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Thank you so much for your reply, and I"m delighted to hear that you and your Dad have done so well with the low carb diet, I know from personal experience it really does work, I did it when I was first diagnosed and lost 3 stone and bloods were at non diabetic level. Unfortunately my mental...

Hi everyone, I'm T2, diagnosed in 2020, currently only taking 1 Alogliptin 25mg tablet per day for this. I had bloods done yesterday, honestly didn't even know my HBA1C was included as I wasn't going to bother with it but the results have come in today for my diabetes, HBA1C is now 60, down...

Thank you all so much for your replies and support, it means so much. It is a relief in a way to finally have a diagnosis, I just wish there was more I could do for this condition. Mentat, I will definitely DM you for some more advice if that's ok. My Dad was also in the navy and fought in the...

Hello everyone, Just an update on what has been going on, I cannot thank everyone enough for the replies, advice and encouragement I received when I posted on here last month. It has been so difficult trying to get through this, I actually ended up seeing an NHS psychiatrist due to one of the...

Hi everyone, Just an update on what's been happening, I am still feeling very low, had a community psychiatric nurse call me yesterday, I recognised her from her voice as one of the ones who treated me so badly last year, she spoke to me for a while and told me they had no psychiatrist working...

No, I have had no previous experience with being hospitalised for my mental health, I think it just seems like the end of the line with this and it frightens me badly. I will go and see them tomorrow just to see if they can put something in place to help me, I worry very much for myself right...

Hello again, I am struggling badly again with mental health issues, thought the vermin issues in this house were sorted, no noises until last night, I can take no more with it, this house is cursed, or I am. Today has been beyond awful, had a screaming argument with my partner and finally told...

Hello everyone, Just a message to say I am ok, sorry I haven't posted, the exhaustion has been awful, had my appt with the counsellor yesterday which helped a little, at least I got to speak openly to someone without being concerned I was worrying them too much. Urologist called me today, my...

Thanks again for all the replies and advice, today is bad, I am beyond the point of both physical and mental exhaustion, been awake since 4am with noises in the walls, they are still going on now, this is torture. I am now taking it 1 hour at a time, my mind is shattered. Only heavy duty anxiety...

Thank you all again for your replies and support, it means a lot. I'm still the same today, the noises behind the walls are terrifying, my body is in a constant state of high alert, it is awful. I have tried telling myself this is not forever, there are steps taken to get rid of this vermin but...

Thank you for your replies, I'm already on high dose antidepressants (tranquilizers really) and anti anxiety medication. I have contacted the samaritans earlier today to speak to someone as I was feeling so low it was frightening. I'm starting private counselling next week as NHS cannot provide...

I'm T2, currently taking Alogliptin only, was taking Metformin but had seen post about this possibly causing depression or worsening it so I stopped taking it. My depression is now so bad I can barely function, there are vermin back in the walls of this house for the second time in 2 years...

I'm so grateful I've seen this thread, I've started taking Metformin recently and have noticed in the last week my mental health has plummeted. I do have a history of severe depression but was feeling ok mentally prior to this and could not understand why I was feeling so bad again, to the point...

Thanks so much for your kind replies and support, it really does help. Tested blood glucose tonight after eating a low carb meal 2 hours after eating and it was 8 so I'll take that, hopefully the metformin will start to work soon as well. Just need to keep going with it. Hoping these blood tests...

Thank you for your replies, I honestly did consider putting a complaint in against her but unfortunately in my medical practice they tend to dismiss you from the practice completely if you do that, I know people it's happened to. I will mention it to GP in passing next time I'm speaking to them...

Hi everyone, So I had an appt yesterday with DN to discuss my last HBA1C which was 65 down from 69 3 months ago, not good I know. She started by checking my weight and seemed visibly disappointed that I had actually lost 7 pounds since it was last checked, obviously wanted to have the...

Yes, they were fasting bloods, nothing but water for 12 hours prior to testing so the results should be accurate. I will try the writing things down before I go in to see DN as half the time I end up forgetting things as I'm being rushed back out and I end up confused. Maggie

Hi everyone, So I'm planning on going back on a low carb diet after my last HBA1C of 65 down from 69 in Jan. I have been doing this on and off since diagnosis in 2020 and pretty much know what I can and should eat to reduce my blood sugar. The one thing I'm concerned with this time is that my...

Thank you, and yes, it was Metformin SR I was taking, last twice they've put me on them I just couldn't tolerate the side effects with my stomach. Hopefully DN will be able to suggest something else, for now it's back to low carb and testing again for me. Maggie

Hi everyone, Had my diabetes bloods done on Thursday, got the results through today online, HBA1C is at 65, down slightly from 69 in January this year but still not good. I had been doing well with a low carb diet again for a few weeks and once again fell off the wagon with it due to stress...