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Hi to all. I have posted on the forum previously but just wanted to give an update on my latest hba1c results and overall health. I started off really high in Jan 2020 at 107. Totally unexpected. I was not obese but was overweight and eating all the wrong things. I needed to inject insulin...

Update Oct 2020. Just been talking to my nurse and a recent blood test shows my hba1c now at 41mmol/mol. Currently still taking 2x500g metformin per day but hope to maybe even stop taking them in the not too distant future. I eat fairly low carb (probably around 50-70g per day) but not tracking...

Update. Stopped injecting insulin as of yesterday. Now on 2 metformin per day but this may rise to 3 if necessary. Small win I know, but its a start...

Another update. So its been a few weeks since my last post. I have continued with the changes to my diet. I generally eat less than 100g of carbs per day. All cereals are gone. Bread gone. Sweets etc long gone. Small amounts of wholmeals rice on occasion, small amounts of potatoes with meals on...

Hi. Thanks for that. My Psa is not too bad to be honest. I'm not hugely unfit, I can run a bit, ride my bike and play football (only with the kids). I think my family even forget I have it most of the time. I do think the type 2 diagnosis has been something of a wake up call. I didn't eat too...

Hi. No problem asking. I contacted him regarding something I read regarding an injection I take for my psoriatic arthritis. When I explained my current condition he expressed an interest in diabetes and was extremely firm that I should go low carb. He also advised me to cut the insulin. He did...

Hi. I'm probably going to inject a bit less and maybe have a small amount of carbs. I really need to get off the insulin asap. At the worst it means having another weetabix before bed.

Hello. Ive only recently been posting on this site and the replies are always very helpful. I'm currently still injecting humilin m3 long lasting but after reading many posts on this site and also being advised by my rheumatologist I have cut carbs almost fully from my meals. However I'm seeing...

Hello. First post in this section. I'm T2. Currently on Humilin M3 but have been going low carb for the past 9 days and reducing the Insulin as I go. This morning 4.2. Yesterday 4.7. I was advised yesterday to stay with the same injection amounts until Friday. Any advice is welcome. P.

Hi. Just an update. I've been continuing cutting carbs and reducing the amount of insulin but maybe not by enough. Woke this morning with a reading of 2.9 (a few glasses of wine last night may have been a bad idea?) so panicked a bit and ate a couple of biscuits then had my new breakfast of...

I've just checked mh mmol/l level 2 hours after eating dinner. The reading is 4.1, so low again even after reducing the insulin earlier. Going to reduce again tomorrow by the same amount and see what that affect has. P.

Hi everyone who's interested.. I've reduced my evening injection tonight after talking with my nurse. Its the first time I've been able to reduce the amount I inject so I am quite pleased to be making some progress. I have managed to massively cut back on the carbs this week and most of the...

Hi everyone. Thanks for all the replies. They are really helpful. I've just done an early morning rest and the mmol/l figure was 5.2. I'm planning to eat a couple of weetabix and some allbran for breakfast, which is what I've recently been having as I dont feel ready to adjust my insulin...

Hi. Yes, he was quite clear on low carbs. My main worry right now is changing anything too quickly. I've been on the insulin since January, slowly increasing the amounts while lockdown was going on and with all the news about underlying conditions and co-morbidities I just went along with the...

Hi Stephen. Thanks for your reply. Its getting an idea of realistic carb amounts that I need to understand, especially while I'm on insulin and knowing when/if I'm ok to change the amounts I inject without risking any problems. I've cut bread and potatoes almost completely since the weekend...

Hi Jo Thanks for your reply. I've not had any steroid injections for years thankfully. My psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are nicely under control with biologics and have been for a number of years now. I think that's why its quite surreal to now have this to deal with. Anyway hopefully...

Hello. My Name is Paul. I'm 45 years old. I was diagnosed with Type 2 in January. My HBa1c was over 100 upon diagnosis but was down to 70 about a month ago. I'm currently injecting insulin twice a day with my daily mmol/L numbers generally staying between 4 & 8. I've had Psoriatic Arthritis for...