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Morning, First time poster here. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in June of last year with levels of 73mmol. After a consultation with my GP I was put on Metformin tablets of three tablets a day with meals. Over three months I managed to decrease my levels to 37mmol and lose three stone...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with Type 1 2 years ago and haven't had good control of my blood sugars since. But I just found out im pregnant, ideally I would of loved to get everything under control yet here we are. My Hb1ac just came back as 9.7 and after doing some reading online I am beyond...

Hi everyone Apologies in advance for this long post. Just looking for a bit advice and hoping I can put my mind at ease. Last year around April time, I was referred to the Ophthalmology dept at my local hospital as there was blood vessels in my left eye starting to bleed and form new ones...

Hello , so I was wondering if anyone could guide me on what I need too do as something very much scared me last night. I took my semglee 24 hour insulin as I do every night at 10pm, I’ve reduced by 4 units due too my sugars dropping lower than I wanted before meals. This rectified the problem...

Good Evening, I hope everyone is safe and well. First time here and first time posting. I'm a 41-yr old male. I was diagnosed with Type 2 just before Covid-19 hit. I had a score of 67, this was discovered during a sleep study test for sleep apnea (severe). It was then followed up by my GP...

I have been told by the doctor to take a new drug called Trulicity. I am very scared. I am worried that it will affect my mental health. Also I had pancreatitis few years ago is this drug bad

Hi all. As the title reads, I haven't been diagnosed yet but I have blood and urine tests booked with the diabetic nurse tomorrow. I'm absolutely petrified because I feel I know what is coming!! I'm a 31yo male, 6"1' and thin (if you exclude the dad bod!). There is no history of diabetes in my...

Hii everyone I am 19 years old, kinda active and of relatively normal weight. I have always had good health and a stong immune system but upon going to uni I got glandular fever/mono and I have had this for a couple of months and the doctor said come back as it may be anemia. However over the...

Hi all, Its my first time posting in here - and probably the first time I'm being completely honest with myself about my feelings about my new diagnosis. I'm 24 years old. At the beginning of February, I went on a skiing holiday to Bulgaria with my sister - and 2 days in began to feel lethargic...

My vision is changing a lot, I see floaters and can't see in dim light. I went to the eye doctor and they said no swelling, just a small corneal scar. My sugars went down to 24 yesterday and I had a panic attack at walmart yesterday and brought my sugars up to 177. I have burning and stinging...

Help please I accidentally took my Lantus 8 units instead of my Nova Rapid 8 units. What do I do. Worried

Im absolutely fuming at myself!! After getting my HbA1c down alot also my weight, ive slipped into old habits, im not eating right im lazy about it, im skipping breakfast and snacking on stuff I shouldn't be inbetween lunch and dinner! I keep saying ill do better tomorrow but I don't! Anyway...

Hi, 8 Months ago I was tested for diabetes as I was having frequent UTIs and was worried it was being caused by diabetes and so the doctor made me take a blood test and rang me and told me I don't have it. I am having some symptoms which could be potentially caused by diabetes, could I have got...

Hi everyone. Well im completely new to this having received a letter from my GP completely out of the blue just a few days ago. I didn't even know they were checking my blood sugars. Anyway my HbA1c has gone from 44mmol to 46mmol in the past 3 months so now they tell me I am high risk...

I'm a 19 year old woman and right now I'm currently petrified that I have type 2 diabetes. I've been feeling tired for the past 5 days, even though I've been getting 7-8 hours sleep a night and I have a dry mouth. I also wake up early too for no other reason whilst before I usually needed an...

My daughter had her first hypo whilst sat in class, school followed all the right procedure and she was fine but was feeling sick the rest of the evening and didn't want to eat, she had another hypo during the night but as we were monitoring every two hours its was fine. this morning though she...

Hey, newly, unofficially diagnosed here. I'm 16. 5'3", 185 pounds but that's after losing 10 pounds in a span of a month which I suspect is a symptom. A few months ago, I got diagnosed as almost borderline. My doctor said in a few weeks, I might become borderline. Well, it's been 2 months, and...

Hi. I’ve recently been diagnosed type 2 and although my nurse was very sympathetic I do feel like I’m kinda in this alone. She’s given me 3 months to change my diet and try to lose weight/lower my blood sugar before she thinks about putting me on meds. I’ve done a lot of reading up about how to...

Hey guys, this may turn into a rant, and so I am sorry in advance, but I'm very upset with myself for allowing this to happen. I am 19 years old, a healthy weight, don't drink and don't smoke tobacco. However, I have been showing the telltale signs of Type II diabetes for the past few days - a...

Last month I had my first appointment at the Endocrinology department and the consultant referred me for an OGTT. The appointment is tomorrow. Just a little background on me, I have always had a phobia of blood tests. I used to refuse them until my health issues got worse and I knew I needed to...