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Hi everyone, I am a design engineer associated with Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art, and I’m starting new research focused on diabetes. I myself have T1D. However, I’d like to learn more about areas that others find challenging about having diabetes. I am also interested...

Does anyone know any updates on the whole LADA treatment issue - basically it’s not a recognised different form (at least from an NHS perspective) and there is no agreed treatment path. The general recommendation is to start insulin treatment as early as possible (which I have), but without an...

Hello there. I have these diabetes test results from a few years ago. I paid private because the nhs didnt run a gad antibody test at the time. Can someone please tell me if these results indicate type 1, lada, type 2, or another type? I am officially diagnosed type 1, on Insulin. But my new nhs...

I have type 1 LADA and started on insulin 3 weeks ago. Still trying to get the right ratios so current ratio is 1.5 units / 10g carbs. I have noticed from my libre that when I eat white pasta/bread/etc my sugars shoot a lot higher and for longer than if I eat wholegrain. I understand why it...

Hi everyone, Hope you are all well.. My Husband L was diagnosed 5 years ago; his story is much the same as others on here. However 5 years on he’s still really struggling with his levels despite being amazing at restricting and counting carbs and trying to living a healthy lifestyle. I’m worried...

Hi all This is my second pregnancy. I’m about 8 weeks now, so still really early. My last pregnancy saw me signed off work from 7 months after I became unable to cope with the pressures of maintaining low and stable glucose levels whilst working. I did not have the capacity to do both and was...

Hi all. I've always been fit and active, mostly vegetarian. But since my LADA dx 6 months ago, I've just felt achey and tired. Just a low continuous level hum of headache, hurting joints, etc. Some days are better than others, and I still push myself to stay active and do things. I thought...

Hi all. This is a bit of an odd one but does anyone have constantly tingling/throbbing lips? Diagnosed t2 but GP suspects LADA, waiting on tests at the hospital. Have a FL2 and my sugars are within range. Drinking plenty of water also. Take metformin, dapag and glic. No allergies. Any...

Hi, I'm looking for some guidance on how to approach by GP and what to ask him to seek a diagnosis. I've had many symptoms of hypoglycaemic this past 6 weeks (confirmed with a continuous glucose monitor) - fatigue, faintness, headaches, light-headedness, dizziness, brain fog, tinnitus. . . My...

Hello all. I've been a LADA Type 1 since November 2020. I've taken the online courses, and studied studied. I've paid close attention to my diet. I've done all the research I can find to teach myself how to control my blood sugars. I've done all I can think to do on my own. But still, so...

Hello. I am type LADA. I fingerprick test at least ten times a day and am insulin dependent. However, my consultant at Mile End hospital has told me that I do not qualify for flash monitoring because I am not Type 1. However - I've just looked it up, and according to online sources - including...

I was diagnosed as type 2 November 2017 - in January 2018 I have a change of diagnosis to LADA 1.5. I no all the general information of I had to lose weight keep well keep healthy sleep well etc ... I lost nearly 3 stone through weight watchers and now maintaining. I’m exercising minimum 2x a...

i have been a type 2 diabetic for 19 years and all of a sudden they stopped my glicazide and metformin and upped my insulin . They think they have misdiagnosed me as I did not have the traits of type 2 I am very skinny and have lost a lot of weight lately . Is there anyone else out there with a...

The strongest genetic risk loci for latent autoimmune diabetes in adults are shared with type 1 diabetes; however, established type 2 diabetes alleles also play a weaker role in the disease, according to findings from a genome-wide association study published in Diabetes Care. Latent autoimmune...

Hi everyone. I've never been on forums before but reading some posts I'm hoping I can tap into all your knowledge! I was diagnosed with type 2diabetes nearly 2 years ago. After initially being prescribed gliclizide I then managed through diet alone. All seemed ok but I noticed some of my...

We have known for a long time that that the use of language by healthcare professionals can have a profound impact on those of us that live with diabetes, but the experience of lots of people I have spoken to is that the day to day use of language is very inconsistent. Good use of language can...

My son lives in Spain and is not happy with his Type 2 diagnosis. He has lost weight and is getting lighter daily. He cannot seem to get the various tests for LADA there of which I know there are a few. He could visit me here in UK to get tests done privately but I am finding it hard via Google...

HI.... I've had oddly consistently high blood sugars for the past two days?? They have been pretty good over the past few weeks over night and now seem to be levelling out at around 9-10 over the past two nights???? They are also going into the teens as soon as I wake??? And Everytime I have...

In 2016, I attended an amazing conference for those with Type 1 diabetes and their loved ones, CarbDM, held in the San Francisco Bay Area. The opening presentations illustrate a simple cause and effect relationship: if the medical community and diabetes organizations promote that Type 1...

I was diagnosed in 2004 with type 1 diabetes, this was due to having left my diabetes undiagnosed and ended up in intensive care with ketone acidosis I was 23 at the time and had lost over 4lb a week over 6 weeks. After 12 years my new consultant has tested to see if my pancreas is still...