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    May have LADA

    Hi, I was first diagnosed with T2 over 10 years ago. With diet and exercise I lost a lot of weight and brought my BG under control. In 2022 I was losing weight for no reason and asked for an HbA1c when I needed another blood test it came back at 124mmol/mol. It was repeated at 127mmol/mol. I...
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    Hello fellow diabetics

    Well done. If you do come off the meds don't go back to your old ways. I know doctors and nurses are supposed to make the worst patients, but it is important to keep up the monitoring. Get your HbA1c tested regularly because it could come back and, like me, you could end up ignoring the...
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    New and a bit confused

    Hi, Metformin is the first-line drug for treating Type 2. That said, my BG was higher and I was put on Gliclazide initially, but last week the doctor put me on Metformin too. I am guessing that you are starting with one tablet with breakfast and will be increasing your dose over the next few...
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    7.7 @07:38, getting close to the 7 that the doctor wants. Actually feeling worse than I did yesterday.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Mine is stubbornly high at 11.1 today.
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    Can it be difficult to detect diabetes (Type 1.5)?

    HbA1c is a measure of your average blood glucose over the 12 weeks prior to the sample being taken. That is a better measure than the instantaneous fi ger prick. If it is below 48 mmol/mol you are highly unlikely to be diabetic. There is another test, used less often nowadays. It is called a...
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    Exercise and type 2

    Exercise causes your body to build more muscle, some more than other. The blood vessels in your muscles also reconfigure over time to supply more oxygen and fuel to your muscles. More muscle means more cells to absorb glucose so insulin sensitivity is increased overall.
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    Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

    Keep up your blood tests and other checks. Things can change (as I found out)
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    A couple of food based questions.

    Hi Nick, Different foods affect each of us differently and how they affect us can change over time. Some of us know if our sugar is spiking, others need to use a meter to help learn which foods to avoid or eat sparingly. Ellis
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    Worried I may have diabetes type 2

    As others have said, your doctor is best placed to give a diagnosis. Your doctor will do a blood test that measures your average blood glucose over the last 12 weeks. They may also do a glucose tolerance test and other blood tests. There are several possible causes of ypur symptoms and they...
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    Anyone fed up of every ailment being put down to being Diabetic?

    When you have well-managed diabetes it is just lazy to blame other conditions on it. However, diabetes has widespread effects so the priority must be to bring it under control. That takes teamwork between us and the medical team. That said, some conditions require a timely response. My GP has...
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    Blood Sugars

    When I was first diagnosed I was obese and only slightly above the diagnostic threshold. Quite rightly the medical team and I opted for diet, weight loss and exercise rather than meds. That meant I did not get a meter on the NHS. I bought one and tested to learn what different carbs did to me...
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    Hypo symptoms but blood sugar is 180 American)

    This is well recognised and Dr Robert Atkins allowed for it in his diet by adding back high quality carbs. Your body, like mine, is hooked on high bg. As bg comes down you feel rough. Over the last couple of days ig has been getting better for me so stick with it, it will pass.
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    Hi I am new to this group, just been diagnosed ‘ pre-diabetic’.

    Think of your cell walls having lots of doors. Insulin is the key that opens those doors to let glucose in. Insulin resistance is like the locks on some of those doors being gummed up, making the Insulin keys unable to open them. Many descriptions talk about them being gummed up with fat. It...
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    Can I ever say that I no longer have Type 2 Diabetes?

    As I have discovered, even an 'operational cure' may well only be temporary. If you can bring your BG under control by non-pharmaceutical means you should still have regular HbA1C blood tests to monitor your blood. Without the Covid Pandemic, or I was not 'in remission' I would doubtless have...
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    3months since diagnosis

    Hi Debbie, To objectively distinguish between type 1 and type 2 diabetes you need to know how much insulin is being produced by the patients pancreas and/or whether there is an autoimmune response. The former is detected by measuring a protein that is a waste product from insulin production...
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    Hi I am new to this group, just been diagnosed ‘ pre-diabetic’.

    Hi @CazH, I was only just over the threshold into type 2 diabetes when first diagnosed. Losing weight and getting more active took me back into 'normal' territory. That has lasted 10 years, during which time my activity levels and attention to diet have dropped and my BS has gone sky high...
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    Newly diagnosed

    I have been feeling grotty for a few days while I have been reducing my carbs and starting to bring my BG down. I read that the body can get addicted to carbs. The Atkins diet recognises this and introduces some high quality carbs. That wears off after a while. I am feeling a bit better...
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    Not quite newly diagnosed, but my T2DM is back!

    Thanks Roncastled, My activity has declined over the last few years due to having a young family and working from home. I used to be a hell of a lot fitter and have a lot more muscle. I had Covid for the first time in July, have not felt the same since. Doc has not run a c-peptide test, but...
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    Not quite newly diagnosed, but my T2DM is back!

    That worked for yesterday's sunday roast. She cooked roast sweet potato for me, I went sparingly with the parsnip and carrots and skipped the roast potatoes. The problem is that most of the time what the kids eat is relatively high carb. Potatoes and pasta are staple foods in our house.