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Does anyone else struggle with eating out!? My diagnoses changed from type 2 to type 1 back in May so I am fairly new to working out carb contents etc. Originally I was on fixed dose Novorapid but this wasnt working for me....one day I'd have salad for lunch, the next a BigMac. The diabetic...

Long story short...I scalded myself last Wednesday with a just boiled cup of tea. It's quite a large area of my leg and although preliminary outlook seemed good it has now blistered and I have cellulitis for which I have been given antibiotics and antibiotic cream. I just wondered if I should...

My bg was 2.3 @ 21:18. I immediately ate 5 jelly babies. Just tested again @ 21:35 and it's only rose to 3.6. Should I repeat the jelly babies? Thanks Jamie x

So....I have just received my GAD and c-peptide results over the telephone. My c-peptide is low and my GAD is over 2000!!! I am now officially a type 1 diabetic with an urgent hospital appointment for tomorrow morning to discuss treatments.

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 5 years ago. Result on result my hba1c increased every time and is currently recorded at 117!! My gp finally referred me to the diabetic clinic. The consultant now thinks I might be type 1....or lada? She asked me to make sure I test 4 times a day without...

So I was originally diagnosed in 2013 with type 2. GP found it accidentally during a routine blood test and was shocked as I didn't fit the bill as such for a type 2 diagnosis. My hba1c has continued to creep up over the following years and I am now on insulin and metformin. Today, I was seen...

So, I was diagnosed as diabetic back in 2013 with a HBA1C of 48. Fast forward 3 years and despite diet changes, more exercise and eventually medication, I have just been put on insulin. My September HBA1C was 99!! I am happy to use insulin as hopefully it will work for me however, I started on...

Hi all. I've been told my acr is 5.9 and I've been started on ramipril. Does anybody know what degree of kidney damage this level shows!? I've searched and searched but can't really find the answer. I know it should be 3.5 for a woman . Thanks :-)

I have just today subscribed to Tesco Diabetic Type 2 meal plan at a cost of £30 for 3 months. I am a newly diagnosed diabetic and wanted to find a meal plan which would help me get over the confusion of what to eat to aid my blood glucose levels and I thought the Tesco plan would be perfect...

Hi everyone...I was diagnosed type2 (diet controlled) in june so am just getting to grips with everything! I had a bpit of food poisoning over last weekend and was unwell until Wednesday. Subsequently I wasn't eating and mainly drinking water. On Thursday morning my out of bed reading was 2.3...

Hi everyone...this is my first post. Was diagnosed on 10th June and I'm slowly trying to get my head round everything. My question today is about feet. I have really hard skin around my heels and on the balls of my feet. This is more than likely due to the fact that I wear flip flops most of the...