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I've been injecting Humulin I for 9 months with great success, my levels are in range 90% of the time after years of being too high nearly always. However, in the last week my GCM (Libre 2) low glucose alarm has woken me up every night at around 3:30am. I've treated with glucose tabs and a...

** UPDATE ** I was perscribed Trulicity (3mg) in April 2023 which worked a bit but the nausea on day 1 was awful! that stopped in Sept 2023 when the NHS could no longer get any due to the dieting fad... I self funded a GCM (Libre2) the give me more info so I could try and control it more view...

Advice seems that you can go through a normal archway metal detector but not through the more modern full body scanners as they may corrupt the sensor ref: Libre Freestyle FAQ

3mg Trulicity. Nausea and acid reflux starts 36hrs after injection and last 24-48hrs. Controlled with chewing multiple Gaviscon during the worst 'waves'. After 3 months nurse added Omeprazole to control the nausea. Seems to have worked - now only get very mild nausea for a short time around...

Thanks. Your observation on the nurse is spot on - when I've raised the concern they've simply said they have other patients that they see that are much higher... not really helpful. To be honest my 'lower carb' diet is a little relaxed - (has been) mainly avoiding any simple carbs e.g. white...

I have consistently high fasting (morning) levels - Average 12.0 over the last few of months. I've been a T2 for over 10 years but my fasting levels have crept up over the last 3 years from an average of 8.0-9.0 to 12.0 now. My diabetes nurse doesn't seem overly concerned about this. Current...

I was diagnosed with Type 2 around 10 years ago. At the time I quickly brought my levels down through a combination of oral drugs, diet and exercise. Every winter my levels have increased slightly. However, I've always been able to bring them back under control by being strict with my diet...

....although i have been overweight for most of the last few years (since I gave up smoking). I'm 6'3 but my weight then ballooned to over 17st... Now under better control at just over around 14 1/2 st. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi, thanks for the response. To answer your questions: - Age 44 - Not overweight -BMI 25.7 - Blood Pressure is normal (119 /80) Next HBA1C is in a month so lets see the levels then... Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi, I had a series of blood tests in Jan to try any find the underlying cause of nerve damage in my shoulder. One of the tests was BG which came back at 19.5 mmol/L. GP ordered second BG and HBA1C. These came back at 18 mmol/L (BG) and 93 mmol/mol (HBA1C). Diagnosis of type 2. Prescribed...