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Clairey78

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hello everyone.
Thought I would say hi and introduce myself. My name is Claire and I have been diabetic for 20 years. I still struggle with being diabetic sometimes. I find it hard to discuss items related to my health some times, so thought I would join up on here. Looking forward to future discussions.
 


Hello and welcome to the forum Claire Sometimes I think we can find things relating to diabetes a little difficult, it's probably the negative bits that we don't really want to dwell upon.
Please have a good look round the forum, there is normally something interesting going on and a friendly member will usually drop by. Looking forward to hearing from you sometime.
With best wishes RRB
 
hello im patrick im type 2 for about 8 years strugling with my blood sugars at the moment 18.9 this morning trying to get them down with diet
 
Hello clairey78, welcome to the forum , i have only been diabetic for 3 yrs now t2, and it wasn't until finding this forum that i began to realise that i hadn't even really understood what diabetis is and how to control it....now im just learning and being guided by the wonderful folk here,my weight has dropped by34 lbs and my bs's from 28.0 to 5.5 ,hope your journey is a good one , keep posting and asking questions
 
Hi patrick , how are you? Are you lchf at the mo' ? Let us know how your coping ,whats your average hba1c? Btw welcome:)
 
Hi Clairy78, welcome to the forum, 20 years is a long time, I'm only a few months, but this forum has made it much easier for me.

Hang around I'm sure you will be able to help some people but I'm sure you may still learn a thing or two from here.

Neil
 
Hi Clairey. Welcome to the forum. Type 2 at 16 and on insulin is not something I have seen before (I am no expert though)
 
Clairey with 20 years of experience you can contribute a lot, we don't bite lol. Sure I will learn something from you I didn't know so welcome on board.
 
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hello im patrick im type 2 for about 8 years strugling with my blood sugars at the moment 18.9 this morning trying to get them down with diet
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Hi Patruck and wekcome. There are lots of type 2's on here with a wealth of advice and helpful support. I do hope you can get your BS down soon as that is really is too high. Take care

RRB
 
patrick_mulvey61 said:
hello im patrick im type 2 for about 8 years strugling with my blood sugars at the moment 18.9 this morning trying to get them down with diet
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Welcome Patrick. Yes been there 20 mmol/l and higher, not a nice place to be, was ill. Got good advice from DSN and people on this forum, even non diabetic things. This is a fab-forum
 
patrick_mulvey61 said:
hello im patrick im type 2 for about 8 years strugling with my blood sugars at the moment 18.9 this morning trying to get them down with diet
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Hi Patrick. welcome to the forum. can you tell us a bit about your diet. You may wish to start your own thread telling us about your situation.
 

@Clairey78
Hello Claire and welcome to the forum
Nice to have a new member with lots of experience that other members can draw on. This is the ideal place to have discussions on any subject you need to.
 
patrick_mulvey61 said:
hello im patrick im type 2 for about 8 years strugling with my blood sugars at the moment 18.9 this morning trying to get them down with diet
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@patrick_mulvey61
Hello Patrick and welcome to the forum
Have a look at the link in my signature and maybe some of it will help you in your struggle to get your levels under control. The important thing is to reduce the number of carbs you eat. Ask plenty of questions and someone will be able to help.
 
patrick_mulvey61 said:
hello im patrick im type 2 for about 8 years strugling with my blood sugars at the moment 18.9 this morning trying to get them down with diet
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I think if you did a separate posting that you may find a lot of T2's having good advice on how to lower your bloods.

Have a look at @ally1 postings and see how she has so significantly come down from very highevels and hospitilisation at times to some absolute brilliant levels now.....
 
Hi and welcome to both new posters. Do let us know the main difficulties you are facing, what your diet approach is and any other information that may help us to help you
 
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