type 2

Was diagnosed T2 back in June and had an hbA1c of 67 mmol/mol (10.6%). Just retested at my GP surgery and it's down to 42 mmol/mol (7%). I'm absolutely chuffed and put this down to 500mg of Metformin twice a day, lots of exercise and reducing my carbs and sugars considerably. One thing I was...

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Results are in... ... H1ac is at 5.8!! (I was at 9.8 in May) I'm super stoked! This does not mean that my journey is over, far from it, but I'm so happy to be heading in the right direction. I'm meeting with my nurse next week, and my kidneys look like they're doing just fine, too. Going to...

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40900269 Being obese is a risk factor, especially for children of a black or Asian ethnic background. Twice as many girls were affected than boys.

Hi all! I’m 32 weeks pregnant, and I’ve been diagnosed with gestational diabetes for about a month. I was referred to a 2 hour glucose test on account of family members with type 2 diabetes. My 2 hour result was well within the normal range (5.8), but my fasting sugar was just over the limit in...

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Hi, I am currently being seen by the diabetic consultant at my local hospital in an attempt to prevent me having to take insulin. All is going well, however, she has just written to my GP saying I should be taking statins if I am not already on them. Why would this be as my chloresterol levels...

Hi All I have been T2 for just over 2 years and I have polycystic ovarian syndrome, however we have decided we would like to try for a baby. I have been online and done my research, and I know that I need to try and achieve good diabetic control before we start trying. My last hba1c was 64 in...

Hi, I am frustrated with my morning readings. I have been on tablets for 5 years, Glucopage 500 XR later glucopage 750XR twice daily(morning and night ..after breakfast and dinner) and Diamicron 60 mg in the morning after breakfast. my A1C used be around 7. I have been following LCHF diet...

Hi Experts, I was recently diagnosed Type 2 diabetes and my sugar levels were as high as 400. Over the last couple of months i have followed a strict diet plan and i am following a very strict workout regime. Today's morning empty stomach reading was 84. I was very happy to see a reading this...

Hi everyone, I thought id take the time to introduce myself and give a little background on me. I’m 30 years old from Cumbria and was diagnosed with type 2 this year. I was at an impromptu health check at work which showed a blood glucose level of 12 mmol the nurse was worried to say the least...

Hi all this Los my 1st post so please forgive me if got it wrong.. doh! Last year I was diagnosed T2 iv always been fit and never over weight and healthy water.. tho if taken steroids for 10 years as i have a condition called sarcoidosis. Last year my b.s. was pretty much around 5- 8 each...

Hi everyone, First of all, please forgive me if my English is not good. I found out I have type 2 diabetes over 3 years ago but I didn't take it seriously and didn't take any medications at all. But that changed after I had my health check 2 months ago and the doctor explained to me that my...

I was recently diagnosed with t2 and put on 2000mg of metformin, 1000mg twice a day. In addition to the nausea and diarrhea I find my moods swinging all over the place. One minute I'll feel great and the next I'll start dying and feel like there's something terribly wrong even though I know...

I got my diagnosis at the end of last year, I've been on metformin since December and my blood tests last week are saying that even with taking 4 metformin a day my blood sugar is still quite high. They are now wanting to put me on Lipitor, I've been researching it and I really don't want to go...

I was diagnosed with type 2 six years ago and was put on metformin and gliclazide shortly followed by insullin at night. My readings were always high no matter what I did. I have now been told that I am type 1 and they have stopped my tablets and will sort my new meds next week. I may have to...

OK, so NICE guidelines are that insulin pump therapy is for T1 diabetes. However, the CCGs do have the ability to approve funding for a T2 patient on an individual case-by-case basis. I live in Salford, where the CCG and the PCT before them have never approved insulin pump therapy for any T2...

My initial diagnosis for type 2 had a HbA1C of 99 back last October. Four months later it was 59 this February. Initially, I cut out things high in sugar, such as breakfast cereals and in December I discovered the LCHF diet and have been gradually cutting out carbs, most recently eating...

I am twenty years of age- and was diagnosed as a type one diabetic by my doctor at the age of sixteen. This week I had quite the shock when attending the main hospital in my city, because they told me they thought it was quite possible I was type two due to my antibodies being quite low. I have...

I'm due to go on my first holiday abroad on Saturday since being diagnosed. I don't usually suffer with motion sickness other than when I am flying. I am wondering if the tablets I take will interfere with my insulin? There's no information on the leaflet and I am ringing my DSN tomorrow to...