PLEASE consider reading if you have any type of continuous glucose monitor to help a new type 1 out :(
I have never used any sort of CGM yet but am seriously considering trying one out.. I need to control my glucose levels better without the anxiety and unpredictability. I don’t know what to...
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Among all the issues, always one thing is on my mind: how parents struggle with everyday diabetic life. Are there any parents of newly diagnosed children? What kind of challenges you and your child face while living with diabetes?
Hello friends!
So, I'm 2 years in since diagnosis of T2 in 2018 (non Insulin dependent/no meds) and I wanted to check in with you all as I went along for my official annual review and test results today etc...
I was a little worried that this gawdawful pandemic and closures of gyms and...
I was diagnosed type 1 diabetic at 12 weeks pregnant Christmas just gone.
I had a brilliant diabetes team that helped me keep levels stable through my pregnancy to Protect me and my baby from complications. I managed to drop my hba1c from 47 to 32 by the time I was in my third trimester...
Hi all,
Just today I got my diagnosis that I'm type 1.5.
I had my c peptite test done and was at 0.8, with normal levels being 1.1 to 1.4 apparently.
As it is just a bit lower than normal, the doctor said it may be a mix of type 1 and 2, so 1.5.
I was told to continue taking Zemimet to lower...
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Tbh I kind of feel like I need a vent and some advice. This monday I was called by my doctor after a blood test becauss I was tired with a HBa1c level of 98 mol/mmol and he immeadietly tried to get me to go to the hospital for type 1 testing. Unforntunately I was headed on the train home...
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My name is Tracy, im 54 and newly diagnosed this week with prediabetes. I change my doctor and they did a health check as well as my yearly liver and kidney function blood tests to do with my epilepsy. My blood pressure and cholestrol are pretty much perfect she said but the ha1c was 47...