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  1. Chalie

    Can insulin really take care of Type 2 Diabetes?

    Can insulin really take care of type 2 diabetes? Discussing with a friend and this question popped up
  2. M

    Type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 hands on

    Hello all I want to start this thread to see how peple with type 1 diabetes, who are infected with the coronavirus, fair. I could not find anything on the internet, where people share their experiances. My goal is to give hope to my fellow diabetics who have not caught this disease and fell...
  3. Y

    Marrying/ Long term dating a T1D person

    Hi all, I am new to this forum, hoping to learn more about the condition. I, myself am not a diabetic person but my boyfriend is. He is a Type 1 diabetic who was diagnosed in his teens. I can't describe how much I love my boyfriend, I am seriously considering marriage with him. However, my...
  4. B

    COVID vs Diabetes

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

    proliferative diabetic retinopathy - need help please :(

    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...
  6. B

    Worst Foods for People With Diabetes

    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...
  7. B

    Good news for those with type 2 diabetes: Healthy lifestyle matters

    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...
  8. A

    Dr Neil Barnard

    Hi, I have watched a lot of videos from dr barnard, he says, type 2 diabetes is where you eat fat and cheese, and it gets into the liver cells so the insulin can't work no more, theres other dr who say different, I'm really confused because I know low carb high fat has worked for many ppl but...
  9. A

    Returning to work

    My store is set to open on the 13th of july. According to HR, as long as I wear the proper PPE, I should be fine. However I have emailed my doctor to see about getting letter saying I should still be shielding as my control, although improving, is still poor. Anyone else is the same boat?
  10. A

    No sleep no energy

    Hi All, I know nothing can be fixed quickly, everything takes time, I feel that the lack of energy is making it difficult for me to move around and try lose weight, I want to lose weight and get healthier because I know that the extra on my belly isn't helping me with my diabetes at all, I'm...
  11. L

    Type 2 diabetes + more problems & Covid-19

    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...
  12. A

    Advice needed pre diagnosis

    Hi all! So I was warned this would happen. I have PCOS and should have been taking better care of myself. Over the last week I've noticed I'm having a lot of type 2 symptoms. Needing the loo constantly. Always thirsty, numbness in fingers and feet/ankles. Blurred vision. I started taking my...
  13. C

    Diabetes Mystery

    Hi All, I’m wondering did any of you have to go to an endocrinologist to be diagnosed with diabetes? I’ve been having symptoms for the past few weeks, i.e excessive thirst, going to the toilet, & tiredness as well as waking at least twice through the night with the same symptoms, often...
  14. Debandez

    Public health collaboration LIVE STREAMING CONFERENCE

    Discussing COVID-19, Diabetes, Obesity, Weight loss, Low carb and lots more on you tube this weekend (a 2 day conference) LIVE STREAMING starting with a local Dr, Dr Unwin, talking about losing weight with the low carb diet, and talking about it. Its effects on type 2 diabetes. And much more...
  15. Kpop7

    I don’t have diabetes but my blood sugar is 151 about two and a half hours after eating ice cream

    About a year and a half ago I was diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia. I started to eat better and it got a lot better. I’ve been feeling better so I (stupidly) had ice cream. The ice cream had a lot of syrup and brownie in it. About two hours after eating it I checked my blood sugar out of...
  16. Kpop7

    I have RH and my morning fasting blood sugars are in low 100s. Is this bad

    I was diagnosed with reactive about a year ago. My blood sugars before eating breakfast were always 70-80s. I’ve been checking my blood sugar before eating the past couple of days and this morning it was 102. Yesterday I took it and it was 101. I know that’s not really high but it used to never...
  17. Hooty

    Still “high risk” for Coronavirus if health conditions are managed?

    Hello, My workplace has asked employees to let them know if we consider ourselves at high risk of Coronavirus infection/illness. I was diagnosed as prediabetic last spring, but by the autumn by HbA1c was just below prediabetic range (after changing to a low carb diet, which I continue with). I...
  18. A

    C-peptide test

    Hi, I have been waiting for my results for c-peptide and it's been 2 weeks now. Does anyone know roughly how long I could be waiting for the results? Already 2 weeks going on 3. I never had to wait too long for my hba1c test to come back. I understand they have to freeze and send the bloods to...
  19. D

    Type 2 Drinking Once In A While...

    So I was recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes approx 2 months ago. Apparently according to the symptoms it seems that I have had diabetes for about a year or two. The constant thirst and constant bathroom visits apparently is a big sign of it. During those years I had been drinking a lot so...
  20. W

    How long does it take for T2 to develop?

    Just that really. I'm getting mixed answers from Google so unsure what to believe but I suppose it does vary. 18-year-old female with binge eating disorder. I have been binge-eating on and off since around August (?) and I had an HbA1c done in mid-October and the results were 28 mmol/mol. I...
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