lifestyle changes

My first post in this forum! :) I'm an Asian Indian living in the USA! I tried few US diabetes forums, but they were very abrasive and authoritarian. I came to this forum anticipating same attitude, but you guys are the best! In spite of geographical and cultural differences, I find this forum...

Hi all, Had to drop by because I reached a semi milestone goal yesterday and needed to tell peoples who understand, won't judge, and just generally 'get it' (i.e. all of you lovelies!) Diagnosed in Oct 2018 and since then I've managed to keep dropping weight, down by 4st 3lb so far - and not...

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...

Hello folks! So, just a random ramble I had today whilst going about my business , especially as over the past two weeks since diagnosis, which, to be honest, shouldn't have been that much of a shock (given my 'old' madcap erratic lifestyle of work/commute/hugely high stress/lack of good...

There seems to be a new market for diabetes ed courses! I am working with a group trying to set up our own volunteer led course hence my interest if there's anyone who has tried a company called EMPOWER? You may have experienced X-pert or DESMOND too and I am aware of some individual GP...

Hi friends, I was watching tv with my kids and accepted a little piece of cake and some pork jerky (which will have some sugar in it). I know that's not optimal, but it was tiny amounts. I did a quick test (probably about 1hr after eating) and was 8.9. That's a bit higher than I'd expected, so I...

Hi, I am going in to my final year of University studying Social Psycholgy at University of Ulster. I am starting to think of dissertation ideas & as I am Type 1 diabetic diagnosed 2 years I would like to do my dissertation on something I am genuinely interested about. I have been thinking of...

Hi Everyone I just read this https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4401881/ and in particular Table 4 (results) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4401881/table/T4/ which explains that one can lose a statistically significant number on one's HbA1c.. ! I am curious if...

Hi everyone, I've been a type 1 diabetic for 40 years (first diagnosed in 1976). During that time I have faithfully followed the NHS guidlines applicable at various times but, always found my daily type 1 diabetes management very difficult to control my HbA1c at the required levels. Over the...

Hello my wonderful friends! I hope that you are all very well and that your bg levels are very “on point!” I very much wish to request your opinions regarding the following matter. Please allow me to elaborate a little in order to get to my point. As some of you might have read from my previous...