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I'm a youngish type-2 diabetic and have been using Tresiba and Trulicity for about 18 months. I'm using the max dose of Tresiba and am still hitting almost 400 blood sugar levels. Now my kidney levels are gets scary too... Recently, my doctor has added Novolog. It works! But she only has me...

Hey everyone! Type 2 diabetic for the past 7 years (currently 22). Doctor has got me started on Empagliflozin as of today, and I'm already have absolutely horrendous side effects. I can't stop weeing, and I'm constipated because any water I'm drinking is clearly just being filtered straight...

Hi, 8 Months ago I was tested for diabetes as I was having frequent UTIs and was worried it was being caused by diabetes and so the doctor made me take a blood test and rang me and told me I don't have it. I am having some symptoms which could be potentially caused by diabetes, could I have got...

Hey, everyone. I am a self-diagnosed prediabetic, my HB1AC levels were borderline the last time I had the test. Basically, I went to my doctor and told him about my concerns. First of all, he said it's unlikely that I have diabetes because of my age, even pre-diabetes, but my last HB1AC test, I...

This week I made appointments to speak to my GP and my DN to see if and how I can help in the local community in any way. GP appointment was to request a cholesterol test primarily as it had gone up in May to 6.8 from 5.2 in December. (My home test kit says it's now 4.25 but I just wanted the...

I was diagnosed on the 27th of April with a HbA1c of 82. I had already started to make changes to my diet to cut out processed foods and make sure I was eating a balanced diet with a good mix of nutrients. A few days later I went to see the Diabetic Nurse, and asked for a blood glucose meter so...

I just had a meeting with my GP (General Practitioner) about the results of my last blood test. The doctor confirmed that my HBA1c has gone up from 38 to 39. This was due to the fact that he suggested way back in February to have 2-3 fruits daily in my diet. I told him afterwards that I should...

Hello everyone! I'm a new member here..thought I'd give it a try and join the family lol! So...I have been living with T1D for over 15 years and I'm now 23. Over the last two years I have started to notice that once in a while (maybe 2-3+ times a month) I randomly start to slur in my speech...

why would my doctor tell me testing my sugars 4:5 times a day is not needed?! Surely to get my sugars in control I have to be testing at least 4 times a day? All over me asking for extra test strips a month - he only prescribed me 50 strips for the month!

hi bought myself a codefree meter after negitive GP or nurse telling me i didnt need one well i decided if i have to try and control things i need one so i got one just done a pre food test and was delighted with a 5.2 will try a post food test later and see what happens watch this space

I've struggled for over a decade now with anorexia, binge eating, bulimia for the last 6ish years my diabulimia has got worse and worse. It has torn apart my mental health I now have diagnosis of Cyclothymia (just below bipolar) Borderline Personality Disorder Depression Managed to train to...

Hi. I am type 2 and was diagnosed around 9 months ago. Since taking my medication my sugars have come right down and I have been able to manage my diabetes really well. At my last review the doctor told me my sugars were almost normal now. However, around 3 weeks ago I had the depo...

Was gonna post this in the Type2 section, but its applicable to anyone that uses NHS Scotland. If you have diabetes, any form then you can access all of your diabetes related results online by registering at www.mydiabetesmyway.scot.nhs.uk/ I know most people might know about this, but i...

Hi all! I just had a fun trip to my pharmacy, where I found out that the doctors surgery had decided to change my prescription from my Contour Next strips (which I use for me meter that matches with my pump) , to GlucoRx strips without consultation with me and I don't even own a meter to use...

I was diagnosed with Type 2 in 2008 (on my 40th birthday, yay me) and started on Metformin pretty much straight away. Up until Autumn 2014 things seemed to be going reasonably well, I'd managed to lose 60kg and was maintaining an acceptable (my doctors word not mine) BG level. Alongside the...

I am 18 years old and non diabetic .... can please someone tell what happens if took two tablets of glyclazide or diamichron (other name) i had a really bad head ache and i mixed the tablets with my mum.

I went to pick up my repeat ps at lunchtime. Got it home, no needles. Back to pharmacy, they say it wasnn't on the items orderd. I say it was. They say go to your doctor. Receptionist says "Oh yes, you did order needles but the doctor didn't sign them off". So had to wait for ps and cash back to...

An 85-year-old man was requested by his doctor for a sperm count, as part of his physical exam. The doctor gave the man a jar and said, "Take this jar home and bring back a semen sample tomorrow." The next day the 85-year-old man reappeared at the doctor's office and gave him the jar, which was...

I guess it is possible to have online medical advice and consultation for Diabetes from a registered doctor . Do you know any doctor or Hospital providing such service?

I've been to see 'dear' doctor today in hospital..diabetic review...'banging my head on wall'... I really don't know if I should laugh, cry or scream with frustration. Did go through all the usual 'blah blah'...then to discussed the blood test results...'blah blah'. And when I mentioned that...