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    Reading of 123 mmol/mol - Best ways to bring it down?

    I'm a 27 year old male who's just had my highest reading of 123 mmol/mol. I eat badly - mainly down to an eating disorder, I have liver disease and high cholesterol but I've lost over 2 stone since my first diagnosis which was 80 mmol/mol. I could really do with some encouragement... Have I left...
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    Eating disorder has given me 102 mmol/mol HbA1c

    Hi all, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year at the age of 25. In June last year I recorded 80 mmol/mol however managed to reduce it down to 62 in January this year. Since then I've lost over a stone and a half however after getting a blood test done yesterday they've spiked to 102...
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    Dealing with an eating disorder as well as type 2 diabetes

    Hi all, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes late July this year. It didn't come as a total shock as I knew I was pre-diabetic at the end of last year but failed to change my lifestyle. Obviously with the C would floating around (Corona) it's been stressful on everyone this year. But coming to...
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    Do I need a flu vaccine for T2D? Anxiety playing havoc!

    Thanks everyone! You're right - rather have a few side effects than get the flu
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    Do I need a flu vaccine for T2D? Anxiety playing havoc!

    Hey! Coming up to flu season now and I can't decide if I should get a flu vaccine? I'm 25 years old and I've only ever had flu vaccines when I was a child. Obviously with COVID around I'm trying to be extra safe, plus I've already had the flu once when I was 16 and I experienced swine flu in...
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    Low blood sugar whilst on medication as well as the 800 diet

    Hi all! Thank you to everyone who replied to my last question. I've been on the 800 cal diet for a little under a week now. I'm on x2 500mg Metformin and x1 80g Gliclazide a day. I haven't checked my blood sugar for a week (my own fault) but when I checked it today I saw that I'm only 5.2...
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    Type 2: Stress eating during COVID

    Hey, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about a month ago. I'm on Metformin x2 a day as well as x1 Gliclazide. When I was first diagnosed I managed to keep my blood sugar within the 7-9 ranges which I know is still a little high. However I'm a stress eater! Anxious eater! Paranoid eater...
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    Type 2 Dealing with bulimia and a recent type 2 diagnosis

    Hey all! About a month ago I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. This wasn't a complete shock as back in January I was told I had pre diabetes but it's obvious to say I didn't act on it. Since I was about 14 I've suffered from Anorexia, Bulimia and Binge Eating. In the last few weeks I'm...