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Hi everybody, I tried searching the forum for anybody with similar experience but no luck. About 16 months ago I was diagnosed with colon cancer. Before that my previous HbA1c result had been 36. I had surgery, an ileostomy to allow the resected colon to recover and then chemotherapy too...

So I was wondering if anyone could help with this. In the past two weeks, I’ve had two acutely stressful episodes. Not the most stressful events of my life by any stretch, not the most stressful events I’ve been involved with since using Tresiba, but stressful nonetheless. However in the past...

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...

Hi, Could someone kindly share your personal experience on whether yoga was effective in the management of your diabetes please? Thank you

Ok so I'm a type 1 diabetic who has had the condition since 2. It's all I've known for as long as I can remember. But does anyone get this feeling where, no matter how good your bloods are, no matter how consistent you are that the condition just doesn't sit right? I'm use to injections, tests...

Hi, I've struggled with stress during the pandemic and during lock down got into some bad comfort eating - icecream is the latest evil- it's just so hot!! . We also have a glut of fruit in the garden and have been eating much more than I am used to as I've been on a low carb diet for a couple of...

Hi all, Sorry in advance for this bit of a rant. I'm one of the fortunate ones in that lockdown was good for me. My mental health improved and for the first time in a long time I feel like I'm actually taking control of my diabetes. However, and I'm sure many others feel the same, I am...

Since having the Libre system ( NOV 19) I have noticed that when I am under even the slightest bit of stress my glucose levels rocket. What can I do to minimise the impact of this. My glucose levels seem erratic because of this. Could this be the Diabetes alone or a combination of my illnesses...

Hi people, i am 20 yr old girl. I was diagnosed almost a year ago as type 2.i am prescribed jalra m(metformin and vildagliptin) 50/500mg×2 a day, gliclazide x1 a day and 10 units of lantus at bed time. I weighed 60 kg on diagnosis and now I weigh 73kg inspite of changing my diet and exercising...

Hi I was diagnosed with T1 7 years ago when I was pregnant with my first child. It was a whirlwind, I was put on insulin at 24 weeks pregnant and then got the insulin pump during my second pregnancy 3 years later. My management during my pregnancies was great both times - very tough but I made...

Hello Good people, My name is Sandeep(male, 37 yrs old) I am from India and i currently reside in US for work. I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes when I did my annual physicals at my Physician's office on April 30th, 2019. My fasting blood sugars on that day was around 200 mg/dl(Stupid thing i...

I was trying to post a comment on this article, but gave up in despair. (ironic). Anyway, this is what I wanted to say: Well... at least there is a recognition now that the physical can impact the mental and vice versa. though we are a long way away from parity of esteem. My Type 1 went...

Diagnosed PreDiabetic end July 2018, panicked at first, then found Carbs and Cals book. Did well with diet initially, aiming for 100 carb a day. Thought I had it cracked:smug:, then discovered was losing too much weight. :meh: Am 1.67m tall. Weight fell from 56.8kg down to 50kg, still...

Hello guys I'm Amirarsalan and new around here! I've been diagnosed with t1d since 2011 and ever since I've gone through a lot of stress without any reasons. However its getting worse these days and I'm asking you guys how you guys if you're also feeling the same way as one of T1D effects. I...

I have been a type 1 diabetic for 9 years now. I have always had a semi-good control with this past year having had my Hba1c in the 50s. However as I finished uni (end of May) and went to find a job which I am due to start in a week my blood sugar has gone out of control. I stopped eating any...

Hello, I've been looking at this forum for a while as a source of support after being told about a month ago that I'm prediabetic. To put this in context - and apologies ahead that this will be quite a long post - I thought I might be at risk (because I have the body type and do have some...

Hello My name’s Shaun and I normally just lurk reading posts but I need some advice please. I’m a type 2 diabetic on Metformin 500mg three times a day, normally manage quite well but recently things have started to go wrong. I’ve had haematuria recently which was treated with nitrofurantoin...

I am under a considerable amount of stress at the moment due to a terminally ill relative, so while dealing with this my blood sugars are haywire (T2), getting lots of fussy heads and generally feel yuk when its high, any ideas what I can do to reduce theses high levels?

I am newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes (three and a half weeks in), and I am now in the middle of my third week of Low Carb High Fat eating. I am not on any drugs, having decided to try and lower my blood sugar with diet and exercise. I was prescribed Metformin, but I am reluctant to go...

I’ve been suffering with depression for a few years, now I am diagnosed with diabetes I am wondering if it was depression, or depression caused by my undiagnosed diabetes. Now I am on medication, and it is incepreasing weekly, I find that I am getting down quite a lot, including getting very...