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newly diabetic. anxious with glucose high readings

  1. Faulty pen?

    I've noticed that sometimes my Novorapid pens are faulty and don't bring me down to the correct sugar level? I'm a pretty newly diagnosed T1D and I'm at a loss here. I know I injected the correct amount if not a little too much and yet I'm stuck in a hyper HOURS after food. any advice would be...
  2. C

    Newly diagnosed, round 2.

    Hi There, I am a 61 yo male in Seattle, Firstly, I apologize if this post is too long or too much info. I have been finding lately that my health providers seem a bit impatient with me and my questions about what's going on for me. Very frustrating. I had been diagnosed back in 2011 with T2...
  3. Type 2 and Coeliac and lactose intolerant! Newly diagnosed type 2=only yesterday!

    Hello all Im already coeliac and lactose intolerant then yesterday I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes! Obviously it was a dark day yesterday and still getting my head around this! The nurse asked if I’d known I was pre diabetic for the past 2 years... erm Nope! I was shocked as I was 10.2...
  4. R

    Type 1. New diagnosis. Advice.

    Hi everyone, I was diagnosed 4 days ago with type 1. I am jumping into learning, reading, researching and really getting my head around everything. ( it’s how I deal with stressful/unexpected/shocking situations) I’ve just started carb cou ting today after a visit to my dietician and diabetes...
  5. Newly diagnosed

    Hi, I was diagnosed type 2 diabetic today my hca1 test ( i think it’s called ) was 64, I tested myself 3 days ago on a friends machine after feeling off for a few weeks and my bs was 14mmols 1 hour after food ( bad food all carbs ) anyway I have drastically reduced my carbs and I am around...
  6. R

    New Diabetes 2 admitted with sugar/glucose readings off the scale

    Hi folks. Good to find such a vast support network. I'm Perth-based Australia.admitted 6 days ago with sugar/glucose readings off the scale and in last few days insulin readings have been between 12 and 15, ocaasionally a 9 depending on time after meals. I'm feeling a little lost since I was...
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