type 2

Hi Folks Recently attacked by severe pancreatitis to add to my T2 diabetes. For the former I take up to 8 Creon enzyme capsules (25,000) daily. Anyone any comments re the right kind of diet? Have been low carb GI until the attack but wonder if the damaged pancreas might affect this.

Hi, Husband newly diagnosed and hasn't got dietitian appointment until 15th August. He is flitting between low carb and 'screw it I don't know what i'm doing so I'll eat anything I want'. Also a bit low. Any advice for keeping his morale up a bit and any experiences you had with your husbands...

I was diagnosed almost a year ago with type 2 diabetes and my wisdom teeth need to be taken out. I've been scaring myself ever since I found this out so i'm wondering what other people experienced and what precautions they had to take before undergoing surgery. note: this would be my very...

so tonight I went round to a friends house and she did pizza for dinner (frozen deep pan)...I usually do my own Wholemeal one and my blood sugars are fine. So I tested my blood after an hour and 20 mins: 7.2 mmol Then 2 hrs it went up to 8.6mmol. Then 2hr 40 mins my blood sugar was down to...

Hi, I am type 2 and am looking for recommendations for the "best" from a diabetes perspective beer. I do not drink regularly, but as the summer approaches I do like to have a beer occasionally and especially if we have a family BBQ - I seldom drink more than 3 or 4. I have done some reading...

https://openheart.bmj.com/content/openhrt/6/1/e001028.full.pdf?ct= I don't spend too much time on Twitter what are you talking about? Yes I know it's a mice model but considering how much we have seen from a lot of the fasting groups it seems that meal timing goes a long way towards giving...

Hi all, I don’t really post much on here but I’m just having one of those weeks where I feel like my diabetes is beating me and it’s been tough. I was diagnosed type 1 over three years ago. But after a couple of months of using novorapid & lantus I began having regular hypo’s. I had been...

So I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last Friday, wasn't really given that much information about how I was supposed to deal with this but was started on a titrating dose of metformin. Thankfully I discovered diabetes.co.uk. I bought myself a blood glucose monitor and tried to follow a low...

hi I’ve been diagnosed with type 2 since March...I have lost 1.5 stone. And have another 7 to lose, so far I’ve got my blood sugar back in non diabetic levels and have to go for another blood test in June to see my progress. I am losing weight well and I follow weight watchers to help me lose...

with me being recently diagnosed with t2, I’ve been doing so much research. Sometimes when I’m looking at articles and forums I can get negative thoughts it my head, last night was one of them! Now I can’t remember the website I was on, I think it was like a forum but can’t find it....it was...

so I was diagnosed the beginning of March, I have since lost 1.5 stone (still have 7 to lose)....so for the past 2-3 weeks my blood sugars have been perfect...when I wake up it’s between a 4.2-4-7.....after my meals it usually is around less than 6 one hour post meal and below 5 2 hrs....I...

Hi All, A few of you may know me from previous discussion posts asking about type 2 diabetes in relation to medication and lactic acidosis, but I also have an interest in how type 2 diabetes is represented in the media. As I am now studying a postgraduate degree in Global Media and Culture at...

Just wanted to know how long you good people have been living with and managing your type 2 diabetes?

** The survey has now closed, thank-you to everyone who participated ** Researchers at the University of Surrey are looking at the relationships between alcohol consumption and other lifestyle factors in people with Type 2 Diabetes. We would like to invite people with Type 2 Diabetes to...

Hello All!! New to the forums and looking to get some input from the community. I was diagnosed diabetic 4 weeks ago on 19/02/2019, followed up with diagnostic blood tests; HbA1c through the roof at 131!! Currently taking Metformin 500mg, two twice a day, and Gliclazide 40mg, one twice a day...

I've been lurking for a while but this is my first post -- hello! I was diagnosed with T2 in September 2018. I've read the advice on the forums about diet changes and using a meter etc (I was lucky enough to be hospitalised with hypertension and so got one prescribed) and my morning blood sugars...

I guess this question is for those who have controlled bg or as some would say ‘reversed’ or ‘in remission’ For those who lost quite a bit of weight through diet and exercise did you insulin sensitivity increase? Are you able to eat more carbohydrates than before? I know everyone with...

hi everyone I posted before saying I may be diabetic( I have my second blood test on Wednesday), however over the past 3 weeks I have been testing a glucose levels and the numbers have been dropping and also losing weight, I go slimming world..... 2 hours after every meal I test my glucose...

Hi Folks, Well, I'm about 7 months on from my initial diagnosis of pre-diabetes (at the 43 mark) noted on an Hba1c test taken because I was having episodes of feeling faint and spaced out (usually when out and about, shopping) - and also mornings when I was struggling to get going, with just no...

I really, really need help from people with more fasting experience than me. I am on day 3 of a fast which will end with dinner tomorrow evening. I decided that in order to trigger autophagy I would only drink water, black decaff coffee and herbal/fruit teas. That's it, nothing else...