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Hello, my warmest feelings for your concerns. I'm type 2 rather than T1 like yourself and for me diagnosis wasn't pivotal to my mental health story; but I hope there is something of value for you from my experience. First, we're all weird and I've known a number of people with something that...

When I was first diagnosed I had two a1c tests only a few weeks apart. Cynically I believe this was to achieve official diabetic status so that the practice gets the bump in income.

I wondered about this. I've not seen it addressed directly. Fat cells grow when insulin higher than glucagon. Fructose and cortisol direct fat viscerally; so maybe more protein would be the most sensible thing to try, it might need to be a lot though. I'd rather not capitulate to what others...

The NICE guidelines stay T2DM patient should be offered statins if their chance of a cardiovascular event is > 10% in next 10 years by the QRISK2 calculation. I'm way below this and they nag me anyway; it is the financial incentive perverting treatment. The calculator can be found by googling.