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Hopefully this is the right section for this question but here it goes. Does anybody here have lymphedema and diabetes? I have had had swelling issues in my legs since my late 20s which have gotten worse over time. I was wondering if there was a connection with diabetes and if anybody had any...

I am 35F with a fasting glucose around 10.3/last A1C was 68. Diagnosed around 5 years ago with T2. However I know that I am on the younger side and I was wondering how long I can expect to stay relatively complication free? So far I have no had any serious complications (more annoying than...

My doctor has told me that I should be getting more excercise (and to lose weight) to help manage my diabetes. I set a goal to get 5000 steps a day which is more than I normally get by quite a bit. Since it is getting cooler, I am starting to walk some to meet that goal. I am interested to...

I keep seeing A1C numbers here that seem really high to me but then realized maybe you use a different scale in the UK. Here anything over 5.7 is diabetic (I'm in the 8.3 range currently). How does that translate to the scale in the UK? Is there a chart?

Over the past year or so I notice that I get tingling in my toes and feet after I eat something particularly if it's really sugary (like a milkshake). It's not all the time just when I had a "cheat" food day. Is this normal for a diabetic? Any advice on what I can do to relieve the tingling...

Anybody here been on Mounjaro and have any experiences? I like that it is supposedly so good at lowering A1C and has the side effect of weight loss. Unfortunately, it's super expensive where I live like almost 1000 dollars a month. I'm hoping I can get insurance to cover it but I am still...