Good news!

Good evening, I feel I wanted to share some hope and good news here as people going through same struggles as me will understand me more and what it means more than the people around me. Back in September, I found out I was 3 months pregnant! For someone who has PCOS and type 2 diabetes (currently awaiting genetics test) to confirm if its type 2 or not and other internal complications.. never had one done since I was diagnosed at age 18 and I'm now 34. I went into the pregnancy with extremely high HbA1c of 120, which they automatically added me on insulin on top of the meds I was already taking! This number has been going up from normal to this high with my normal doctor ignoring it and not doing anything about it... we are now in December and I got a call today telling me my HbA1c is 44!!! Effing 44 I'm beyond happy... and the pregnancy diabetes doctor I'm seeing had the audacity to tell me back in September that I'll now be on insulin for life... I managed to come off insulin by myself in my 20's and I'm aiming to come back off insulin again after I give birth. It takes hard work, dedication and alot of sacrifice in food!!! But all is possible.

Good news!

Good evening, I feel I wanted to share some hope and good news here as people going through same struggles as me will understand me more and what it means more than the people around me. Back in September, I found out I was 3 months pregnant! For someone who has PCOS and type 2 diabetes (currently awaiting genetics test) to confirm if its type 2 or not and other internal complications.. never had one done since I was diagnosed at age 18 and I'm now 34. I went into the pregnancy with extremely high HbA1c of 120, which they automatically added me on insulin on top of the meds I was already taking! This number has been going up from normal to this high with my normal doctor ignoring it and not doing anything about it... we are now in December and I got a call today telling me my HbA1c is 44!!! Effing 44 I'm beyond happy... and the pregnancy diabetes doctor I'm seeing had the audacity to tell me back in September that I'll now be on insulin for life... I managed to come off insulin by myself in my 20's and I'm aiming to come back off insulin again after I give birth. It takes hard work, dedication and alot of sacrifice in food!!! But all is possible.

Hi all,

I've been taking Metformin for a while now, and have found that certain manufacturers affect me worse than others. For example; one I got from CVS caused severe leg cramps, while another made me feel horrible. TAGI, I've found, is terrific - and has been helping a ton. The pharmacy I use to select manufacturers, however [Honeybee Health] has informed me they may not be able to acquire the 500 MG dosage anytime soon anymore; quite suddenly.

Any ideas for alternatives? I've tried requesting specific manufacturers places such as CVS, but mostly get blank stares or denials...

Open to advice, with gratitude! I really don't want to have to go back to square one when I've been working hard to lose weight, lower blood sugar, etc. and finally found a routine that works...including these meds.

I tried metformin previously and had vicious diarrhea constantly so I ended up switching to glipizide instead. I’m currently on 2.5 mg a day so not that much but I’m still having issues with diarrhea (thankfully not as bad as when I was on metformin)

I took the glipizide for about 2-3 weeks and stopped because I was tired of the diarrhea. I couldn’t eat anything cause after 1 bite I would have to run the bathroom. Definitely couldn’t eat at work since I’m the only manager on the floor and can’t be in the bathroom for 10 minutes.

I know I need to start taking my meds again and would like to so I need some advice on how to deal with the diarrhea. Is it safe to take an anti-diarrheal medicine every day? Are there any supplements that work to combat this issue? Like a daily fiber or daily probiotic supplement? Any info is helpful :)

I also found out I have a TSH of 5.72. And the dr left it up to me to start meds for that or not right now. Does anyone else have a underactive thyroid as well? Are you on medication for it? As for my diabetes, she mentioned metformin but we decided to try diet and excerise for now and rest in 3 months to see what happens.

Edit to add: my a1c is 7.5.

I have to vent.

Got diagnosed 3 months ago with an 8.8 so I became more active, got put on 0.5 Ozempic, I no longer eat white rice 3x a day, I no longer snack on carb heavy foods like chips and sweets but I tested at 11.4 today!

All that work for nothing. I have a doc appointment next week so maybe she’ll up my dose, I just feel sad.

I’d like to know what possible events and conditions trigger your BG to act out of the norm - for example: spiking on foods you usually do well on, unusual changes in fasting BG levels, etc..

So far, I’ve noticed cortisone shot completely throws my BG out of whack - higher fasting levels, random spikes, spikes even with usually safe foods, exercising won’t bring down my BG like it normally would.

I also noticed when I had really bad carb filled meal on Thanksgiving, my BG was out of whack for 2 days - although not as bad as cortisone shot.

Today, I had work problems. Had to start work early, so I skipped breakfast and my usual morning exercise. Drank 2 extra cups of black coffee (instead of my usual 1 cup), and was kinda stressed out. I woke up with BG at 108. Since then my BG has been, 146, 124, 134 - all on empty stomach (except black coffee). Finally sitting down to eat something and go for a walk after, so hopefully my BG gets back to behaving normally.

So, what are some things that throw your body out of whack and make it harder to control your BG?

Just noticed mine was 13.4 mmol/l looking at online GP medical records (In UK) but I was not told by the practice nor the specialist hospital clinic where the bloods were actually taken.
Seems quite low i.e. hypoglycaemia?
Had been told a few years ago was prediabetic with fasting glucose of ~6.9 but then HbA1c was ok ~36 so was told oh, probably not & can cancel that appointment about dietary advice etc
* Edit: typo, definitely 13.4 mmol/mol not mmol/l

I was diagnosed diabetic 2.5 months back with fasting glucose 133 and A1C 9.2.

Immediately started IF with low carb diet with 30 mins exercise everyday. I lost 6 Kgs in 2.5 months and my BMI lowered from 27 to 25.

I kept reading my sugar level in the morning (mostly 100-110) and after 1 & 2 hours of the meal (120 to 160)

But recently I can see even a small amount of carb spiking my blood sugar to somewhere 180 - 200 after 1 hour. After 2 hours it come down to 140-160 The similar meal used to spike 140-160 range after 1 hour of meal. So my carb tolerance went down a lot for me. Now I'm not sure if I should introduce more carb to increase my tolerance. A bit confused. Anyone experience similar thing?

So last Monday I posted about it being utterly hell with the metformin side effects, but in reality they lasted one day and then I was back to normal.

I am now on week two, taking one tablet in the morning and one in the evening, this started on Saturday.

Other then a slight reduction in appetite I seem to be OK now.

I've spoken to my dietitian and GP again about diet and everyone who is part of my team is happy for me to continue with my current diet plan and will reassess at my proper appointment in January.

I hate having to force myself to eat something just to take my medication but it's now a must and I have to get used to it, especially being earlier in the day.

Got diagnosed when I was younger like 15 or something. I've been fat for as long as I remember. now im 20 starting to lose weight. I've never had any medication or tested my levels or anything. I feel normal so I'm confused on whether I have it or not. I'm pretty sure they said I was in diabetic range but I can't remember. Is this a normal thing? Has anyone else experienced this? I do get messages about an eye test for diabetic retinopathy.

So I’ve recently started taking half my dose of metformin and they told me to keep a good eye on for acouple days, at 9:51 I took my blood sugar level it was 180 flat 10 ten minutes later it was 122 so I took another one just to see right after it said 109 then 10 minutes later 120 again I washed my hands very well each time before I pricked my blood

What are your thoughts? I’ve never used it before but heard it doesn’t spike BS. Curious what others experiences are with it!

Hi my Mum has recently been diagnosed with diabetes t2 and is struggling to find out what she can eat.

A little bit of information she's mid 80's, a vegetarian, has very bad arthritis so spends most of her time in bed. Walks when she has to with a zimmer frame, and has decided to try and treat it unmedicated.

She doesn't know what she can or can't eat, so is struggling with a lot of anxiety around food.

Would it be possible for some of you to give details of your "what I eat in a day" type things?

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.

I assumed I ate too much carbs and took too much insulin. I was laying down watching TV and felt perfectly fine and within a split second I felt something off. I didn't know what it was but it was a sudden feeling something was about to be very wrong. I jumped out of the bed and within a second or two I could now feel like life was draining out of me. I could feel my breathing labored and weakness. I didn't know what was causing it but I immediately started snapping my finger to my wife saying "sugar, I need sugar now". She ran off and came back shortly with a tres leches cake. I had trouble swallowing it and I new time was off the essence so I said " put sugar in water hurry". I knew fat content in the cake might slow down the absorb took of the sugarnand I needed something pure sugar to go straight into my cells. For me it felt like she was taking for ever so kept calling her name. I felt I was dying. Rage came over me, anger. I clenched my fist. I felt like I wanted to punch something. I was angry at death.

I kneeled on the floor and kept thinking how embarrassing it would be to die now. I thought of my daughters. I thought about having to go to the hospital and would there be enough time. I felt a haze around me visually, Brain fog, I could feel myself trembling and feeling like I may go unconscious at any moment

My wife came back with a glass of sugar water. I quickly drank it and took some more of the cake. I kept thinking about how it take 15 minutes for the effects of sugar to take effect. Would there be enough time for me to make it 15 minutes. I play kneeling and put my head to the floor. I could still feel myself trembling but in the position I was in it felt better. I asked my wife for a nother glass of sugar water. While she was gone I could feel the anger back, the adrenaline, the wanting to fight my enemy. I clenched my body and let out a muffled warrior scream like I was ready to go battle. I'm not going without a fight.

She came back and I drank another glass of water with sugar. I started to feel slightly better. I could talk easier and could stand with out feeling so terrible. My wife said to check my sugar. I told her I didn't know where the test strips I had left where. She went to look for them and after a while she found them. I took my blood sugar and it was at 70. Slowly I felt better, not feeling at deaths door except for a few times for a second or 2 and I would come back to feeling better again. The haziness was the last bit to go. I checked my sugar again and now it was 92. I felt relieved knowing it was going up and I was out of the danger zone. I checked my blood pressure and it was super high but I was not so worried considering what had just happened.

I have learned a lesson today. What scared me the most is that I had started going to hypoglycemia before and I always felt symptoms starting like trembling and would immediately take care of it but this time I went from feeling perfectly fine to extreme symptoms within a split second. No warning. Had I been slower in my reaction and not had someone next to me, who knows the outcome.

Side note: usually I have a continuous glucose monitor but the last two times it caused swelling and slight soreness in the area of the monitor and the readings kept being way off to the point of useless so I hadn't put one back on yet.

Not looking for medical advice, but for context, I was diagnosed just under a year ago by my GP who prescribed Janumet. Starting A1c was 10.6 - I took the meds and cut my carbs and after three months I got it down to 6.1, after six months 5.3, after nine months still sitting at 5.6.

Had my first Endo appointment last week. He had no concerns with my current level of control but suggested switching medication to either Jardiance or Ozempic, citing their increased effectiveness and cardiovascular benefits over Januvia/Janumet.

In the end I said I would think about it and we agreed to revisit the idea in a few months time. In the mean time, I'm sampling a CGM to gather a bit more data about just how controlled I am.

On one hand, I am very much of the mindset that, if it ain't broke, don't fix it - save the stronger meds until a time comes that I am losing control and actually need them.

But on the other side I can see how the newer meds may help me obtain even better control, perhaps with a little bit less effort on the diet front, and over the long term that may have its own benefits.

So, I assume at least some of you have been in a similar situation, wondering how you handled it and if you have any regrets about switching or not switching.

Just wanted to share with people who would get it. Started ozempic in September to help with my sugars as they were always high. Since I started, I’ve had to start decreasing my insulin because my sugars have been so good. I’m so proud of myself

Diagnosed a bit more than a month ago. In that month I gave up carbs and focused on exercising and diet control. I lost 20 Lbs already and I lose more by the day.

My life is a living hell. I was always relatively healthy. What I mean to say is I didn't become diabetic due to my weight or habits. In this case it was mainly genetic, even found out while in the process of bulking for the gym...

My point is that I rarely gave myself a treat, maybe on a cheat day, or if I was out with company. But now everything fucking sucks. I cant eat anything I enjoy. It's been a month straight like this and I've started to dread eating. I don't get any cheat days anymore...

I've made it my mission to stay in remission for as long as possible. I hate my family for passing this disease on to me that Ill have to live with the rest of my life, but Ill be damned if I'm just going to sit here and take it.

Same goes for my hobbies. I used to enjoy very sedentary hobbies apart from the gym. And I only used to do the gym to avoid catching Type 2 Diabetes. (The fucking good it did me) Now I can't do any of them with any peace of mind. Can't paint my miniatures. Can't watch tv or a movie without getting antsy and walking around a bit. Can't play games, or build models etc.

Suffice it to say that if it gave me joy, diabetes took whatever it was out back and shot it in the head. I literally have nothing left that gives me an ounce of joy. I just go to work, eat some healthy nutritional slop, go home, eat more nutritional slop, and then go walk on a treadmill like a hamster to wrap my day up. I hate every second of it. My blood sugar doesn't even break 110 after eating. I'm never hungry anymore either, not that it was a problem before mind you, I physcially don't get hungry anymore, probably cause I know the shit Ill have to eat, so I guess that's an upside.

I've tried going out to do my walking in public spaces to clear my head and be amongst others but I just get angry, bitter, and jealous of the people around me. They get to be unhealthy and overweight, but they get to enjoy their youth and their lives however they please, with at worst hypertension or something easy to treat with diet and exercise. And the smell of the food shops and stands make it all hurt that much more. All those places I had been to one time or another, and now I cant even look at them. I'd rather burn the world to the ground at this point than keep going. I just have nothing left anymore.

If anyone else has been in a similar position. Please let me know what's made it better. Please...

I feel like I’m losing my mind! My doctor prescribed the Freestyle Libre 3 plus after I’d been on the Libre 2. Lo and behold, I can’t find the silence alarms feature. Is there a secret way to do this? I rely on that feature as the low alarm wakes me and my spouse and our baby up. Would appreciate any tips or help!

Got home and was so sweaty and shaky. Dexcom was reading 76 with one arrow down. I thought it was just from cleaning but… maybe not😅

Anyone got ogtt results for 2-h test of 285? And it got down after that 2 hr wit a1c of 5.2 (normal). And diagnosed with type-2 and negative for antibodies for type-1?

Noted : tested postpartum because of gestational diabetes.

Doctor said to control via diet because you are breastfeeding and no need of medication with this A1c.

1- should i take medication to improve insulin sensitivity? Even with this a1c or not untill a1c rise?

2- I am really worried about my weight loss and spiralling 🌀 around if i have type-1 and missed some antibiodies.

Or weight loss due to not enough due to diet , and/or breastfeeding

Please share your experiences and insights 🙏🙏

Does anyone else have the same problem I clean my skin which is scrubbed and dried then attach the probe but within four days it’s peeling off my arm. I did notice I was catching it whilst walking through door frames so now it’s right at the back of my arm, but it still won’t stick for much longer than four days . Today is day five and is already starting to peel off historically it ends up bending the needle so the sensor is useless so this time I’ve stuck it down with superglue. I’ve tried holding it in place with a tubular arm support and a bandage but these move and again pull the sensor and then the needle gets bent. How does everyone else keep theirs fixed on their arms. Is there something I’m not doing correctly as this is so costly and infuriating for around 5 days per sensor .

Did y’all know (most probably already do.) that taking a 30 minute walk (3-6 minutes long songs!) can lower your blood sugar? Dancing, exercise, even fidgeting like a lot of leg movements and body movement. Anything that gets you moving can lower your blood sugar.

I say this because I just saw someone with type 1 diabetes and myself, a type two diabetic, have had ranges between 400+. And that’s a shame on our parts considering that food, lack of exercise, stress, and many other issues contribute to a high blood sugar. So after or before you eat, take a walk. Move around a little. Be ACTIVE! Cause it can really save our lives ❤️🫂

A big part of me trying to control my sugar and following through is because I am trying to get pregnant for the second time.

My first pregnancy was unexpected and my A1C was 12, i was on insulin the whole duration of my pregnancy and got it pretty controlled but still had some issues with my son.

So now the second time around, I am trying to be better and plan ahead to ensure that my baby will be healthy as they can be.

Did you wait for your doctors go signal to TTC?

Thank you!

Does the tingling sensation happen only when you're touching something? or does it happen even when you aren't touching anything but it gets worse if you're touching something?

Hi all!

I've been diagnosed for 5 years. I've recently decided to go veg except for wild meat that I know the source of.

Any tips would be great! Or recipes you love since many veg recipes lack protein. I love legumes and tofu so that's not an issue.

I have a CGM and I'm on metformin and ozempic. Might have LADA but waiting for January to test again (which means I occasionally have lows??? I don't know how this works my dr claims I can't have lows on my meds but I have gone down to 2.7 sometimes). However, my blood sugar is crazy high right now because I am recovering from using prednisone and also I have shingles. It's 15.7 right now 3 hours after dinner which was a white bean soup with veggies and a piece of sourdough.

All that to say, tips for being veg? I see my endo in March and get blood work in January.

It’s been an up and down “adventure”. Currently down 60+ pounds (264 to 200) with a solid A1c for over a year now.

Mounjaro + Metformin + Intermittent fasting.

The crazy thing is I still eat a bunch of horrible junk. The key is I eat about 80% less of it than I used to. Next set of goals include less carbs, more water and exercise!