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Jenny 105
Well-Known Member
Hi from Jenny105
Diagnosed with Diabetes type 2 , 2 years ago. My situation is unusual. I had lost 12kgs in less than 9m and weighed 57kg . I was diagnosed with a glucose level 96. I continued to lose weight down to 44 kg. First it was thought i was type 1.5 lada. Then type 2 using metformin, Then using lower metformin and 1 x insulin pen in am only/ I am over 65 . Live in UK. Am struggling with what to eat to GAIN weight and but ALSO what to eat to keep monitor readings at suitable glucose levels. I'd like to meet TYPE 2 with insulin (once a day only) to share experiences
I now weigh 50kg. Readings generally go from 8 - 11. I do not get help on this from my Diabetic Nurse. On holiday in spain readings were 5 - 15 max either way
Diagnosed with Diabetes type 2 , 2 years ago. My situation is unusual. I had lost 12kgs in less than 9m and weighed 57kg . I was diagnosed with a glucose level 96. I continued to lose weight down to 44 kg. First it was thought i was type 1.5 lada. Then type 2 using metformin, Then using lower metformin and 1 x insulin pen in am only/ I am over 65 . Live in UK. Am struggling with what to eat to GAIN weight and but ALSO what to eat to keep monitor readings at suitable glucose levels. I'd like to meet TYPE 2 with insulin (once a day only) to share experiences
I now weigh 50kg. Readings generally go from 8 - 11. I do not get help on this from my Diabetic Nurse. On holiday in spain readings were 5 - 15 max either way
Hi @Jenny 105 , welcome to the forum.
What about starting a thread of your own with your questions, so people can reply to it without it being hidden in this introductory thread?
Or the moderators can move your post to a new thread if you like, just ask.
I'm sure some T2's on insulin will react to such a thread.
What type of insulin are you on?
And are you very sure you're a T2? I was thought to be a T2 for two years but turned out to be a T1 (LADA) after all, in the early stages of LADA it isn't always easy to diagnose.
I have just been diagnosed with my glucose level being 52. I have seen a dietitian and a diabetic nurse and have been given contradictory advice from both. I have been doing most of my own research but have so far lost no weight. I am thinking of looking into the carnivore diet as hubby is on that and losing weight already in one week. Looking forward to having more people in the same boat as me to talk to.
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Hello! I am very pleased to be here as the Forum seems a good place to be.
My name is Sue and I am fortunate to live in Cornwall.
At my annual review April 2023, my HBA1c was 42. My GP sent me to an info session run by the diabetic nurse. She suggested either: enrolling on a self guided online pre-diabetic program or attending a F2F group locally. I chose the online version. I was a bit shocked to find myself labelled as pre-diabetic. The online programme is Second Nature, which as you probably know, provides low-carb recipes, a set of digital scales, a link to a coach (dietician, nutritionist or similar) and psychological training to form new habits. As my BMI was well within range, I didn’t need to lose weight - but I did by following the food guidelines and I certainly didn’t need to form an exercise habit as this has been part of my life since my teens and I am now 74! After 3 months HBA1c was 39. SN asked me, finally, to consult my GP to see whether the program was still suitable for me as my BMI was v low: 18. He said come off it - so I did but continued low carb. After a further 3 months HBA1C was 43, I was quite upset by this. Went to see GP (another one, no choice) who said eat more carbs & diagnosed impaired glucose tolerance. However, I do not wish to sleep walk into diabetes.
The only difference between the 39 and 43 readings - my husband was very ill: 2 hospital admissions & I needed to do home nursing - the most demanding thing I have ever done. He’s much better now but I wonder whether stress could have affected my readings, I understand cortisol has an effect on blood glucose.
What to do? Continue low carb? Buy a glucometer to monitor my blood levels?
Sorry this is long!
I am active, I walk almost daily, I’m a member of a weekly walking group, sing in a community choir, swim once a week, volunteer with the SW Coastpath Association, enjoy the outdoors and company of local family and friends.
My name is Sue and I am fortunate to live in Cornwall.
At my annual review April 2023, my HBA1c was 42. My GP sent me to an info session run by the diabetic nurse. She suggested either: enrolling on a self guided online pre-diabetic program or attending a F2F group locally. I chose the online version. I was a bit shocked to find myself labelled as pre-diabetic. The online programme is Second Nature, which as you probably know, provides low-carb recipes, a set of digital scales, a link to a coach (dietician, nutritionist or similar) and psychological training to form new habits. As my BMI was well within range, I didn’t need to lose weight - but I did by following the food guidelines and I certainly didn’t need to form an exercise habit as this has been part of my life since my teens and I am now 74! After 3 months HBA1c was 39. SN asked me, finally, to consult my GP to see whether the program was still suitable for me as my BMI was v low: 18. He said come off it - so I did but continued low carb. After a further 3 months HBA1C was 43, I was quite upset by this. Went to see GP (another one, no choice) who said eat more carbs & diagnosed impaired glucose tolerance. However, I do not wish to sleep walk into diabetes.
The only difference between the 39 and 43 readings - my husband was very ill: 2 hospital admissions & I needed to do home nursing - the most demanding thing I have ever done. He’s much better now but I wonder whether stress could have affected my readings, I understand cortisol has an effect on blood glucose.
What to do? Continue low carb? Buy a glucometer to monitor my blood levels?
Sorry this is long!
I am active, I walk almost daily, I’m a member of a weekly walking group, sing in a community choir, swim once a week, volunteer with the SW Coastpath Association, enjoy the outdoors and company of local family and friends.
- What is your name?
sunny khan
- How old are you?
28 years
- Are you male or female?
male
- Which country are you from?
india
- Which city/area do you live in?
gaya
- Are you religious?
muslim
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
cricket
- Do you get angry easily?
no
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
no
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
A R rahman
- Favourite city?
delhi
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
big boss
- List your five favourite films.
titan
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
electrical engineering
sunny khan
- How old are you?
28 years
- Are you male or female?
male
- Which country are you from?
india
- Which city/area do you live in?
gaya
- Are you religious?
muslim
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
cricket
- Do you get angry easily?
no
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
no
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
A R rahman
- Favourite city?
delhi
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
big boss
- List your five favourite films.
titan
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
electrical engineering
Hello and welcome, @roseym84
There are threads about this problem with Metformin. For some people it settles. Others have changed to a slow release version, or a change of meds completely. Others manage with change of diet.
Why not start a new thread with your question? You will get more targeted responses by doing that..
anand Abraham
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Anand pronounced aa nun dh if u don't know hindi
I hate camping
49
Heterosexual cis male
Uk citizen born in Mumbai or bombay in 1974
I now live with wife and 15 Yr old twins boy and girl in Hampshire, South England
I am atheist
since age 10, I attend church every Sunday to socialise , God is a fairytale but inside us not a sky daddy Sarcastic, never serious , pessimistic, lazy , fat , introverted
I hate pets , I tolerate 2 cats looked after by my wife and kids , my wife wants a dog next year , I hate dogs more than I hate cats
Apple is the best along with android
Football
️, basketball , volley ball , swimming 
, badminton I have gotten really angry 4 times in last 45 yrs , I am 49 now
I have autism , zero empathy , I am like a robot
I may have undiagnosed I am on 3 Yr waiting list for adult adhd assessment, I get bored and distracted quickly
I hate tattoos and piercings on myself and other himsns unless earrings maybe
Only woman I ever loved and ever will love is my wife of 19 yrs
Friends , Mathew Perry dead , criminal minds , Knight rider , Charles in charge , Mr belvedere , small wonder , A team , big bang theory, 2 and half men , list is endless
Living daylights by aha , bond theme , pop music
British and Indian flags , I know what they mean
I never have tan to avoid skin cancer
️ Physics , chemistry, biology , English, math , pathology , pharmacology , anatomy , physiology , psychology
Reykjavik, family holiday in December 2017
I am upper middle class wealthy for uk
I work but I will not reveal it publiccally
I like my sarcasm , I struggle to communicate effectively due to my autism
MissMuffett
Well-Known Member
Yes I went on slow release metformin and took it just before a meal which helped. It took about 2 weeks to be completely symptom free though.
Hello I do not know where is the right place to introduce myself, hope it’s here…
I ‘m Sue, a fairly fit and active woman aged 74. I am fortunate to live in lovely Cornwall, UK not far from the sea with a quiet beach, great for swimming and within walking distance. I belong to my village church, sing in a community choir, swim sea and indoor pool and love walking. I volunteer with the South West Coast Path Association. I’ve been married to Mike for nearly 51 years and we are fortunate to have our family fairly close by. Camping and caravanning were part of our lives for always but sold the caravan in lockdown.
Bit gutted to find myself pre-diabetic, of three recent HBA1C readings, two were just out of range and one was back in. Most recent was OOR. I lost weight on diabetic nurse suggested Second Nature, when I really didn’t need to, off that program now & hope, by being very careful, to be back in range permanently. Now have a glucometer. Looking forward to forums which I’m sure will be helpful.
bolingbroke
Member
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes on 9/11/15, my HbA1c at that initial test was 56, since then i have lost 5st 6lb in weight. my last HbA1c was 51.
In between 2015 and now though i went of the rails a bit, as i passed my annual check every year i got a bit complacent and started to go back to my old eating habits like [subsituting an entire Chocolate gateux in place of a meal] thinking i could justify it.
That is until 2nd October this year, when late in the evening i started to get a burning sensation that was pulsing in my right ankle along with really bad pains, it was so bad i could not get to sleep, so i got up and did some research online and realised that I needed to change my ways, so the following day i started a 1000 calorie a day diet for 3 weeks which stopped the problems in my foot in just over 2 days and lost me 12lb, my problem is that i have been my wifes full time carer for over 25 years and in the last 4 years she has been on a hospital bed in the living room. so exercise has been a problem always sitting around watching TV, rather than before when she could go out on her mobility scooter, and i could work out in the garden or workshop.
So now i am back to walking in the morning when she is asleep as well as catching up with all the things i had been putting off as they would involve leaving the house , such as, finally got my teeth sorted out (had toothache for over 2 months), have an appointment to have my eyes tested next week as the glasses i have on now are over 12 years old, my newer ones (only 7 years old were lost when my wife was in hospital in March), finally got the lawn cut (the first time this year), so hopefully i can stick to it this time.
Back in 2014 i weighed 22st 7lb, today i was 17st 1lb and i hope to get to my target weight of 13st 7lb by the end of next year or sooner.
Hobbies include the family Tree which i have back to 1562, Railways i collect railway hardware particularly oil lamps of which i have 50, but other stuff as well
Favourite Music is varied but includes Classical, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Abba, Carpenters, Enya, Blue, Led Zeppelin and so on
In between 2015 and now though i went of the rails a bit, as i passed my annual check every year i got a bit complacent and started to go back to my old eating habits like [subsituting an entire Chocolate gateux in place of a meal] thinking i could justify it.
That is until 2nd October this year, when late in the evening i started to get a burning sensation that was pulsing in my right ankle along with really bad pains, it was so bad i could not get to sleep, so i got up and did some research online and realised that I needed to change my ways, so the following day i started a 1000 calorie a day diet for 3 weeks which stopped the problems in my foot in just over 2 days and lost me 12lb, my problem is that i have been my wifes full time carer for over 25 years and in the last 4 years she has been on a hospital bed in the living room. so exercise has been a problem always sitting around watching TV, rather than before when she could go out on her mobility scooter, and i could work out in the garden or workshop.
So now i am back to walking in the morning when she is asleep as well as catching up with all the things i had been putting off as they would involve leaving the house , such as, finally got my teeth sorted out (had toothache for over 2 months), have an appointment to have my eyes tested next week as the glasses i have on now are over 12 years old, my newer ones (only 7 years old were lost when my wife was in hospital in March), finally got the lawn cut (the first time this year), so hopefully i can stick to it this time.
Back in 2014 i weighed 22st 7lb, today i was 17st 1lb and i hope to get to my target weight of 13st 7lb by the end of next year or sooner.
Hobbies include the family Tree which i have back to 1562, Railways i collect railway hardware particularly oil lamps of which i have 50, but other stuff as well
Favourite Music is varied but includes Classical, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Abba, Carpenters, Enya, Blue, Led Zeppelin and so on
rayq81
Member
include a photo here if you wish to.
Maybe at some point
- What is your name?
Raymond
- How old are you?
59 physically, 30 mentally
- Are you male or female?
I identify as a "male with an appendage"
- Which country are you from?
Scotland
- Which city/area do you live in?
Near Preston
- Are you religious?
No I don't tend to follow any type of medieval ideology or believe in sky daddies
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Childish, entitled, shy
- Do you have any pets?
No
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Used to like football, too old physically now
- Do you get angry easily?
Only while listening to the news
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Small football related tattoo on my arm
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Genesis, pink Floyd, Dua Lipa ( not because she is a good singer) Fleetwood Mac, iron maiden
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
I don't have a genre I like most music
- What is your favourite flag?
Jolly Rodger
- Ever gone camping?
Yes left the wife in the tent while I booked into a b and b
- Ever been in love?
Too many times
- Ever used fake tan?
No
- Which countries have you visited?
France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Thailand, Vietnam, Czech Republic
- Favourite city?
Udon Thani
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Top gear, anything with Gordon Ramsey swearing at people, the world at war, songs of praise, Corrie
- List your five favourite films.
Full metal jacket, Pee Mak, apocalypse now, world war z, star trek the wrath of khan
- Are you wealthy?
Only when I am dreaming
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Fleet performance manager
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Biology, physics, transport
- What do you like most about yourself?
I like that I can still laugh even when the BBC tries to make is all suicidal
- What do you like least about yourself?
I can be opinionated and I tend to annoy woke people because I tend to tell the truth and not use the soft soap method
Maybe at some point
- What is your name?
Raymond
- How old are you?
59 physically, 30 mentally
- Are you male or female?
I identify as a "male with an appendage"
- Which country are you from?
Scotland
- Which city/area do you live in?
Near Preston
- Are you religious?
No I don't tend to follow any type of medieval ideology or believe in sky daddies
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Childish, entitled, shy
- Do you have any pets?
No
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Used to like football, too old physically now
- Do you get angry easily?
Only while listening to the news
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Small football related tattoo on my arm
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Genesis, pink Floyd, Dua Lipa ( not because she is a good singer) Fleetwood Mac, iron maiden
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
I don't have a genre I like most music
- What is your favourite flag?
Jolly Rodger
- Ever gone camping?
Yes left the wife in the tent while I booked into a b and b
- Ever been in love?
Too many times
- Ever used fake tan?
No
- Which countries have you visited?
France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Thailand, Vietnam, Czech Republic
- Favourite city?
Udon Thani
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
Top gear, anything with Gordon Ramsey swearing at people, the world at war, songs of praise, Corrie
- List your five favourite films.
Full metal jacket, Pee Mak, apocalypse now, world war z, star trek the wrath of khan
- Are you wealthy?
Only when I am dreaming
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Fleet performance manager
- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Biology, physics, transport
- What do you like most about yourself?
I like that I can still laugh even when the BBC tries to make is all suicidal
- What do you like least about yourself?
I can be opinionated and I tend to annoy woke people because I tend to tell the truth and not use the soft soap method
AJB70
Newbie
AJB70
Newbie
- Include a photo here if you wish to.
Myself and my beautiful Australian wife
- What is your name?
Iain
- How old are you?
If I said 21 would you believe me...
(No, okay, I'm 46
- Are you male or female?
Male
- Which country are you from?
Scotland, UK, but I'm a stranger in a strange land - I'm originally from west London.
- Which city/area do you live in?
Forfar in Angus - Leave Dundee and turn slight left...you'll soon find us
- Are you religious?
Yes. Both my wife and I are practicing Pagans.
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Wicked sense of humour; calls a spade a spade (unless its a pick); laid-back
- Do you have any pets?
No...did have before we moved back to Scotland in 2016
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft!
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
I used to play rugby; Karate and I am a huge Chelsea FC fan
- Do you get angry easily?
Because of a brain injury I do.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Not yet, still working towards that.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Celtic Thunder, Metallica, Skillet, Sabaton, and Louis Armstrong
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
I am very eclectic with music (My father was an Army bandsman on French Horn and his father was a Cornet player... I can play drums and the women in my family were all singers except for my sister who was a clarinettist)
- What is your favourite flag?
I have three - Flag of St Andrews and Flag of St George (my father was English and my mother is Scottish, and Australia, as that is where my wife is from)
- Ever gone camping?
Once and loved it - Went to the Isle of Mull.
- Ever been in love?
I have and still am.
- Ever used fake tan?
No
- Which countries have you visited?
England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland.
- Favourite city?
Belfast
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
I have a history degree so any doco about Ancient Britain or History in general; Ghost Adventures (I'm a Psychic Medium and love anything paranormal, Sue Thomas FBI; Band of Brothers, Soldier Soldier, London's Burning, and Ultimate Force
- List your five favourite films.
Fiddler On The Roof, Les Miserable, The Devil Rides Out, Taken, and The Mechanic
- Are you wealthy?
Ffffftttt, I wish
- Do you work? If so, as what?
No, I am registered disabled following a stroke in November, 2015, but I was a retained firefighter and security officer at a whiskey distillery...
- What do you like most about yourself?
My sense of humour
- What do you like least about yourself?
The fact I forget things if I don't write them down...
Myself and my beautiful Australian wife- What is your name?
Iain
- How old are you?
If I said 21 would you believe me...
(No, okay, I'm 46- Are you male or female?
Male
- Which country are you from?
Scotland, UK, but I'm a stranger in a strange land - I'm originally from west London.
- Which city/area do you live in?
Forfar in Angus - Leave Dundee and turn slight left...you'll soon find us
- Are you religious?
Yes. Both my wife and I are practicing Pagans.
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Wicked sense of humour; calls a spade a spade (unless its a pick); laid-back
- Do you have any pets?
No...did have before we moved back to Scotland in 2016
- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft!
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
I used to play rugby; Karate and I am a huge Chelsea FC fan
- Do you get angry easily?
Because of a brain injury I do.
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Not yet, still working towards that.
- List your five favourite musicians/bands.
Celtic Thunder, Metallica, Skillet, Sabaton, and Louis Armstrong
- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
I am very eclectic with music (My father was an Army bandsman on French Horn and his father was a Cornet player... I can play drums and the women in my family were all singers except for my sister who was a clarinettist)
- What is your favourite flag?
I have three - Flag of St Andrews and Flag of St George (my father was English and my mother is Scottish, and Australia, as that is where my wife is from)
- Ever gone camping?
Once and loved it - Went to the Isle of Mull.
- Ever been in love?
I have and still am.
- Ever used fake tan?
No
- Which countries have you visited?
England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland.
- Favourite city?
Belfast
- List your five favourite TV programmes.
I have a history degree so any doco about Ancient Britain or History in general; Ghost Adventures (I'm a Psychic Medium and love anything paranormal, Sue Thomas FBI; Band of Brothers, Soldier Soldier, London's Burning, and Ultimate Force
- List your five favourite films.
Fiddler On The Roof, Les Miserable, The Devil Rides Out, Taken, and The Mechanic
- Are you wealthy?
Ffffftttt, I wish
- Do you work? If so, as what?
No, I am registered disabled following a stroke in November, 2015, but I was a retained firefighter and security officer at a whiskey distillery...
- What do you like most about yourself?
My sense of humour
- What do you like least about yourself?
The fact I forget things if I don't write them down...
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Hi,
Welcome to the forum.
You are more than welcome to start your own topic giving what details you are comfortable with.
Your post might get lost on this thread. If you start your own? No doubt you will get support & advice from others..
Best wishes.
