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    Type 2 Newbie stress & diabetes?

    I'm newly diagnosed feeling pretty rubbish about this diagnosis. I'm booked in to see the nurse she's going to look at my feet & go through a plan. My problem with it (& I know this might sound odd but it doesn't if you consider that there's a really good reason for my feeling like this) is...
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    Weight gain that doesn’t make sense

    Hello, I have a history of diabulimia and am working really hard on taking my insulin, however it makes me gain significant weight (2 dress sizes within a month) just from doing my insulin. I don’t eat unhealthy foods often, infact I have a habit of restricting so my daily calories are not...
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    Type 2 Okay to eat again before taking a post-prandial reading?

    If I am measuring my glucose level 2 hours after a meal then am I permitted to eat or drink anything in that time? For example would a milky coffee or a small biscuit significantly affect the reading?
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    Advice on rapid-acting insulin.

    Was wondering if anyone can offer advice. So I take 7units in morning and 8units in evening of levemir. I take 1unit of novorapid for pretty much anything I eat. At lunch this seems to raise my levels from 4.5-5 to around 6-6.5. This is with a small lunch. For my evening meal I take 1 unit and...
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    Once was a pleasure, now it is a walk through hell

    Hello everyone! Of course I am speaking about eating. Most people like to eat, like to taste the food, enjoy different meals. That's a pleasure which is a big part of the "living is worth it" feeling. What is the hardest part of this illnes for you? I have been diagnosed with type I diabetes a...
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    The Misery Of Reactive Hypoglycemia

    I have had Reactive Hypoglycemia now for over 5 years and it is the most miserable and grim condition ever. There is no way to break free from the horrible condition, to sustain symptoms i have to have a very careful diet. I have to get up at 8.00am, cook eggs with cheese, anything else and i am...