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    Struggling a bit

    Thanks so much for your replies and suggestions, definitely going to try the batch cooking and freezing for the times I'm feeling like this. I've done an online shop for this week (way too tempting to go into a supermarket right now), and I've made sure there's lots of low carb meals in it, if...
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    Struggling a bit

    Hi everyone, I'm T2, currently on Metformin which I've just upped to 2 a day, was taking Rybelsus but GP has taken me off this due to the side effects I was having and the issues I'm having with my mental health again (she said this could maybe be looked at again in a few months if my weight...
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    Weight loss surgery

    Thank you for your replies, I know this would have to be something to think very hard about before making any decisions, I'm sticking with the tablets for now, although I'm not upping the Metformin, think that would just be too much right now with the side effects I'm having. I'm just hoping...
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    Weight loss surgery

    Hi everyone, I'm T2, have been on low carb diet for the last 8 weeks, lost approx 7 pounds in that time, DN has put me onto Metformin (1 a day upped to 2 a day from next week) and Rybelsus (1 a day, 3mgs). I've only been taking this medication for the last few days but I feel horrendous with...
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    Ozempic question

    Thanks so much for your replies, yes, I'm starting on 3mgs as well and DN also wants me to take Metformin with them. Hopefully my system will be ok with them and eventually it will help with the weight loss as I know from past experience shifting the weight is the only thing that will help my...
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    Ozempic question

    Hi everyone, I'm T2, just been to see my DN today for update, I've been following a low carb diet now for about 8 weeks, my scales at home say I've lost 9 pounds, not great considering I have no appetite and sometimes barely eat, her scales say I haven't lost anywhere near that and she's...
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    Stress and high blood readings

    Hi everyone, I'm T2, been trying to manage with a low carb diet for the last 7 weeks and Alogliptin, most of the time I'm still getting high readings when I'm testing at home (mostly around 9-10), only time I've had lower readings is after eating an extremely low carb meal for dinner. Spoke to...
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    HBA1C results - confused, please help

    Thank you for the advice, I'm going to start exercising again definitely, I've got my treadmill and there's plenty of low impact exercises online I can do, my knees are a bit painful now and I don't really go out due to social anxiety but I can do something. The thyroid is one of the things the...
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    HBA1C results - confused, please help

    Thank you for your replies, yes, I do use a meter and I should have expected these results given the high readings I was getting. It has been 3 months since my last HBA1C, DN didn't want my bloods tested until April but GP wanted all the tests including diabetes. My low carb eating is probably...
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    HBA1C results - confused, please help

    Hi everyone, I'm T2, diagnosed in Nov/20, my diabetes hasn't been well managed until around 4 weeks ago when I started following a low carb diet again and went back on my alogliptin medication. Went to see GP on Monday with some stomach issues, she ordered bloods to be done to check various...
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    High blood sugars

    Thanks for your replies, the roll I had yesterday wasn't a low carb roll, and I won't be in a hurry to have it again with that spike in blood sugar! lol Tested again yesterday after 2 hours and bloods had come down to 8.7 so at least it did come down, my numbers are still remaining high though...
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    High blood sugars

    Hi everyone, I'm T2, diagnosed Nov 2020, just started low carb eating again after 18 + months of doing nothing for my diabetes, I've started back on alogliptin but finding my blood sugar is not really coming down very much at all, both today and yesterday I tested after a 16 hour fast...
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    Low carb question

    Thanks so much for your replies, yes, I'm drinking lots of water, I feel very dehydrated all the time so drinking a lot. I'm going to book a GP appt just to have it checked out as it really isn't a nice feeling with that constant lump in throat. Thanks again. Maggie
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    Low carb question

    Hi everyone, I'm T2, just started back on low carb about 3 weeks ago and started taking alogliptin again. Felt hungry for the first couple of weeks, that seems to have ceased a good bit and I can add a bit of intermittent fasting in the morning now too. According to my scales I've lost 5...
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    Eye issues

    Hi everyone, I'm T2, just recently started taking my Alogliptin medication again and went back to lower carb eating over the last 2 weeks. I did that when I was first diagnosed in 2020 and it worked great for me and I felt good. This time since I've started I've felt rubbish and just don't...
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    Healthy takeaways?

    Thanks so much for all the suggestions and advice, I'm not going to beat myself up too much for having a takeaway once a week, will just have to see which ones are best for my blood sugars, hadn't even thought of Nando's, that sounds really nice. Have all the low carb dinners in for this week...
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    Healthy takeaways?

    Hi everyone, So, are there any healthy takeaways a T2 can have? I don't mind cooking the rest of the week but always enjoy a takeaway on a Friday after a long week...lol I had a chicken tikka kebab tonight with salad and a little tzaziki on the side instead of the sauce, had a little of the...
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    Meter question

    Yes, I honestly think the Libre 2 may be the best idea for me to see exactly what's happening with various foods, again I tested today before my first meal, reading showed 10, I had a boiled egg with 2 slices of wholemeal toast again, I've tested after 2 hours and reading is 9.8, so I have to...
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    Meter question

    Thanks so much for your replies and advice, I tested again this morning with old meter and it showed 13.3, all I'd had at that point was a coffee with double cream, had a boiled egg with some wholemeal toast for breakfast and after 2 hours it showed 14.2, that scared me as it's obviously very...
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    Meter question

    Hi everyone, I'm T2, haven't been well controlled at all in the last couple of years but decided this week to get my act together, get back to low carb eating and start testing my blood sugar again to see what's going on. Tested today before eating anything (although I did have a couple of...