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Hi lizcoop, sorry to hear you're struggling with it. Similar to you I was suddenly diagnosed just before Christmas age 59 with no family history or anything. When I went into hospital my BG and ketones were way up the scale and even after I came home, the glucose stayed high for a while but...

This is great information. At a recent practice nurse appointment, I was told my cholesterol was 5.8 and the target with diabetes is below 5 at my age. Statins were suggested, but as my body is still getting used to the change, I pushed back and said I want to see how everything settles down for...

Luckily (!!!) being recently diagnosed type 1, I get mine on prescription, I don't know if that varies from region to region or not. I would say it's certainly worth asking, as £100/month is a huge outlay, but mine has been invaluable helping me learn to manage my glucose levels for something...

I'm newly diagnosed, 2 months in now and have the Libre 2 Plus and I've seen patches advertised but I admit I'm really puzzled by the need. It's more or less a 2-person job to get the sensor off after 15 days and can be quite a painful exercise removing it, let alone any danger of it falling...