diabetes 2

I'm an idiot. No, really. I spent last week trialing generic methylphenidate, and I completely forgot to check what it did with my blood sugars. Checked pulse, checked blood pressure.... Completely forgot to poke! So here's the thing. In 2005 a shrink diagnosed me with a whole bunch of things...

I have been diabetic for around 9 years. In January I started a keto diet. My decision to reverse my diabetes was based on a bad experience with a once a week injection that made me really ill for 9 weeks. In January I was told to stop the injection immediately and left without adequate...

I have a friend who has recently had a stroke from high cholesterol at the age of 30 and is suffering from uncontrolled type 2 diabetes acquired through morbid obesity. We’re trying to help her follow a strict Mediterranean diet, but she frequently demands unhealthy carbs and toppings...

Hi all Ive been lurking a few years. Here in Perth Aus, some 40 years behind, only type 1 2 and gestational is recognised. I KNOW I am not type 2 as diagnosed and do not respond to a whole range of diabetes drugs. All the symptoms including mouth ulcers and systemic canidasis are there even when...

Hi everyone just looking for some advice please. I had to test my blood sugars daily whilst 37 weeks pregnant for suspected gestational diabetes, all results were fine apart from one reading that came back as 12 an hour eating a dominoes, this was a whole medium pizza and some wedges. from...

I understand no one is a medical professional etc; but need someone else's perspective on this. Thursday/Friday I had a rash appear on my lower leg above the ankle. The rash is nearly a complete ring around my lower leg and looks like is starting on the other leg. I've tried calling doctors...

Hi I am type 2 diabetic, and have not really been keeping an eye on My diet or health as I have been signed off work for quite a while, and since covid being on lockdown my weight has hot worse, not excersing at all. So it's self inflicted all my issues I am having, which are that my glucose...

I am from village Amityville on Long Island. Recently doctors said to me I got Type Two Diabetes and should take insulin to live. I don`t believe it. My grandmother advises me to smear my body with honey every day to let my body nourish with vitamins and combat diabetes. I am thinking if I...

How true is that Coronavirus patients have the highest number of diabetics?

I am beaten. Sad and have no words to explain my feelings. This June I was diagnosed with severe PDR. High risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy. It all happened after I tightened my a1c control in a year. Went from 10 to 4.8 mmol. I felt great. Everything was going well. Until one day in June...

If you have diabetes, watching what you eat is one of the most important things you can do to stay healthy. "The basic goal of nutrition for people with diabetes is to avoid blood sugar spikes," says Gerald Bernstein, M.D., director of the diabetes management program at Friedman Diabetes...

By Alyson Kelley-Hedgepeth, MD Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic disorder of insulin resistance — reduced sensitivity to the action of insulin — which leads to high blood sugar, or hyperglycemia. Approximately 12% of American adults have T2D, and more than one-third of Americans have...

Hi guys, Im bed bound due to a separate neuro-immune condition which means I need full time nursing care. I was diagnosed with diabetes about two years ago and at first was on alogliptin, and around six months ago this was doubled. Now Ive recently been put on Lantus insulin, but it doesn't seem...

Hiya, I’m new here. I was diagnosed pre diabetic a couple of years ago but I’ve been in total denial. Today I had my blood work results back from the doctors and he is insisting I start on 500mg of slow release metformin immediately. It felt a bit like he was a drug pusher, warning me of being...

I have a question about the coronavirus, it was said that people that have diabetes are at high risk, up to 10 times more likely for it to be fatal. My mum has type Type 2 diabetes and very high blood pressure, hypertension, arthritis, thyroid problems and obesity. Is there anything that she...

Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with high HbA1c (8%) and i am very anxious. My doctor recommended to start taking a pill for 3 months, and then check if the levels of HbA1c improved. I am sceptical about the medication, as i usually avoid it. Looking for alternatives on the web, i found...

Hello All, I am a Type 1 Diabetic - Insulin Independent. My frustration doesn’t lie within myself but with my partner, who is actually Type 2 Diabetic. He has been Diabetic for 5/6years and to this date still cannot get his HBA1C to come down. He is 33yrs old, vegetarian and lives a pretty...

Hi all I was diagnosed in 2017 as having type 2 diabetes I’m insulin deepened because I have a pituitary tumor and my body doen't produce insulin I have been admitted to hospital 3 times in the last year with my diabetes as had DKA the worst being the end of October is there a meter you can...

Hi, I'm a newbie, first post. I am wondering how do I tell if I am feeling ill is it linked to my diabetes (type 2)? I've had a really bad headache for 2 days now. I'm not dehydrated, in fact I'm really thirsty most of the time, nor anything else that I can put it down to. My most recent hb1ac...

My vision is changing a lot, I see floaters and can't see in dim light. I went to the eye doctor and they said no swelling, just a small corneal scar. My sugars went down to 24 yesterday and I had a panic attack at walmart yesterday and brought my sugars up to 177. I have burning and stinging...