motivation

Hi, I’m a type1 diabetic of 33 years, over the last few years I’ve really managed to get my overall blood sugars under better control than ever before as a result of using the freestyle libre, a good local diabetic team and getting a bit older. However I am a bit frustrated with my lack of...

Hi, What you eat and what you do one day has a big impact on your FBG the next. So, I thought I'd start this thread to see if there are others out there that enjoy incorporating physical activity as well as diet in the approach to dealing with T2. So that we can post what we are eating, our...

I've always struggled with accepting my condition ever since I was diagnosed and I've had some awful experiences with my medical team which have furthered these negativities. I thought I had conquered this in achieving a Hba1c of 44 but went off the rails again and my Hba1c is back up at 103...

So today I had a funny discussion with some pals about my forthcoming holiday to Rome. Apparently I'm going to find it "sooooooo hard to eat, what will you do? You can't eat the bread and pasta, oh I'd haaaaate that". Ummm..... Okay! So, no, I won't eat the bread and pasta, but I'll probably...

I've been doing keto since mid January and have been pretty strict with it. At first the weight fell off, I lost over a stone in 5 weeks but since then I've had a month long stall. I can't think why (apart from hormones as my periods have stopped). I'm eating less than 1400 cals a day (242 lbs...

Hi all, (bear with, it's a long post, but I hope it helps) I just wanted to give a quick shout out for any and all those that have been newly diagnosed with T2 diabetes – DO NOT PANIC, IT’S GOING TO BE OK…..honest! :) I'm not preaching, I'm not 'fixed' and I know I can't get rid of T2, but I...

Hi All I am a 20yo male who was recently diagnosed with Type 1. I have always been a happy, positive and easy going person. Probably the perfect person to get T1DM, because I can handle it emotionally. I was initially upset when I found out, but after an hour the tears stopped and I was on my...

Hi guys, I am 22 years old and I have been a type 1 diabetic for over ten years now. I have to say I have never been the best at controlling my blood sugars and just fancied sharing some of my experiences! I went for my annual eye test and 6 monthly review recently and the results were not...

Hi everyone, Just wondered if anyone on here would be able to re-motivate me to care about my diabetes. My nurses and consultant try but I cant be dealing with the patronising talks anymore. Type one for 6 years now and having a bit of a low time with it all. If anyone wants to contact me for...