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I need a bit of guidance. I've been trying to lose weight for years, and always get to a certain point. That certain point since I've been on basal and bolus insulin is a very high point. Last year I had a meltdown, stopped using insulin and stopped caring. I gained weight at first...

I'm day 4 into my Libre trial, and the insights I'm getting are amazing - may consider self-funding if possible. I've noticed something, and it's probably more to do with my lack of insulin education than anything else. Just to briefly recap: I'm type 2 on Toujeo (44 u) and Novorapid (6 u...

I used to be a semi-regular in this forum until a few years ago. I've recently encountered some mental health issues - mostly anxiety connected to my diabetes, and this led to me hitting that fabled diabetic burnout. I stopped taking insulin, I stopped monitoring - I couldn't face the day to...

On a particularly long and rugged walk this morning, my trusty walking boots of 12 years failed, and my feet got soaked. I didn't feel any pain at the time, other than a slight discomfort on my heels and I knew I'd got a small blister on each one. But when I got back I've discovered that I have...

Hey, I've been gone for a while, but like a bad penny I always turn up :-) I'm not doing brilliantly. I got moved on to a full insulin regime, but with very little advice or guidance from the hospital. So I've been bumbling along for a while. I've been on one diet or another for 7 months...

It's been a long time since I posted. I've been busy sorting my life, and the lives of my nearest and dearest out... but that's another story for another day. In my absence from this forum I had an appointment with my Consultant. As usual she was rude, condescending, and talked to me like a...

Just wondered if there was anyone else in here with Cushing's - especially since diabetes seems to be one of the side effects? I'm going through diagnosis at the moment, which is a slow, slow process. My Dexamethasone Suppression Test has come back and in my GP's words, "You're on a definite...

I've just started Keto (moving from a moderate to low carb diet) - Friday was my first full day, and I felt a tad under-the-weather yesterday - typical headache and low energy. In my head, I'd got today written off as a do nothing and ride out the symptoms sunday. But I feel quite spritely...

Four weeks ago I made the decision to go Paleo, as I have IBS and struggle with dairy and wheat. It's the best thing I've ever done in terms of the IBS, and also my skin is good, I feel great. I also lowered my carbs to around 20g because having followed a moderately low carb diet for so...

I'm so livid, I'm posting to rant really more than anything. This afternoon I logged on to Patient Access to check that my latest prescription request had gone through, only to find a note tagged on it that stated the following. "With regret we have decreased your lantus supply to one...

Has anyone ever experienced palpitations whilst in the early days of low carb? I'm only 9 days in, but for the last four or five days have experienced more palpitations than usual. I am prone to fluttering and have been diagnosed benign ectopic beats and premature ventricular...

It's been a long time since I last posted here - I fell off the wagon big time after starting Lantus. I've had 8 months of really not having much control over when I need to eat... because the Lantus has made me want to eat continuously. Coupled with a really stressful year so far, I've...

I think I need to vent more than anything. I work in a male-dominated environment, and that has never been a problem. That said, my Manager is female and I have one other female colleague. I've worked in the same industry for 16 years, and have been with this company for 6 years. I have an...

I'm really very annoyed today. I had my annual review yesterday, and it all went a little bit better than I thought it would. My hba1c is down to 7.9% from 9.1% despite me having tantrum and throwing all my Gliclazide in the bin a few weeks back. Cholesterol was 5.3 last time, it's 4.5...

Has anyone had this cardiovascular QRisk thing done? Apparently something flagged up on my record in the computer system that meant the receptionist absolutely had to book me in for an appointment with the GP. But being a receptionist, she was very cloak and dagger and just said "it's about...

At lunch I ate two chicken legs (am addicted to roast chicken), a handful of lettuce, a small piece of mozzarella, three cherry tomatoes, about five olives. Two hours after, my blood was 8.3. High for some, sort of alright for me, given that I have recently ditched gliclazide as it made me...

Hubby has announced that he would like to lose some weight and would like to try that "diet thing" that I do. I could also do with a big fat LCHF boot up the bum, so this is perfect timing and means that I can really go to town with our evening meal. However, Mr Luceeloo is a carb monster...

I'm feeling very despondent about my diabetes at the moment. I was diagnosed 3 years ago and had good control for a while - I was following a low carb diet at the time. I lost some weight, but the down side of it was that my irritable bowel syndrome became uncontrollable. (Eggs, Meat & dairy...

I thought I'd reintroduce myself as it's been a long time since I posted here. I'm 35, and was diagnosed two and a half years ago with Type 2. After being relatively in control with Lixisenatide injections and Metformin, a serious gum infection (now treated) knocked my levels out of whack...

My non-diabetic husband is very soon to be 40, and has an active job (he works in agriculture and forestry). For the last 6 months his diet has been in total freefall. He's always had a big appetite and used to take a packed lunch of 2 ham and cheese sandwiches, a couple of packets of...