diabetes type 2

  1. K

    Type 2 Anyone used this product before?

    I'm interested to hear people's thoughts and maybe someone in the forum has tried this product before. I've used this company in the past for Tens, so they're legitimate in terms of what they mention on most of their products, I feel. They've now launched a new product a month or two ago called...
  2. V

    Morning Sugar Spikes after Getting up

    Hi All, Recently I bought CGM and I have noticed that morning sugar doubles up within 1 to 2 hour from the time I get out of bed. Yesterday, I got up with 80 and within one hour, it shot to 156. Today, I got up with 110 and within 2 hours, it shot up to 220. (I didn't sleep properly in the...
  3. D

    Type 2 diabetes and lactose intolerance?

    Anyone have type 2 diabetes and lactose intolerance? I struggle with what types of things to eat or drink instead of milk. I notice often that there are recommendations for dairy products in our diets. I used to take lactose free milk but stopped taking it to help reduce my tea with milk and...
  4. D

    Cake Recipes

    Hi I want to make a cake for my mum who has type 2 diabetes for mothers day which is next Sunday but I don't know how to make one that she would be able to eat as obviously she can't have things with loads of sugar or carbs. So I would be really happy if people gave some suggestions as to what I...
  5. D

    Cake recipes

    Hello! My mothers birthday is coming up soon and I want to make a cake for her but the problem is, is that she has type 2 diabetes and I'm very new to this kind of stuff. All I know is that there can't be any sugar and carbs(?), is it possible if you could recommend some recipes for cakes that...
  6. O

    Introducing myself

    Hi, My name is Alexander Sennuga. You can just call me Alex. I live in the UK. I had an encounter with Type 2 Diabetes in January 2015, in fact by the time I was rushed to the hospital, my blood sugar was already 43 mmol/l!. With emergency attention at the hospital receiving insulin...
  7. Rubybaay

    Approved Research On Diabetes

    Hi everyone! I am a Master’s student at UCL (University College London), and am currently conducting a research project that focuses on the role of mobile applications (apps) in the self-management of diabetes. Given the chronic nature of diabetes, mobile apps already play an invaluable role in...
  8. Corinasaurus

    Chronic Tingling: Does it go away?

    Hello, I’m very new to this so I don’t know how to handle anything. I recently developed chronic tingling (it never stops and is very frustrating) in my feet and I just want to know if this is normal? Will this stop if I get my BG in control? Or does it (the stopping) happen gradually? Or will...
  9. S

    WHY?!!

    Well I'm just 27 years old and last week I was diagnosed with type-2 Diabetes, and this really annoys me because I'm very health conscious and take care of my health and physique a lot. Well, I can't do anything about it, so there is no point of getting angry. However, I have a trip scheduled...
  10. W

    Can Betablockers induce T2 diabetes?

    Hello All, I am a newbie here, so please excuse me for being naive. I had been on beta blocker (Propranolol 80mg) for my migraines from 2009 to 2016...and I had been monitored for the usual ailments every year via a blood test..Since 2015 my sugar had been on rise (nearly 8.5 on fasting), I...