Please can you advise me?

you take a lot of meds, and sounds like a lot of issues. i think ur diet needs more focus or explanation as to what ur doing, 1 of the comments u made about being thirsty and tired and peeing a lot makes me think ur losing electrolytes. salt. magnesium, potassium. a low carb diet tends to lack salt, i add a bit to my water sometimes and a while later feel better.
https://www.youtube.com/user/lowcarbdownunder lots of useful vids here https://www.youtube.com/user/drericberg123

I use multivitamins as I'm finding veg not great for my thyroid which is helping with some lost electrolytes.

Your team may want you to at least try Jardiance before considering an other med @Geminigirl .
I'm not saying do the same as me as I tried it even thou I was prone to thrush at around the 7.8mmol/l mark.
Jardiance gave me severe thrush but I know many on here that it hasnt or at least been managed to make jardiance work for them.

It is best to find out for yourself, we are all different. Your reaction may not be as severe as mine.
How about try it for 3 months with an understanding of quick access to thrush treatment if it does kick it off and stopping this med and other alternatives?
It does get bgs down and I lost about 7lb. So not all bad.

I think your anxiety is similiar to mine. Knowing too much!!!

I too wish I could go back to being nieve to some of diabetic related knowledge but definitely not the knowledge which keeps me from harm.
I've had to get my head around so much these past 3-4yrs when moving back to my hometown and face so much of my old families disfunction and lies. Diabetes is just apart of a mystery I've had to unravel.

I need you to be honest with me @Geminigirl what are you worrying about the most? Damage or death or just not being about to take this disease in hand?
Not many do tam the beast but definitely accept diabetes and all it entails.
The fact we both know its possibilities doesn't mean that Is our definite future.
I'm guessing with low carb and Jardiance you will smash those horrific high meter readings.

Is low carb not working it's magic or like e have you fallen ofg the wagon and hop on and off but know once treats in the house have left the building your bgs will be perfect again.

I'm a great believer in everyone deserves a break from diabetes when its maintenance is intense! We are onky human.
Nothing about me or you robotic eh?
Robots don't get anxious and cry when it just gets far too much for us.

I need you to take a sisterly hug from me and I need you to be reassured that you're more than capable of throttling this uncontrolled diabetes until it's not as needy in your life.

I'm sorry there are diabetics like me who have struggled with diabetes 40+yrs but to be honest I'm in far better position than some diabetics who aren't even diagnosed yet.
I keep thinking wow I've unknowingly ate protein as a treat rather than sweets or chocolate in my teens and may have even had it in remission unknowingly more than once.
My eyes are good, my numb toe is most likely from bulging discs rather than sugar and I'm tottering along nicely majority of the time. Insulin is harder than it needs to be as I'm trying to reduce it heavily before my op. An op for obesity and to take pressure off my back. If less meds so less pressure on kidneys and liver I'll be delighted.

You need to find your strategy and just keep plugging away at it, never giving up but giving yourself permission to have a break when needs be.
Do you think you could find a personalised strategy, just for you?

beatya said:

you take a lot of meds, and sounds like a lot of issues. i think ur diet needs more focus or explanation as to what ur doing, 1 of the comments u made about being thirsty and tired and peeing a lot makes me think ur losing electrolytes. salt. magnesium, potassium. a low carb diet tends to lack salt, i add a bit to my water sometimes and a while later feel better.
https://www.youtube.com/user/lowcarbdownunder lots of useful vids here https://www.youtube.com/user/drericberg123

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I sometimes add salt to my coffee!

Ambersilva said:

I sometimes add salt to my coffee!

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Me too - particularly in the summer I add a minute amount of salt - it is just enough to keep me from getting cramps. My husband tends to use lots of salt, but I don't like it in my food - I am a supertaster. In coffee, however I think it enhances the taste - and although I now get the grounds from Lidl and it is really good coffee, if I ever got any bitter coffee salt helps make it taste less so - but I can't drink famous name coffee providers coffee - it is just as horrible after the bitterness is removed as before.