoon at 4pm that I was diabetic which did not surprise me as I have a family history of diabetes (grandfatherm uncle and cousin all on my mothers side) I am on long tern...