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Hi everyone, I'm T2, currently on a low carb diet along with Alogliptin, due next HBA1C next month. I just have a question about salad foods, in particular carrots. Are they really high in carbs? The reason I ask is that for dinner last night I had 2 burgers (without bun) with some mozzarella...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hi everyone, I'm T2, was at DN today to discuss how to deal with my diabetes which I have not been managing well at all, she has prescribed me Dapagliflozin 10mg tablets, one a day. I did ask her if these cause hypos which she has assured me they do not, she has touted it as an absolute wonder...

Hello everyone, I'm T2, diagnosed in 2020 when I initially went low carb for 6 months, lost 3 stone and reduced HBA1C to 36, anxiety took over again (I have severe depression and anxiety), I put all the weight back on again and haven't been able to manage my diabetes or weight since then. I...

Hi everyone, I'm T2, not well controlled at the moment and not taking any medication, should be taking alogliptin but haven't taken it for months due to severe mental health problems. Went to see GP yesterday as for the last week or so I haven't been able to breathe properly and just feeling...

Hi everyone, I'm T2, no control over my diabetes at all in the last year or so due to severe mental health problems, had a full breakdown a few weeks ago, was truly suicidal, had rats behind the walls and in the loft of the house and it was beyond a living nightmare, I was terrified constantly...

Hi everyone, I'm T2, and over the last week or so the skin on my face has been so dry, to the extent that under my eyes are actually cracked and my lips are just raw despite moisturising and applying lip balm constantly. Can diabetes be a cause of this? I was diagnosed with rosacea a while ago...

Hello everyone, I'm T2, currently not taking any meds for this and my diabetes is not well controlled at all, hasn't been for about the last year or so. I have severe depression and anxiety and these have been really bad the last few months leading to very poor diet choices and way too much...

Hello everyone, I'm T2, just got stung this morning on the big toe on my way into the shower, 2 wasps in the bathroom, one of them got me on the toe while I was spraying the other one with wasp killer! It's agony, very swollen and red, cleaned it and got some after bite on it straight away but...

Hi all, I'm T2 diabetic, last HBA1C up at 60, haven't been back to DN in months now, suffering from severe depression, my wee cat had to be put down a few weeks ago and it has ripped the heart out of me, he was my lifeline and reason for keeping going and I just can't function, supposed to...

Hello everyone, I'm T2, diagnosed in Nov/20, not very well managed just now. Over the last 3 weeks or so I've been getting a lot if tingling in my left hand (only this hand), started during the night but now getting it a lot during the day as well. Also have a burning sensation occasionally...