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Still trying to get my head round it all, prescribed metformin and having to change lifestyle. Any tips of decent sites or advice i get would be very thankful

Hi all! Just looking for any information and advice please. I was diagnosed with diabetes in February, and I'm still waiting for official confirmation as to whether it's T1 or T2 (been referred to diabetic clinic which I have an appointment for on 17th April). Currently being treated as T2...

Hello, I was wondering if someone might be able to give me some advice. Ive been diabetic for almost 18 years now. Diagnosed when I was 11. Ill be 30 latest this year. I have been prick testing my blood and injecting myself 4 times a day for what feels like forever. When I would go to my...

hi everyone I posted before saying I may be diabetic( I have my second blood test on Wednesday), however over the past 3 weeks I have been testing a glucose levels and the numbers have been dropping and also losing weight, I go slimming world..... 2 hours after every meal I test my glucose...

Hi everyone, I'm just looking for a bit of reassurance really. My husband was diagnosed type 1 on new years eve (Happy new year haha), roughly 2 months ago. First of all, his blood sugar was always very high, anywhere between 18-25. Over the following weeks, he adjusted both insulin pens to a...

Hi I am 23 Years old and have Type 1 diabetes. I have had diabetes for nearly 4 years. I am desperate to lose weight and have noticed since being diagnosed as Diabetic I find it hard to lose weight (I also have a underactive thyroid). I have trued losing weight previously but want to try losing...

My father was diagnosed with Type 2 about 2 years ago now. Unfortunately I do not live anywhere near home anymore and only get to come back once or twice a year. However this time after coming home, I spoke to my father and he told me that he has had some dramatic weight loss and he knows thats...

Hi guys, I am in the process of upgrading my insulin pump on the NHS and of the list of pump potions I have narrowed my choices between the omnipod and the Medtronic 640G. I wondered if anyone had been on either of these and had some reviews for me, I am unsure which would be better. Also...

Hi all, I'd really appreciate your advice or just general experiences. I had a random blood test for food poisoning turns out my blood results were 48, the diabetic diagnosis is 47 apparently. But my Doc was super quick on the phone - he just said I'd get invited to attend an info course and to...

Hi All, Recently been given my Freestyle Libre and was wondering if anyone could recommend a band or a way of securing the sensor just so I dont knock it off whilst i'm at work or when sleeping. Thanks in Advance. Scott

Hey! I hope I’ve posted this correctly (I’m new here and new to forums in general). Background: I’m 26. I was diagnosed around 2 months ago and realised I was probably diabetic 3 months ago. It all started when I was about to have a slice of cheesecake for lunch and dad was checking his...

Hi everyone, I am a fairly new diabetic going on 7-8 months now and have managed to control my blood sugars quite well with a HBa1c of 46 my last blood test 2 weeks ago. However the past 3-4 days my blood sugars have been really hard to manage and is starting to rise and I've doubled my...

Good morning. After a sleepless night and lots of reading I decided to ask here as I can't find what I'm looking for. You all are very knowledgeale so I'm crossing my fingers. Nearly 2 years ago I was diagnosed with type 2 with an hba1c of 58. I avoided medication by changing my diet to a...

Hi, I am 16 years old and am quite small and skinny. Recently I have been urinating very often (up to every 20 minutes for several hours) and excreting over 4l a day. I am peeing lots mostly due to being very thirsty and so drinking a lot which I thought was abnormal. I looked this up and found...

Hi all recently I have been really thirsty and peeing a lot more than often . I decieded to buy a test kit to read my blood glucose , the first reading I got was 16.1 then around 30 mins later checked again and got 15.0 . Then around an hour later I checked again and it was down to 12 , I know...

Hello, Just asking for advice really, I some how have developed a small sore in the crease of both my little toes one seems to be healing up well with suedocream and the other has only just appeared last night, they are right on the crease where the little toe meets the foot and there is no...

Please help!! I’ve been on dapagliflozin for nearly 2 months now and the side effects are ruining me. I’m having a lot of problems down there sore, stinging,itchy,dry, strong sweet smell, I’m struggling to have sex or even touch down there. Can’t get into my doctors for weeks now and no...

Hi, I am fairly new to my diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes (September 2017) and have managed to lower my HbA1C to 38 through diet and Metformin and have also lost a little over 2 stone in that time. I am having awful problems with fatigue and lack of energy not relating to food (I mean I'm not...

hi, Looking for advice really I saw my nurse 2 weeks ago and my blood pressure was not checked. I have been monitoring this myself at home and it’s regularly 140 odd over 80/90 odd, my pulse is always in the 90s or 100s but that is normal for me it has been for years I was under a cardiac doctor...

Hiya, I'm doing my GCSEs and gold dofe this year and I just wondered if anyone had any advice for this kind of stuff? I did my mocks not long after being diagnosed so I'm not confident, but I at least have an idea. I have done bronze and silver dofe, however, I dd both of them before being...