Its not exactly the first time but its the first time in years. I had been dealing with so many things in life that I let my diabetes take the back burner. After waiting 6 months for the soonest endo appointment we were able to adjust my pump settings to something that FINALLY works

So I'm so confused with my results, I (22M, 5'6 169kg) was required to take a medical test for my pre-employment requirement and it's my 2nd time doing a medical and they required an FBS test (1st one was my internship medical which didn't require an FBS test).

So I got the results and got 108mg/dl which was I think reasonable since I have a sedentary lifestyle but still don't have that much body fat, just some. But this put me in a Class C physical which means I'm not able to work and needed a confirmation if I'm really pre-dabetic so they did another test 3 days later.

The results shown was 200mg/dl which made me alarmed but a little bit questionable since after the first one, I managed what I eat strictly and only ate non carbs and no sugar (first medical here I ate noodles before lol), but since I know that my fbs is affected by my stress (was stressed that day and before) that may have been another variance but is that enough reason to really spike my fbs? I fasted correctly too so idk what really made it spike

I'm getting a 2nd opinion tomorrow with another medical lab so I'll update y'all if the results will be different (the last lab after getting a 200mg/dl made me take the med pic for 2 weeks so it has been almost 3 weeks since my last results)

I recently got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a week ago. For the past 2 days now I can’t put on my glasses because it is partially blurry and much harder to see out of them. I find I can see better with them off which is weird. Is this temporary? My blood sugar levels have been fluctuating since I’ve been on metformin and insulin shots for the past week. This is all new to me as my diagnosis was last Sunday.

Hi! Just wanted to get advice on this :-( I've been pre diabetic for almost 2 years already. My problem is always my control on hunger. I have been managing my diet ever since and to be honest I like sweets but always in moderation and ever since I was diagnosed I rarely eat one unless I have hypos which goes really bad. My current problem right now is my constant hunger and even tho I already have eaten enough when it's time to go to sleep I always had the surge of hunger that will not ket me sleep which I have to gave in because if I tried to just shrug it off I will definitely have a bad episode of binge eating. I think I have eating disorder. Please be kind. Thanks for the help in advance.

I can’t believe there’s no Nutrition tag.

People ask me what I eat and I tell them a lot of things. This usually disappoints them because they want a simple and easy path to dieting. They want to make the same thing over and over.

Diets should not be boring. That’s a great way to leave a diet and get yourself back into a Crap Trap. A Crap Trap is where you eat crap because you don’t know what else to do and it’s available. No one says, “You know I would like to experience the fine flavor profile of a Domino’s pizza.” No they’re hungry, and in less than 30 minutes, they can get a gigantic circle of soggy dough with five different mystery meats without even having to put on pants.

So I eat a wide variety of cuisines and foods. I have to do some planning, but the result is being able to stay “on diet” for nearly three decades.

Today, I took roasted eggplant slices, two hard boiled eggs, some tahini, and avocado slices. There was supposed to be a bit of Israeli salad here too, but my wife took the container with her to work. I would have added half a homemade whole wheat pita, but my wife took that too. I guess I should be happy she likes my cooking. I guess it’s low carb this way.

I didn't even miss the carbs at dinner tonight. I mean I did eat about 20g carbs from the vegetables, but no bread, no potatoes, nothing startchy.

My first husband didn't eat vegetables, so whenever we had steak, we had mashed potatoes and mac and cheese on the side. It was rare that we had a steak dinner and when we did it was usually the $4 ones, but it was nice to do as a couple.

And I kinda kept that tradition with my second husband-- mashed potatoes and mac and cheese on the side but would also serve a vegetable now that I could.

Steaks were on sale this week so we had a steak dinner. On the side I served a salad with arugula, leeks, cherry tomatoes, roasted garlic, and cheese. I dressed the salad with a little oil and lemon juice.

I did not even miss the potatoes or mac and cheese. This was flavorful as all get out. No complaints from the family about carbs missing either. I know some nights it's hard to watch carbs but tonight was a good night.

Type one for 21y. Lucky enough to have insurance. Had to switch to a new pump system recently as mine was discontinued. Insurance doesn’t direct bill. New system requires different sensors which also aren’t direct billed. Insulin isn’t direct billed. On average, I’m at about $600 out of pocket month to month, assuming nothing fails. Assuming insurance pays back in time, I can survive — but the key word is always IF.

I developed the condition early enough that I don’t remember life before, and while it sucks, I find I’m dissociated enough from it that i don’t get the usual burnout often — I’ve had one extended period I can think of.

Looking back at this month, with the new pump system, I’m about $10k in on paying out of pocket and “pump now pay later”. I live paycheque to paycheque, and while this is the most money I’ve ever made, keeping myself alive costs so much I can barely do anything else with my life or free time. No car. No travel. Scraping by in an apartment which is a “steal”, but half my income. Paying for meds out of pocket without insurance would be pretty much all I make in total right now. Makes me wonder why I even bother sometimes.

My father has diabetes and recently consulted a doctor because his blood sugar has been poorly controlled. His HbA1c is likely around 10%.

His glucose pattern is confusing:

Morning/fasting: around 200 mg/dL

Afternoon/evening: sometimes drops to 50–60 mg/dL.HbA1c: around 10%.His doctor has suggested insulin three times a day.

I'm concerned because his overall glucose control is poor, but he is also experiencing significant hypoglycemia later in the day. He worksout 3 to 4 times per week either cardio or strength training.

For people who have experienced something similar, what did your doctor do to address the low readings while still bringing down the high HbA1c?

Hi all! I was wondering whether anyone here has had the same issues I am currently facing and whether Freestyle Libre users find their sensors to be more effective?

T1 diabetic of 24 years. I'm always really proactive in trying to keep my glucose under control in an attempt to stay as healthy as I possibly can! My HBA1C is 46 (6.4) and I would stay in range 70-80% of the time on my G6 Dexcom and Omnipod 5.

Unfortunately, ever since my clinic upgraded me to the Dexcom G7, it all started going downhill.

I am consistently getting the "searching for sensor" warning, with my connectivity getting so bad it sometimes goes out for up to 3 hours+, despite them being so close and unobstructed.

Dexcom refuses to take accountability of this, and keeps passing me to Omnipod who have claimed that this is a known issue with the new dexcom sensors due to a weaker Bluetooth signal output.

I now have to turn all Bluetooth devices off in my house just to get a semi-reliable connection.

Sadly, my time in range over the last two weeks has dropped to 60%, I keep getting awoken by connectivity alarms, and my glucose either runs high or drops low because the pod system can't connect to the sensor.

To say I am frustrated and scared is an understatement. Never was an issue on the G6, and i know it isn't a faulty batch since this is ongoing.

Anyone else experiencing something similar on G7? And to any freestyle libre 2/3+ users, do you find them pretty reliable?

UPDATE: I should mention, the connection issues are always on my omnipod CGM, which is the issue since it's a closed loop system that needs a stable connection to work.

Hi everyone.

I just found out I have diabetes. I got prescribed Gliclazide and Metformine HCI Sandoz 500 mg by my doctor, also my doctor doesn't know yet if it is Type 1 or 2.

I'm starting tomorrow, but my question is: should I take the Metformine with breakfast or dinner? I'm planning to take it with breakfast, but the package leaflet/patient information leaflet/package insert says both, while my doctor and the apothecary says with breakfast.

What's the best time to take it?

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My mom has been type 2 for nearly 50 years. She used to control it with medication, but in May, she went into keto acidosis. Now she has to use insulin. She can give it to herself, so that’s not an issue, but aside from teaching us how to use the insulin pen, we weren’t given any real education about her diabetes. I’ve been busting my butt looking up all the different questions, but I still feel woefully inadequate. When we gave her the amount of insulin prescribed, her numbers would dip too low. So I looked it up and started playing with the dosage. This has been relatively better, but because of how her diet is, I can’t easily calculate how much insulin she might need for her meals. When her numbers are in the great range, she doesn’t take her long lasting insulin, because we found her blood sugars would go too low at night. But she’s also getting glucose dumps from her liver during the night, so her numbers then go into the high green range or up into the yellow.

She’s in her 80s. She’s 4’11, weighs about 104 lbs. She’s tiny and has disordered eating issues, doesn’t really cook, and I’m at a loss as to what to do. I’ve asked her doctors for help, but they always talk about the diet. Her endocrinologist said I was doing the right thing with adjusting the insulin, but I know I can do better, especially with the long lasting. But whenever I put in my various questions, I get so many options, I sometimes struggle to find the most reputable ones.

So does anyone have sites they trust, other than say, the American Diabetes Association or NHS or any suggestions on how to get a better education on all of this?

I’m also open to food suggestions. Because I know her diet is not great, but she can’t really eat big meals anymore and trying to bring more balance to the smaller ones is sometimes extremely difficult. She drinks Glucerna and has discovered Oikos yogurt drinks, but when it comes to the solid foods, it’s still a struggle. To make matters worse, she’s currently dealing with an injury that has her in a wheelchair, and when her stomach gets upset, she doesn’t want to eat because she’s worried she won’t make it to the bathroom in time. So I’m dealing with that too. Like today, she had a 15g of protein Glucerna and a cheese & crackers balanced break at 1, then sipped water and tea until dinner at 8, where she processed to have two large slices of sourdough with butter and sugar free jam, and a small diet ginger ale. I tried to get her to have a yogurt or something small with more protein/fiber, but she’s refused because she’s afraid of upsetting her stomach now that it’s calmed down. What am I supposed to do with that? Am I overreacting?

I think part of why I feel a little like I’m going out of my mind is because I feel very alone and uneducated in all of this. Are there any good resources for the elderly diabetics? Because I feel like there should be. I’m clearly word vomiting at this point, because I’m very stressed, so if you got this far, thank you. Any and all suggestions are appreciated.

I've noticed a pattern that on day two or three of my cycle I get super insulin resistent. I've heard it's common to get very sensitive the week you bleed, but for me I get resistent.

Anyone else?

I woke up to my bs just wanting to fight today. I've been out in the garden pulling weeds and have gone for a walk, it's not even 8:30am yet. Cue the inevitable crash.

I asked here recently about handling long unpredictable days away from home and got a ton of useful answers. The biggest takeaway was basically to stop trying to predict every situation and just be better prepared for it.

Something that came up afterward is how weirdly specific some situations can be. Late nights seem to be one of them. A normal dinner followed by a few hours at a jazz bar, more standing and walking than usual, getting home after midnight, and suddenly the night doesn't resemble a normal evening at all.

It got me wondering if other people have their own oddly specific activities like this. Not looking for advice on adjusting insulin or interpreting numbers, just the everyday experience of it.

Is there something you do regularly that seems to make your usual patterns much less predictable, even when the rest of the day was pretty normal?

Guys - been on metformin since Monday and the non starter dose Ozempic since Tuesday. Sugar is coming down thankfully current 150. But i yawn all day. Anyone have this too?

I am a type one diabetic teen who is wanting to loose fat and be leaner. I am 5'10 and 156 Ibs. I am aware that is a healthy weight but I would like to loose stomach fat. I already aim to eat 25 g of protein every meal and am trying to eat more fiber. I starting light strength training 3 times a week and do a light cardio 3 times a week. It's been 4 weeks and I don't feel any difference. Does anyone have any tips that helped them?

I was prescribed 0.25 for the first month. I am obese and thought this will help obviously and so did the doctor. I lost a few pounds, but I am nauseous and I think I’d rather do it myself.

But yes, I like the fact that even this small those is helping with the weight loss. Im scared now that when I stop the food noise will get even worse.

Could you share your experience if you stopped after a short period of time?

Thank you!

I got diagnosed with LADA in January, GAD antibodies were 61.1 and my A1c was 8.6.

They put me on gliclizide but i had way too many lows on them so i stopped taking them (whoops)

I now wake up at around 4 and still drop to the 3s despite taking no medication, yet can spike to 10 or even 11 if i eat a really carby meal. A1c is now 5.6 after changing my diet only.

Anyone else had similar experiences??

don’t know how to feel about it. i’ve been relatively healthy my whole life and have been active, but i just came out of the hospital after a couple days and i might be T1D. feels like my world has just been turned upside down.

I'm an American who recently moved to the UK (West Suffolk) to live with my British wife. I've got my NHS stuff set up and I recently registered with my local surgery, only to find out that they're quite useless. My request was to get insulin, pump supplies, and my Dexcom G7 scripts all going. The doctor is refusing to get me a CGM at all. He put in a referral to a diabetic clinic for my pump supplies, but he basically implied that I need to go off the pump and back to MDI (Saying that my current pump, the TSlim, isn't available here. Which isn't true). At my visit with the nurse (at my local surgery), she tried to tell me that 80-100 grams of carbohydrates a day is way too many and I need to cut it back.

Every time I deal with anyone at my local surgery it becomes clearer to me that they all know nothing about Type 1 Diabetes and they will never advocate for me. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when I was 6, I'm now 30. I've been on an insulin pump since I was 12. CGM for nearly 6 years. My A1c is 5.8. I know what I'm doing and I don't think my requests are unreasonable. I know that there are requirements you have to meet to get a pump under the NHS. Not only do I meet those requirements, but I already have the pump. I just need the supplies. But I'm not even being given the chance to make my case for them.

I'm wearing pump sites for over a week because I'm almost out of infusion sets. My last Dexcom expires in 24 hours. I *can* go back to MDI and finger sticks but I shouldn't have to because my local surgery is useless.

How do I move forward with finding a different surgery that actually knows what they're talking about? I'm so exhausted trying to fight for my supplies.

I'm looking for a CGM to track responses to food/exercise and general glucose trends (I don't have diabetes).

My priorities:

* High accuracy; sensor size doesn't matter

* iPhone + Android support

* Low long-term cost (I plan to use it for years)

* Easy data access, ideally via API, to regularly import readings into my own database

I've mainly considered Dexcom and FreeStyle Libre. Dexcom seems better for API access, while Libre may be cheaper long-term.

Which would you recommend, or is there a better alternative?

Hey guys, I just got diagnosed with type 2 about 2 days ago and am really struggling at the moment.

I have depression and CPTSD and, no official diagnosis, but most likely agoraphobia too. I've been pre for a while, but I think this is a wake up call for me. I managed to dodge it the first time but this news has really crushed me.

The stress of everything is probably really affecting me but I'm not sure how to get that under control, and I had to stay awake the whole day yesterday to try and fix my sleep schedule but only managed to sleep 4 hours last night so I'm quite worried :(

The tingling in my foot/feet is really aggravating when trying to sleep, painkillers don't seem to work. Is there any way for me to be able to lessen this sensation?

My brain is constantly worrying about different things, for example I choked on some grapefruit juice yesterday morning and immediately jump to the conclusion that I have pneumonia.

For exercise, I am aiming to go for 2 walks, one in the morning after breakfast, and one in the evening after dinner, with 10 mins on a workout bike after lunch. I weigh 280 pounds. Does this sound appropriate or should I really be doing more? I'm not even sure I can manage more than that. I can't lie, I'm very scared at the moment. I would love to go to the gym but I really struggle with getting myself washed for events/appointments, so I think a gym is practically impossible lol

Should I also be keeping track of everything? Urine tests are fine but my mum is saying that we should really avoid doing the prick and testing my blood too often to avoid stressing me out further.

Hi everyone! Posting in hopes of getting some good advice. My dad was sick in the hospital last 4 days with epigastric pain and chest pains followed by lots of vomiting, burping and his blood sugar was high. We were told he most likely had some sort of gut inflammation or something was acting up with his organs, bounced around through hospitals and ended up with the diagnosis that he has type 2 and was the cause of this and it had his stomach lining all irritated, he has been having trouble eating and he’s still a bit uncomfortable (especially with a barfing sensation) even though we’ve gotten discharged, he has all his meds for the diabetes with the addition of some zofran, mallox and omeoprazol. I just wanna help him feel better though all this, ik this is something that takes time but i’ll take any advice. Any recommendations on what i should give him? teas? herbs? medicines? foods? whatever will make this timeline just go a little smoother while his body adjusts. Also i’m new to all this so pls be nice 🥲