type 2

  1. Cfaria20

    Diagnosed last week but no support

    Hi I just signed up after coming across this site and hoping I can get some support and advice on what to do next I just feel bit lost. I have 3 daughters and was diagnosed with gestational diabetes with 2 of them last time was 3 years ago. I was on insulin and 5ablets with both as diet alone...
  2. Lelliee

    Stubborn spikes!

    Hi everyone, So I'm feeling a bit at my wits end with my blood sugars lately, despite having my hba1c being 47, two less than last time. I'm not satisfied... I've just phoned the DSN to try and voice my concerns and I get told I'm doing fine and there are no concerns. The consultant says the...
  3. hankjam

    Gluco Type 2

    I was on forum for PCa and a member was asking a question about how his HT had increased his BG and was advised to check this out: https://www.wubmed.org/blog/gluco-type-2-what-is-that/ Seems like snake oil to me. Does anyone know differently?
  4. N

    New diagnosed question with shakes

    Hi Just been newly diagnosed in August. At 15.5 hba1c. However my blood sugar levels now range between 5-7mmol. Just controlling using diet and exercise. However since tge beginning of September I have had a rapid heart beat and constantly feeling shaky as in all the time shaking. I...
  5. D

    20 years old with diabetes

    Hi! I'm new to this thing but I've been reading here for a while now. I have diabetes and I'm just 20 years old. I currently weight 80 kilogram and my height is 5'10. I'm not obese, I'm just on the higher side of normal. About 3-4 months ago I started to see ants on my toilet bowl and that...
  6. R

    Insulin for Type 2 - is it a slippery slope?

    Hi guys. I have a question that’s not about myself. Both my parents (who are currently overseas, outside the UK) have contracted COVID and it’s been serious enough that they were admitted to hospital. It’s been an incredibly stressful time but they seem to have got a handle on their oxygen...
  7. H

    Do I need a flu vaccine for T2D? Anxiety playing havoc!

    Hey! Coming up to flu season now and I can't decide if I should get a flu vaccine? I'm 25 years old and I've only ever had flu vaccines when I was a child. Obviously with COVID around I'm trying to be extra safe, plus I've already had the flu once when I was 16 and I experienced swine flu in...
  8. Libby3781

    Anybody taking Metformin & Insulin?

    Hi all, hope you’re all doing ok? I’m wondering is anybody on Metformin & insulin? When I was first diagnosed I was primarily on Metformin only. However, it started making me ill so I obviously stopped taking it. Now, however my DN once me to give them another go. Unfortunately, I’ve got my...
  9. J

    Type 2 Does anyone have any experience on metformin?

    Hiya, I’m new here. I was diagnosed pre diabetic a couple of years ago but I’ve been in total denial. Today I had my blood work results back from the doctors and he is insisting I start on 500mg of slow release metformin immediately. It felt a bit like he was a drug pusher, warning me of being...
  10. H

    Low blood sugar whilst on medication as well as the 800 diet

    Hi all! Thank you to everyone who replied to my last question. I've been on the 800 cal diet for a little under a week now. I'm on x2 500mg Metformin and x1 80g Gliclazide a day. I haven't checked my blood sugar for a week (my own fault) but when I checked it today I saw that I'm only 5.2...
  11. LindsayCatt

    DKA - Type 2

    Yesterday I crashed. Big time. After my fab results last month (holding steady at 40), my GP thought it was a good idea to reduce my meds again (after halving my Metformin at Christmas from 1g x 2 to 500mg x 2 within a week of me seeing my Endo Consultant who said to stay on the same dose, she...
  12. T

    Young t2 to chat with

    Is thr anyone in thr 20s who Is type 2 or lada i can chat with
  13. J

    1-1 Cambridge diet

    Apologies uve searched but couldn't find much info. Is it wise for a type 2 insulin dependant diabetic 17 stone, diet ok but could be better, does 30-45 min evercise 3 to 5 times acweek to start the above diet? My sugars are in tge range of 12 to 15 most days even if i eat healthy i just cant...
  14. E

    Recipe Inspiration Please

    Hi all, I am not diabetic but am a member of this forum due to previous research I have done for my University dissertations. If you wouldn’t mind, I could really use some help finding vegetarian dishes that are safe for type 2 diabetics - I’m preferably thinking a pie or something like that...
  15. O

    Low carb programme and CKD

    Is there any information about the low carb programme and if it is suitable for people with ckd 3 eGFR 43? Any information links would be appreciated. My HB1AC is 48 and I need to lose 2stones . Thanks . The programme is on offer and I’d like to purchase it.
  16. J

    Newly diagnosed type 2 with Ulcerative Colitis

    Hi All I was diagnosed with Type 2 last week and have now been given an increasing dose of metformin. I previously had gestational diabetes when pregnant with my daughter four years ago so I do have a little experience with diabetes. Though I am finding this hard to get my head around, I have...
  17. DCB 2

    Diabetes - Covid

    Guys. Here across the pond we have been told that having diabetes one would expect to have complications with Covid, but they do not tell us why. From what I can figure out it is the complications from diabetes which is causing the problem. I have made sure that my blood sugar are the correct...
  18. gavingfc

    Work issues

    My employer has told me me having diabetes is irrelevant as I have had to take time off due to diabetic related issues . Does anyone know what I can do as they don't seem to be taking my health seriously they haven't sat down with me and offered solutions they just say me being diabetic irrelevant .
  19. E

    Coming to Terms with T2

    Hi all! Been diagnosed for about 2 and a half years now but have been ignoring it. I'm now very worried about it and have previously been worried about seeking help from doctors and struggle to be able to come to terms with my diagnosis. I'm worried about my future and was seeking first step...
  20. T

    Confused and depressed. Give me advice pls.

    After being a rebel I returned to my meds and had been taking them religiously for past 10 days(medications: 1.jalra m 50/500 x2 a day 2.reclide 40mg x1 a day Lantus 10 units once a day) and today I had a follow up and my fbs was 193mg/dl and ppbs was 355mg/dl. Now I was asked to increase my...