type 2

I often ride a bike for 4+ hours burning at least 400 cals/hr. In pre-lockdown days I would normally stop at cafes etc to refuel. Now I resort to cycling specialist energy bars etc. I have found only a few that are not coated in chocolate which is not a good feature - melts in back pocket of...

Hi I recently joined the Low Carb Program and watched Dr Jason Fung's videos on there, who seems to be an advocate of intermittent fasting. I find if I go more than 5 hours without eating my blood sugars start to shoot up. When I decided to do the Newcastle plan last year my GP ordered me...

How do you know there is a helicopter pilot in the room ? They'll tell you, one of the oldest adages in aviation. No prizes for guessing that my diagnosis in Nov 2020 came with some potentially career limiting issues as I lost my medical which left me unable to fly. The diagnosis was a bit of...

Has anyone been on this? My consultant says it’s easier on stomach but I have taken one and I am not sure it agrees with me. I am over heating, feel nauseous and had to run to bathroom ( which I expected) but the racing heart and overheating and nausea have me worried? I suffer from Health...

Hi Fellas, Based in Sydney, I have recently been diagnosed for type 2 and it has shattered my world completely. Everything that I am doing now revolves around my blood sugar :( My doctor has put me on Metformin 1000+Gliclazide. Since I have started the dosage, the fasting sugar is between 4.3...

Hi I am a final year pharmacy student at Kingston University, I am currently completing my project on the side effects of diabetic medication. I am doing this study to explore how you may deal with side effects in your diabetic medication and how frequently you may experience them. The...

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...

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...

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?

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...