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    Managing sugar levels during long distance cycling

    Hiya, I love to cycle as well but the longest distance I’ve done is [emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji639]][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]] miles. Definitely not the epic rides you’re doing so kudos to you. I’m T[emoji638] and can’t go...
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    Struggling with air hunger

    Was told today that my active B12 is low so been asked to take supplements
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    Struggling with air hunger

    So far I’ve seen a gastroenterologist and cardiologist for my air hunger both who have done tests on the heart and for gastric issues. Nothing found yet. I’m now waiting for a ct scan on the lungs but was thinking that maybe it’s due to meds I’m on
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    Struggling with air hunger

    I’ve been taking metformin for a few years now and started also taking Jardiance last spring. Over the past couple of years I’ve noticed I’m becoming more and more aware that I’m suffering from air hunger - struggling to get full lungs of air. My blood oxygen levels are also lower than normal -...
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    Has anyone tried the Surreal cereal?

    I know it’s more expensive than normal cereal but has anyone tried the plant based Surreal cereal and if so, has it kept blood sugars low but more importantly has it provided enough energy for you?
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    Nutritional value for a recipe?

    Valid question but how do you know that a portion contains a specific amount of a specific ingredient? One portion may contain more of an ingredient than the next portion
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    Nutritional value for a recipe?

    My dish was various beans such as kidney beans, butter beans, chickpeas along with courgettes, garlic, baby corn with chopped tomatoes all cooked with a few herbs. It’s all cooked in the one pan and then 3/4 ladles served into a bowl
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    Nutritional value for a recipe?

    Let’s say I create a dish using various beans, vegetables and herbs. How do I calculate what the cals, fat content, carbs, proteins etc are for this? It’s all mixed together and a bowl of it would probably contain different amounts of each ingredient than the next. I’d say this is impossible….right?
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    Cycling and type 2 management

    Great thank you for this
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    Cycling and type 2 management

    In the week I would ride for about an hour due to work commitments, but at the weekend it would be between 30 to 70 miles depending on how I felt and the weather. What I ate is what I’d normally have so my collapse and extremely high BS was totally unexpected. I’ve never checked my BS when I’ve...
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    Cycling and type 2 management

    T2 here on metformin and januvia. I’m well into my cycling after taking it up 5/6 years ago. I’ve always taken things like malt loaf, fig rolls and energy bars/gels but the last ride I did was September and my BS raised to 26 mmol/L and I ended up in hospital after collapsing so when I next go...
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    The day after heavy exercise - different BG response?

    T2 here on metformin and januvia. I’m well into my cycling after taking it up 5/6 years ago. I’ve not been out though since September as I’m currently having difficulties with my breathing. I’m interested to hear what snacks anyone would take on 2+ hour rides? I’ve always taken things like...
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    Are high carbs bad?

    I see a lot of people saying that low carb diets are good for diabetics but I know a lot of cyclists and endurance athletes that say high carbs are good for maintaining energy. With this in mind are high carb foods that are low in sugar good to have? I’m thinking quinoa, oats, beets etc
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    Am I in DKA?

    I drink 1 to 1.5 litres of no added sugar squash each day along with no sugar or milk in my coffee so wouldn’t have thought it was that but it’s possible
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    Am I in DKA?

    Unfortunately I don’t have a wearable sensor that checks oxygen saturation and I can’t remember what blood sugar levels were when I was released from hospital but it was below 10. Definitely not latching on to DKA but just needing to rule it out Thanks
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    Am I in DKA?

    I do occasionally check BG and a fasted reading can be anywhere from 7.5 up to 9.5 so this might imply that my body’s BG isn’t high but then again like you said it could be masked by a high glucose level in the urine An allergy to jardiance hasn’t been considered though but worth checking
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    Am I in DKA?

    @AndBreathe, they did an ecg test as well as constantly monitoring blood pressure and heart beat. They also did a couple of blood tests to check for sugar levels. Don’t know if they checked ketone levels. That was back in September ‘23. Since then I’ve had further blood tests done to check for...
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    Am I in DKA?

    Thank you. Yes, I’m wondering if I do go into DKA when I exercise and do appreciate that this isn’t the forum for any medical diagnosis
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    Am I in DKA?

    Hi all and a HNY I’ve had diabetes type 2 for about a decade now and my hba1c has fluctuated between 48 and somewhere in the 90s. I’ve regularly taken metformin to hopefully manage this. Mid 2023 it had shot up to 68 so I was put on Jardiance then in September I was out on a bike ride and...
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