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Hello all! I'm new to the forum but I've been a lurker for a little while. I'm 29 and have been overweight from childhood. This is gonna be a bit of a life story, sorry! I'm not officially diagnosed yet but I might as well be. I had an hba1c test in February which came back at 54mmol, then to...

So, I took all of my tablets as prescribed, cut out all sugar, ate fresh vegetables and my meat mainly consisted of chicken minus skin, or fish. But my diabetes has only got worse, then I found out about insulin resistance, like many I went head first into researching this phenomenon only to...

hello, I am 32 years old. Ive been type 1 diabetic since 2011. My Last hb1ac was 6.4 8 month ago I felt unable to breath and a pressure on my chest 5 to 10 seconds while i was sleeping, i felt i was going to die. I Woke up really scared and checked my glucose it was 310mg/dl or 17.2 mmol/l...

Hi, I was diagnosed 4 years ago with type 2 diabetes. Metformin was tolerable but then had to have additional meds which didnt suit me, made me gluten and lactose intolerant. The end result was insulin, twice daily. I test 4 times a day and am very careful what I eat and drink. My blood pressure...

Following an echocardiogram on Tuesday I've received a letter in the post this morning with the cardiologists report. That was quick - I'm impressed! I have a systolic murmur (due to hypertension I think, as it mentions this), normal LV dimensions (LV = left ventricle??) and good systolic...

Hello. I have had type 2 for over 2 years but haven't posted before. When I was diagnosed my number was 62. I was on metformin slow release for the first year but then it started to give me heart palpitations and very dodgy stomach. I then went diet controlled using LCHF and have so far got it...

Hi there everyone, I've been looking into different diets for diabetes as I don't feel like LCHF is good for the body. It just doesn't equate to health, to me. I can't see how all that fat and salt can help the body overall and even though it might lower blood glucose and keep diabetes in...